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Radiator replacement
I am looking at a radiator replacement on a 1996 Honda Accord, 4-
cylinder engine. Can anybody please comment on any strong advantages or disadvantages of getting the replacement part factory original / OEM versus getting the aftermarket version? The repair person I have engaged advises the difference is negligible but would like to know what the group thinks. Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. Cheers |
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Radiator replacement
The radiator is one of the few parts on Hondas that folks
here generally say can be replaced with non-OEM without concern and at a much lower price. Check the archives for reports of same. Elle Original owner, 1991 Civic, second radiator "emonpla" > wrote >I am looking at a radiator replacement on a 1996 Honda >Accord, 4- > cylinder engine. Can anybody please comment on any strong > advantages > or disadvantages of getting the replacement part factory > original / > OEM versus getting the aftermarket version? The repair > person I have > engaged advises the difference is negligible but would > like to know > what the group thinks. > > Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. > Cheers |
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On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:34:54 -0700 (PDT), emonpla > wrote: >I am looking at a radiator replacement on a 1996 Honda Accord, 4- >cylinder engine. Can anybody please comment on any strong advantages >or disadvantages of getting the replacement part factory original / >OEM versus getting the aftermarket version? The repair person I have >engaged advises the difference is negligible but would like to know >what the group thinks. > >Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. >Cheers I purchased a replacement radiator from performanceradiator.com 3 years ago for my 95 Integra. It had a 3 year warranty. Everything fit perfectly and was great until about 3 months out of the warranty period it started to leak. Since I was selling the car anyway I opted to save some money and get a replacement from autozone. Everything fit in perfectly except for one fan mount. I ended up getting another radiator from performanceradiator even though I didn't want to, but had no choice as I needed to put something in. About a month later the radiator started leaking. After the replacement it has been ok for 5 months until I sold my Integra. If I had to do it again, I would just buy the OEM one. At least I'm now skilled in pulling them out Others have had better luck at higher quality after market radiators so they may be able to comment on them. |
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emonpla wrote:
> I am looking at a radiator replacement on a 1996 Honda Accord, 4- > cylinder engine. Can anybody please comment on any strong advantages > or disadvantages of getting the replacement part factory original / > OEM versus getting the aftermarket version? The repair person I have > engaged advises the difference is negligible but would like to know > what the group thinks. > > Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. > Cheers some of the after-market radiators are very good. nissen and visteon are two i have personal experience with and think they're great value. but the cheap ones are really not very good and i'd avoid them. |
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Radiator replacement
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:04:06 -0700, jim beam
> wrote: >emonpla wrote: >> I am looking at a radiator replacement on a 1996 Honda Accord, 4- >> cylinder engine. Can anybody please comment on any strong advantages >> or disadvantages of getting the replacement part factory original / >> OEM versus getting the aftermarket version? The repair person I have >> engaged advises the difference is negligible but would like to know >> what the group thinks. >> >> Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. >> Cheers > >some of the after-market radiators are very good. nissen and visteon >are two i have personal experience with and think they're great value. >but the cheap ones are really not very good and i'd avoid them. Visteon was the one that I just recently purchased which began leaking after one month and had to swap it out. Maybe it was just bad luck. |
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On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:34:54 -0700 (PDT), emonpla >
wrote: >I am looking at a radiator replacement on a 1996 Honda Accord, 4- >cylinder engine. Can anybody please comment on any strong advantages >or disadvantages of getting the replacement part factory original / >OEM versus getting the aftermarket version? The repair person I have >engaged advises the difference is negligible but would like to know >what the group thinks. > >Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. >Cheers Three years and counting on the replacement for my '90 accord. Radiator Barn, 85 bucks, free shipping in two days, everything fit just right, two hour job. Frank |
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Name brand aftermarket rads should work well at a substantial
discount. Modine was a major aftermarket brand and it merged with TransPro/ReadyRad to become Proliance. The local NAPA store carries them and with a lifetime warranty. http://www.pliii.com/ Koyo seems to be another popular brand, the ones with plastic tanks are now made in Malaysia and one other place; all alumns are made in Japan. Don't care for Spectrum Premium. http://www.koyorad.com/products.html Visteon is actually a Tier-1 supplier to manufacturers, basically a former Ford subsidiary. AC Delco also reboxes what they (Delphi subsidiary) don't make. Many Accords come with GM batteries and alternators, and who knows, may be radiators too. BTW, Toyota buys from Delphi and gave them an award a few years back: "Delphi earned Toyota's "Global Contribution Award" for the company's significant dedication to Toyota's global business development in 2004." On Mar 20, 3:34 pm, emonpla > wrote: > I am looking at a radiator replacement on a 1996 Honda Accord, 4- > cylinder engine. Can anybody please comment on any strong advantages > or disadvantages of getting the replacement part factory original / > OEM versus getting the aftermarket version? The repair person I have > engaged advises the difference is negligible but would like to know > what the group thinks. > > Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. > Cheers |
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On Mar 20, 6:34*pm, emonpla > wrote:
> I am looking at a radiator replacement on a 1996 Honda Accord, 4- > cylinder engine. *Can anybody please comment on any strong advantages > or disadvantages of getting the replacement part factory original / > OEM versus getting the aftermarket version? *The repair person I have > engaged advises the difference is negligible but would like to know > what the group thinks. > > Thanks in advance for any advice you can provide. > Cheers Some of the aftermarket items have lifetime warranty, at half the OEM price. I've had an aftermarket in my civic for like a decade now, with no problems; the factory one was inadequate from day 1, to the point where i thought it was just that civics had undersized radiators. |
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