RADIATORS?????

So I have a leaking radiator on 03 v6 and go to order new radiator and the guy says there are 3 sizes????

 

Get the longer one if you're an auto.

 

Manual I measured it and they have the size I measured in stock.I went ahead and pulled it to take it in and see if it’s the right one.GEESSH WHY IS EVERYTHING SO COMPLICATED I JUST WANTED A REPLACEMENT RADIATOR

 

ALL CAPS GIVE ME HEEBIE GEEBIES
please use low tones

 

BLACK DOG I JEAR YA THE CAPS ARE SO MY OLD ASS CAN READ IT

 

So going back to your post; there are various radiator sizes due to the engine/transmission configurations available.

2.4, 2.7, and 3.4 engines not to mention the addition of the cooling passage on the bottom of the radiator for automatic transmissions.

The width is the same though

 

Yep I watched the guy type in manual trans and 3.4 and it gave 3 choices all on height

 

Got to love most parts people today.

Walk in with the part in hand most really have no clue the good ones get fast tracked to management .

Tell them what it is for they enter the numbers come back with what they say is what the computer states you need .

Compare the old with the new not even close Clerk says this is what you need.

No wonder simple jobs take several days till you round up the correct parts.

Not even including parts boxed wrong or picked wrong.

 

This is why I use Toyota Dallas for parts or dealerships in general. Part number and a VIN for verification and you're off and running. TOD online order prices are great. My radiator was a few hundred to replace my 14 year old rad. I go OEM 99% of the time.

 

TACO maybe I should’ve went to the dealer.Although this will be the second radiator I’ve bought from AUTO ZONE with lifetime warranty.I didn’t have this trouble on the 92 model I bought they ordered it and it was actually the right one

 

Sometimes convenience is worth the extra $. I know quality is almost always worth it. It's tempting to save $ but doing so could cost you time AND $. As far as parts go, for me if it's a complicated time consuming job or a safety issue, i'll pay for OEM. If it's something minor and a fast easy fix, i'll consider other alternatives.

Like my light housing for my turn signals and DRL's. I went cheap. It definitely is a FAR less quality part than OEM, with brittle ABS plastic, but it was $50 and I got the left and right ones as opposed to the $120? (can't remember, maybe more) for just one, and they just sit there in the grill.

 

3rd radiator was exactly the same except the new has the AT lines sticking out GEEEESH

 

Did you get the truck going? I just replaced the radiator in mine, had to trim the front skid plate on each side but the radiator fit like a glove otherwise.

 

Holy shit...pics?

I replaced the radiator last year in my 01 V6 Auto Prerunner with an equal length radiator. Pretty sure it was the longest one available and I didn't trim anything.

 

Yerp

 

Weird

Here's a pic of mine when I replaced my bumper



Still a good few inches from my skid (technically less than you see since it was hanging in that pic). Take it you went with a much longer one that I didn't see?

I know there are like 3 different lengths available and have seen multiple threads on the subject, but none mentioned trimming their skid.

 

I don't even remember which one I got, must have been the biggest one. I got it from O'Reilly auto parts.

 

Yep I’m all good now but as stated the first 2 radiators were t the same size as my old one.Id say you got the wrong one to have to trim that out??