Ontario BS Thread

Just read that the t4rs and Tacoma’s have different radiator materials. T4rs are more prone to fail and overheat the coolant. I have to tow all my belongings up to Thunder Bay so the cooler will go in and I’ll cap off the factory in-radiator cooler regardless of if I buy a new radiator or not.

 

What you described is not a strawberry milkshake.

Travel safe

 

Did not mean to write coolant, meant to write ATF. Also didn’t word it right. Meant the cooler fails and the coolant mixes and overheats and fucks your trans. I think the Tacoma’s just have a better built rad.

 

Or just do this? From an ex-dealer tech:



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Just a radiator built differently, so they leak externally before they leak internally. Nissan Frontiers also had the ATF contamination issue up until 2009, if I remember correctly.

 

Then you may be better off with the OME leaf pack or the blackout leaf pack for 2 - 300 lbs

 

So 1st gen tacomas have an independent tranny cooling system from factory?

 

I went HD and it is a bumpy ride on rough surfaces.

 

yeah im thinking just the regular or medium duty or what ever you want to call them Dakars haha cant beat that price hahahaha

 

Nope. However, the radiator tends to fail in other ways (like coolant leaking from the top plastic section) before coolant/ATF mixing happens internally. For example: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/coolant-leak-radiator.361720/
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/wheres-radiator-swap-thread-with-pics-1st-gen.172642/

Not always a guarantee, of course, which is why I plan to replace my radiator at the 10-year mark, if this truck survives that long, unlike the last one.

 

I emailed this guy and didnt need the $10 membership. All my bottles were $6.25 shipping within gta
maroden@gmail.com

 

That’s a good idea

 

Then we agree, cuz mine is guaranteed solution. No contamination.

 

^ Just need to be careful with the ATF cooler sizing so it doesn't overcool the fluid (where fluid doesn't get to reach operating temperature in normal unloaded driving).

 

That's extremely cheap, how recent was this?

 

That was just the shipping. 6 bottles at $16.85

 

Broke my door handle this morning. So fucking cold the bitch snapped right off.

 

1st gen problems



RIP door handle

 

Just gonna get a $20 replacement, I’m not spending $140 on oem even though I know it will be better quality. Will be mismatched for a while.

 

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