Best Radiator Cap

[Ninja8)]

winger subaru here in auckland reckons $55 for the cap....**** that!!!!

repco all the way!!! who in the world would actually pay $55 for a radiator cap?!!

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someone who dont know any better... probably the same people who actually call subaru and even bother asking genuine prices. theyre fricken rediculous

[R.D]

Is winger is the only place that sells genuine parts?

[Koom]

 R.D said:

Is winger is the only place that sells genuine parts?

There's Armstrongs further south and Palmfield Motors in Palmy + another stealership in Hawkes Bay, prob more.

[Joker]

 Scoobydoo said:

Well I can only speak from my own experience, but I'm running the 1.3bar cap, and my radiator sh4t itself.

I am at this point after 1 year of my 1.3 bax APEXI cap (also pretty sure you can say shat)

 

so i upgraded it to an alloy one, and am also running full silicon hoses, so I'm just hoping I don't have any more problems

meh not yet, onnly split Rad end tan and top hose thus far.. not bad for the ol' girl

[R.D]

prices all pretty much the same?

[SimJen]

doesnt 1.3 bar only relate to the pressure it will vent at!

So if you have no cooling issues and your car doesn't get hot then it will make zero difference to the everyday running of your car.

You'll probably find that radiators are only shitting themselves because they are getting tired...not cause of a cap change.

[NotAWhiteGTB]

 SimJen said:

doesnt 1.3 bar only relate to the pressure it will vent at!

So if you have no cooling issues and your car doesn't get hot then it will make zero difference to the everyday running of your car.

You'll probably find that radiators are only s***ting themselves because they are getting tired...not cause of a cap change.

Yip, its the pressure that the seal moves up to relive pressure.

If your radiator dies after putting a new cap on, id agree that it is because your radiator is old a farked, as they easily handle 1.3 bar when in good condition.

One thing to note is that the end tanks on factory radiator go brittle over time and they are usually the first place a radiator will leak from because they crack. So if something cant handle the pressure i would be putting my money on that first.

[RS.YES]

Anyone had an leak at the top of the radiator right in the middle?

I bought a cap from STA parts for around $13(discount from a mate who works for them) think retail was $16 and I think it's rated to 1.3bar...about 2months later the radiator f**cked over and slowly spits out water/coolant.

Reason for changing the cap was because the seal had some rubber chipped away and water managed to squeeze past and leaked a little nothing major but thought i'd change it anyway, now you can see rust residue/colour/whatever on the top tank.

Anyone got a spare factory radiator in Auckland that they don't need, willing to pay for it? Can anyone say 'under $50'? lmao

[familyman]

Mine split on top just to right of cap. On a join.

The usual place for fail apparently.

[Firenza]

Okay, my cap is rooted, so went to dodsons to get a new one quickly..

They gave me a new one. FREE

I got it home and noticed that its O................SO..................SLIGHTLY.................................different :-\

Anyway, the new one is 1.1bar, rather then 0.9. What problems will it cause me, or should it be fine.

[Scoobydoo]

That was nice of them!

It will be fine, gives it a slightly higher pressure tolerance.

People have found that other things fail when running a higher pressure though. Things like radiator end tanks split, old water hoses perish etc. A raise of 0.2 should be fine though.

[Firenza]

sweet, my radiators not the best, so im expecting that to go next!

[Ninja8)]

gives you a reason to upgrade to an alloy one

[Firenza]

I am, but i just spent a load on putting new coolant in it, and sod throwing it away!

Just gotta decide which one, was just gonna get one from Scarles on Trademe, or one from Silverdale radiators, but I've heard mixed things about them.... ???

[G-unit]

 Firenza said:

I am, but i just spent a load on putting new coolant in it, and sod throwing it away!

Just gotta decide which one, was just gonna get one from Scarles on Trademe, or one from Silverdale radiators, but I've heard mixed things about them.... ???

i got 1 from nzkw, direct fitment i was told, the only bit that was a straight fit was the fans, it sat 2 high and was never guna work in mine, ended up sending it back and getting my stock 1 fixed

[JWDRPN]

Sorry to bring back an old thread but for a dead stock 02 sti is it a 0.9 or a 1.1 cap im after

[MercuryFree]

 JWDRPN said:

Sorry to bring back an old thread but for a dead stock 02 sti is it a 0.9 or a 1.1 cap im after

Factory is 1.1, STi do a 1.3 cap as an optional upgrade

WRX's have 0.9 iirc

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Damn, I wanted a 1.3 STi cap. Have an alloy radiator but dont want to burst the original hoses... Might have to go Samco... ;D