Brand New or Surplus Radiator

[niwde11]

maganda ba pagkakafit? parang orig pa rin ba dating?

[chuaed]

nakapag palit ka na ng radiator?

mas nakakarami ang sang-ayon na kumuha ka ng bagong raidator, ganoon din ang ipapayo ko sa iyo... mahal sa simula, pero kalaunan eh mas makakatipid ka dahil hindi kaagad masisira ang bago kumpara sa luma... amen...

[norebo]

Mas maganda po kung bago, meron pang warranty yun, wag nyo lang itatapon ang resibo. Good Luck.

[_Cathy_]

maganda ba pagkakafit? parang orig pa rin ba dating?

mas mataba yung evercool saka parang nakatilt ng konti pero sakin okay na. pero sana kay banawe na lang sana ako kumuha. Ayoko kasi patagalin kasi di ako maka drive ng malayo kaya when I saw the leak I immediately had it replaced the next day.

[tibo_3rd]

ok ang double row. at least it would double the capacity of your coolant or water.

when i still had my lancer boxtype, i replaced the old radiator with a new 3-row.

I just had mine replaced this afternoon. Evercool Double Row 6,000. Napamahal yata ako. Although I did call 2 shops. One quoted 5,700 and the other 6,000. I went to the shop that quoted 6,000 'coz it's closer to my house. Is it okay that I got double row? My original radiator is single row lang.

[crazy_boy]

Better spend on a good coolant that has water softeners than distilled water. Once distilled water comes into contact with metals it becomes ionized anyway.

Can you suggest a locally available coolant with water softener? By using this, can we use tap water with it or still use distilled water?

[EVO-V]

You shouldn't be too bothered about using tap water, our Metro Manila "mineral water" isn't as hard as one thinks it is.

Just have a healthy amount of coolant, say a 30% mix into your loop and you should be fine. Filtered should be as troublesome as it should get for you.

It's normally for high performance/high reliability applications that you want to be more finicky about your water. Like say you're operating a fleet of trucks or buses and you're bent on making sure cavitation doesn't occur.

But really don't let the marketing get ahead of practical usage. Distilled water is funny concept people think makes their vehicles operate better.

[falken]

You shouldn't be too bothered about using tap water, our Metro Manila "mineral water" isn't as hard as one thinks it is.

Just have a healthy amount of coolant, say a 30% mix into your loop and you should be fine. Filtered should be as troublesome as it should get for you.

It's normally for high performance/high reliability applications that you want to be more finicky about your water. Like say you're operating a fleet of trucks or buses and you're bent on making sure cavitation doesn't occur.

But really don't let the marketing get ahead of practical usage. Distilled water is funny concept people think makes their vehicles operate better.

True, Manila tap water isn't hard. But if you live in an older condominium or apartment building, the problem is rust in the water tanks. We have our own water filtration system at home and the ceramic filters get clogged after every 2 weeks. And the muck that I have to clean off the filters is mostly rust.

[EVO-V]

The practical solution it seems is to try not filling up your radiator using condo water and having a good talk with your HOA president.

Thing is, if you need to fill up your radiator with water regularly, it only means that you have a leak that you need to plug.

Folks, your car cooling systems were initially designed to not be purged for at least 100,000 km. Once its refilled it should stay at the same level given it is a closed loop.

I've seen radiators come in for failure analysis from buses and trucks that have been filled with muddy water out of sheer desperation and left that way because of negligence and lack of information.

If it is an emergency, filter the water with a cloth or rag but tell the mechanic FLUSH your system after he plugs the leak.

[crazy_boy]

You shouldn't be too bothered about using tap water, our Metro Manila "mineral water" isn't as hard as one thinks it is.

Just have a healthy amount of coolant, say a 30% mix into your loop and you should be fine. Filtered should be as troublesome as it should get for you.

It's normally for high performance/high reliability applications that you want to be more finicky about your water. Like say you're operating a fleet of trucks or buses and you're bent on making sure cavitation doesn't occur.

But really don't let the marketing get ahead of practical usage. Distilled water is funny concept people think makes their vehicles operate better.

Ok sir. How about coolant with water softner?

[EVO-V]

What's your objective with water softener?

[crazy_boy]

What's your objective with water softener?

I was just basing it on your previous post. Use of coolant with water softner thats why i got curious

[EVO-V]

No effect. And unless its a real hard water situation you're facing you can't really get any more performance. And depending on the type of water softener you may invite more problems. Water in its purest form is the best conductor. Adding glycol based coolants actually raise the boiling point of water but do not make it any more conductive, instead actually increase its thermal resistance.

Water wetter would actually do you more good, given it breaks the surface tension of water and makes it more easier to spread itself on hot surfaces.

[thugs232]

I would go for Brand new.. before nagtiyaga ako sa surplus it only took 2-3 months then ayun bumigay na agad. Try niyo Evercool, 3 years ko na siya gamit on my Civic.. Wala ko kaproblem-problem. I bought one in Banawe. Pero i think available siya to majority of auto supplies nationwide.