so yeah this has been my 2nd radiator to go in less than a year. i was dropping my friend off at his house and he tells me i'm leaking coolant. so i park and get out of the car and the radiator is smoking and pouring out coolant. its coming from where the plastice meets the metal. it is an OEM integra radiator. The 1st one that went bad i just thought had something to do with my alternator going bad but now i dont know. the temp gauge didnt say i was over heating at all. i dont think my fans work but i dont think that mattered in this case cuz i was on the freeway for like 40 minutes just before i took my friend home. any input would help a lot. if you're confused about anything just ask me

 

what's done to your car? if it's pushing pretty good power, you might need to get an all metal radiator (maybe C&R, PWR, Fulidyne).

 

just i/h/e

 

these radiators are known to leak because of the plastic endtanks... look into getting an aftermarket replacement that comes w/ a lifetime warranty. Mine started leaking at 90k...

 

radiator barn

 

I HAD A RADIATOR PROBLEM TOO ON MY TEG AND MY WARRANTY COVERED IT. THEY SAID IT HAPPENS ALOT ON INTEGRAS AND YOUR CAR DOESNT OVER HEAT BUT A NEW OEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER WITH SAME MODS SO MAYBE INSTALL WAS WRONG

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 17GSR17 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I HAD A RADIATOR PROBLEM TOO ON MY TEG AND MY WARRANTY COVERED IT. THEY SAID IT HAPPENS ALOT ON INTEGRAS AND YOUR CAR DOESNT OVER HEAT BUT A NEW OEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN FINE. I HAVE NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER WITH SAME MODS SO MAYBE INSTALL WAS WRONG</TD></TR></TABLE>

no need to yell there but the radiator leak is definitely a common problem on tegs, and somebody already said it but it's because of those godforsaken plastic end tanks..I have a fluidyne radiator myself but in terms of performance, you'll need quite a bit of power in order to ever make use of it's extra cooling capacity..I just got it for it's durability factor and the fact that I'll probably never have to get another radiator again. But there are cheaper alternatives.

 

do u think there would be a clearance issue if i got like a C&R or fluidyne with oil cooler and IC on a teg?

 

do u think it would be ok to drive my car to work which is 5 minutes away?

 

honestly, radiator barn and radiator.com have not had a lot of good feedback surrounding them...i bought an oem style one from radiator.com and it leaked in under 5,000 miles. i replaced that one with a autozone radiator with a lifetime warranty for like 155, couldnt be happier with it

 

haha yeah i got mine from radiators.com