Well guys, I decided it is time for a new radiator. The car finally leaked everything back out.

So I am going to order one from Ebay.

What else should I buy to do the radiator job?

 

Because additionally the lower oil line in the bottom passenger side corner of the radiator is leaking, so I need parts for that.


Because I put JB weld on it hoping it would seal it off, but I dont think it did.

Where can I get that line?

 

My friend and I are going to cap the radiator and add an aftermarket transmission oil cooler.

What size should I get?

We'll end up getting one from Jeg's or something.

http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/60375/10002/-1

 

That should work.
Which line is leaking oil or tranny cooler?

 

I would replace all rubber hoses that carry coolant. I personally like replacing the clamps as well, with stainless steel version.

If it is the hose-to-radiator connection that is leaking, you need to replace: O-ring x1 & seal ring x1. This is a good time to replace all of them at every hose-to-rad connections.

If the thermostat is original, I would do that too.

Cooling system components:
http://www.fcpgroton.com/category-ex...137/by_year/45

Oil cooler hoses, O-rings & seal rings:
http://www.fcpgroton.com/category-ex...137/by_year/45

When I first did one of the oil cooler hoses, oil leaked at the crank pulley side (oil thermostat). I then drained oil completely, cleaned the thermostat area, applied Permatex most oil resistant black paste onto the O-ring and waited 12 hours before I added the oil. The leak was fixed. Should you decide to do one of the hoses, note that the oil-thermostat side is held by one metal plate held by one Torx. This is hard to get to and you MUST use the exact size Torx and do everything you can not to strip the SOB Torx. Listle makes a great set of direct-fit Torx (directly fits onto a ratchet) set for approx $40.

I hope this is of some welp.


JPN

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I believe tranny. Passenger side lower hard line is the trans cooler side?

I ordered FCP's at radiator clamp kit for the oil cooler side.


Today I bought:

-radiator
PCV kit
Lower rad hose
oil clamp kit
87 deg thermostat and o ring

Maybe some other stuff.

I'll sort it out next week when I get the parts.


Got my shocks and stuff in today.

The rest of my SC plans are on indefinite hold...lol.


And JPN, thanks for that info. Nothing is leaking oil under the engine except out of the drain plug bolt due to a lack of gasket washer.


One of my buddies recommended the aftermarket trans cooler, as he did one in his Infiniti Q45 and it helped a little.

Plus its cheaper than replacing that hard line...lol

 

The tranny cooler lines are on the drivers side.
The passenger side is the oil cooler lines.

 

Damn!

I don't know what I will do now.

 

Well I decided to get two coolers and run them both individually side by side

 

Let us know how that works out for you.