Cheap Ebay Radiators Any Good?

[Wacky Dee]

Car's been runnign a little hotter than it should lately so I've been thinking of getting my factory radiator reconditioned .. when I worked out how much that would cost it turns out a new ebay radiator from FLYN costs only $199 brand new and it's 40mm and dual core

has anyone used one of these FLYN $199 ebay radiators? Seems very tempting but I don't want something that's gonna start leaking when I least expect it or when I'm not paying attention and overheat/blow my engine..

The radiators I'm referring to are here http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FLYN-RADIATOR-FOR-R...alenotsupported

[Moodles2]

I hate dealing with FLYN, I would spend alittle more and get it from a trustworthy source like: http://www.isc-warehouse.com/index.php?mai...products_id=242

[ekul24]

yeah id say its not worth the money your going to save specially with a radiator not really the place to try cut corners

[Wacky Dee]

the thing is, these yum cha rads are all pretty much the same ..FLYN, ISC, JustJap etc .. they all more than likely come off the same production lines in China.

So is there nothing in between these cheapies and the good stuff (like KoyoRad) ? I don't think I could justify paying $700 for a friggin radiator, ever.

[warriorbrawl]

A friend got one and the temp sensor at the bottom needed a bushing to the correct size, so dont think it will drop in in one night.

Cheers

[08r3308]

just jap ones are pretty good, local 12 mnth warranty and no probs whatsoever.

their old ones used to have a prob with leakage at cap but that's been resolved

[Shiraz200SX]

east coast customs are a mishimoto dealer, priced between all the ebay rubbish and the koyo, still have good warranty/quality.

[gotRICE?]

If your worried about leaks.. then just recon the OEM one. Theres nothing wrong with it. All the bigger core is going to do is make the thermostat shut more often. lol.

[Wacky Dee]

thing is with the thermostat wide open my ecu still thinks I'm reaching temps of 95 degrees or so and that's just around town driving.. I get that from the consult (never noticed the dash needle going above just under half or any overheating issues really)

Also my aftermarket gauge that has a sensor in the top raidator hose reads about 10 degrees LOWER than what ecu is telling me via CONSULT cable.. I think the real temp is somewhere in between.

That's why I thought it can't be anything other than a blocked radiator or dodgy fan clutch ....it's not the thermostat because I've replaced it. So it's hard to tell if it's A) just a dodgy ecu temp sensor reporting incorrectly to the ecu B) dodgy/sticking fan clutch not opening fully when it should C) blocked radiator not cooling the water quickly enough

I've ruled out thermostat and air in the cooling system .. so it can only be A, B or C .... OR D (something I didn't think of yet)