My beast been screwing with me today. Stopped to get gas. Saw little dribbles behind at the pump. Went to the front and a pool blowing out with engine off. Looked like water pump where it was coming from.
Long story short. Found lower hose had a squirt crack. So I replaced it. And of course, fill with new antifreeze. Start it up and its good. Then saw a dribble just under the electric fan. The radiator had a spurt coming out just behind the electric fan.
So need radiator tomorrow. AutoZone, Napa, and OReilly have one. I think Napa a better place to buy? Any help. I usually buy AZ but some mechanics I know are telling me they aren't so good anymore?
Thoughts out there?

 

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I would buy from O'Reilly.

Autozone stuff can be hit or miss.

 

I've got Autozone radiator been good so far of the 8 months that I've had it.

 

My son and I both have the ones from AutoZone <$100 and Lifetime Warranty in store, both have been in for several years.

 

Thanks,
I bought one from Napa. But can return it. I checked and I originally bought the failed one from AZ.Good thing about AZ is they keep the records. Two people looked it up. And of course, the lady found it. So Lifetime warranty. Put it in, good to go. Don't know why it failed in 2 years. But I'm $100 happier.

 

And that my friend does makes for a good day, 2 yrs. was quick to fail though. Make sure you check everything when you install the new one.

 

I wouldn't be happy. I would be madder than hell that I had to go back in there and do it all again after just 2 short years.

See my earlier post about Autozone and their hit or miss quality. Usually miss.

Nobody will come out and replace their defective parts or pay a labor claim out to a shop. Personal experience. Once I fix/replace something I expect it to be good for a long while.

 

Ditto. I would be pissed having to throw a new radiator in within 2 years of doing it. It's more the time aspect than anything. Can't reimburse you for time.

 

Hell mine has been for over 5 yrs. and my sons for almost 7 and no issues. Most of the time when new parts fail it's due to the way they were installed. But some things I only but from NAPA like their Gold series oil filters same as Wix but cheaper also the NAPA NASCAR Racing Oil Filters.


If someone lumps everything from one place as junk then they are missing something as a lot of AutoZone parts are name brand parts with their name on them like Moog for one.


Name me all the places that look up a part (to see if you bought it there) then tells you that if came from them and it has a lifetime warranty, then on the spot gives you a new part?

 

O'Reilly's.

Crow-Burlingame/Bumper To Bumper

NAPA.

Among others.

 

I went through several garbage plastic tank radiators (one of which started leaking after only 8 months), got fed up with them and installed a CSF instead. While I understand people's logic behind paying once and then having serial replacements, a lifetime warranty on junk just doesn't appeal to me. I have had some damage to my front end that may have contributed to the early failures, but the fact remains that they wouldn't fail if they weren't made out of recycled tampon applicators.

So far the CSF is holding up well.

 

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