CutSupreme93 Posted May 24, 2008 Report Posted May 24, 2008 im in the middle of replacing my radiator and i look at the old one and the new one and the new one has two holes that dont have anything to plug into them, did car quest give me the wrong radiator or am i suppost to use somthing to plug them up? Quote
ManicMechanic Posted May 24, 2008 Report Posted May 24, 2008 Likely they are for the engine oil cooler, which you don't have. Quote
CutSupreme93 Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Posted May 24, 2008 there is another radiator infront of the big one but that should be the trans cooler right. so should i got back and tell them i need a radiator without the oil cooler? Quote
ManicMechanic Posted May 24, 2008 Report Posted May 24, 2008 No, that 'other radiator' is the A/C condenser. You don't need to go back because it won't hurt anything, in fact you might decide to add something that needs cooling later in the future and you'll already have the right radiator. Quote
CutSupreme93 Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Posted May 24, 2008 so just leaving them open is ok, they wont leak out? Quote
CutSupreme93 Posted May 24, 2008 Author Report Posted May 24, 2008 k thanks for the help i appreciate it Quote
rockfangd Posted May 24, 2008 Report Posted May 24, 2008 it will leak only if something is hooked up to one side but not the other lol. Quote
Venom Posted May 24, 2008 Report Posted May 24, 2008 it will leak only if something is hooked up to one side but not the other lol. Exactly. The only thing that would run through it is whatever you wish to cool and have hooked up to it. Quote
rockfangd Posted May 25, 2008 Report Posted May 25, 2008 you know i was thinking something, its too bad that instead of the stupid frame mounted power steering cooler line it couldnt be cooled by the radiator. has anyone ever thought of this Quote
GutlessSupreme Posted May 25, 2008 Report Posted May 25, 2008 The steering fluid doesn't get that hot where it would need to be cooled by the radiator. It'd be a waste of time IMHO. I wouldn't leave those extra ports open. It won't leak but you don't want shit getting in there either. Go to Home Depot to find some fittings to close them up. For some reason I couldn't get anything to fit my TGP radiator when I was plugging the cooler lines after my manual tranny swap, so I just siliconed them up Quote
mediabandit Posted May 26, 2008 Report Posted May 26, 2008 when i replaced mine not too long ago, it came with the brass fittings blocking off the aux ports on the opposing side. did you make sure to look in the box, there should be a small bag with fittings. oir maybe that was just this certain shop who does this. Quote
White93z34 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Posted May 26, 2008 Likely they are for the engine oil cooler, which you don't have. AFIK these cars never had a oil cooler of that fashion, those other holes would be for the trans cooler on the 3 speed automatics Quote
ManicMechanic Posted May 26, 2008 Report Posted May 26, 2008 Likely they are for the engine oil cooler, which you don't have. AFIK these cars never had a oil cooler of that fashion, those other holes would be for the trans cooler on the 3 speed automatics They did. Quote
White93z34 Posted May 26, 2008 Report Posted May 26, 2008 what models? I am very interested to know. the only oil cooler I know of available on any gen 1 is the LQ1 style that uses antifreeze running through it to cool it down. Quote
CutSupreme93 Posted May 26, 2008 Author Report Posted May 26, 2008 all done, there were already the brass fittings on it so i just left them. i have the LQ1 by the way. Quote
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