Radiator crack

well, i was installing my intake, and i accidentally stepped on the upper plastic part. the thing cracked, now im leaking like a mofo :(. where could i buy a new radiator? is it expensive? and could i install it myself? im not really good with working on the insides of my car. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks

The same thing happened to me during last winter, and it was hell. I basically was putting a new battery in and accidentally leaned on the air tube across the radiator to much and the top part cracked. I will say this right now that bondo is not going to hold. Period. I tryed 4 coats of it and it never held good. Best thing to do is get a Aluminum radiator, it's light weight and sturdy, and any radiator from a junked 4g civic or 2g crx will fit. That's what I resorted to was a wagon radiator.

i see. i guess im off to the junkyard tomorrow then.

Oh, and if you are going to the junkyard to get one, make sure you get the right mounting brackets. There are basically two mounting brackets holding the radiator up top. THe reason being that if you have a radiator that only goes halfway across the front beam, then you'll need another mount cause alot of civic's and crx's had full sized radiators that go across the whole front beam to the other side. SO if you get a full-sized radiator, make sure to the get the mounting bracket on the right side. And all automatic radiators will fit.

thanks very much for the heads up. i really appreciate the help.

make sure to bleed all the air from the system when you refil it.

thanks very much for the heads up. i really appreciate the help.

No prob. That's what where here for! :wink: