Thread: Radiator bust

I took my old radiator in to get it cleaned out and the core turned out to be in worse shape than the old plastic parts, for what it costs to be sure it's worth getting a new one imho.

Hope that's all it is.

So some ads seem to appear for all years, but others say 95-98/99 and 99-02. Are there any differences between the Gems and Thor? Will I need a late model one for my 00? I'm thinking I will, and the ads covering all years might be wrong??

Mine was advertised 95 - 02 and I stated top hose on drivers side....fit just fine in my 00.

Originally Posted by Pete38

So some ads seem to appear for all years, but others say 95-98/99 and 99-02. Are there any differences between the Gems and Thor? Will I need a late model one for my 00? I'm thinking I will, and the ads covering all years might be wrong??

The GEMS models have the top outlet on the passenger side and the THOR models have it on the drivers side.

Steve

Originally Posted by TheTree

The GEMS models have the top outlet on the passenger side and the THOR models have it on the drivers side.

Steve

Thanks. I managed to do some detective work and came to that conclusion.

It appears they range form just under $300 and typically go up to $350. I know some places sell them for more.

But what I am unsure about is if there are any differences and how to tell. I'm not convinced price tag always means quality, but I am reluctant going a cheapy as I want the car to be reliable when out bush.

There was an ad for a "nissens" one on there for $355 that attracted me as it stated it was genuine. Only thing is I have never heard of the brand so it may just be clever advertising to suck me into thinking it was a reputable brand.

Edit: Appears most people swear by them. But there were people saying to stay clear but they all seem to date back to 2006 so maybe just a bad batch. At least I know what I am getting I guess and mostly good feedback. Tempted.

Pete

If you can fit it in your budget I would say to go for the Aussie Desert Cooler Radiator but you are looking at about twice the money.

Steve

Originally Posted by TheTree

Pete

If you can fit it in your budget I would say to go for the Aussie Desert Cooler Radiator but you are looking at about twice the money.

Steve

Well I decided to go an in betweener for the radiator and bought the "Nissen's" one. Perfect fit and the biggest challenge was lining the bottom bolt holes up to the mm.

I will be looking at replacing hoses for sure.

No bubbles or loss of coolant so looks like it was purely the radiator.

Edit: Yes I know the hoses should have been done at the same time to save dropping the coolant but it's not hard to catch the coolant and put it back in. All the hoses seem easily accessible with the radiator in.