Dodging the strawberry milkshake

The overflow nipple on the neck was broken on the first radiator Rock Auto sent. It was packaged well, but there were holes in the box -- I think that's where the damage occurred.

Rock Auto sent a new part, and paid for the return shipping. Excellent customer service! IMHO


Damn. It just seems like there's gotta be a way to buy a properly packaged product and avoid the headache
 
Damn. It just seems like there's gotta be a way to buy a properly packaged product and avoid the headache

There is. OEM. As cheap as any aftermarket. Throw a couple radiator hoses and a new cap and you'll get free shipping too. Mine was well packaged and in perfect condition and didn't have the slight fitment issue the Denso from Amazon had (which had the broken overflow nipple which I temporarily fixed)

https://parts.camelbacktoyota.com/p...mber=16410AZ011&vehicleid=84044&siteid=214329
 
There is. OEM. As cheap as any aftermarket. Throw a couple radiator hoses and a new cap and you'll get free shipping too. Mine was well packaged and in perfect condition and didn't have the slight fitment issue the Denso from Amazon had (which had the broken overflow nipple which I temporarily fixed)

https://parts.camelbacktoyota.com/p...mber=16410AZ011&vehicleid=84044&siteid=214329

Damn. I literally pressed "purchase" on the denso 5 minutes before i saw this post. But on this note..What else should I replace while i'm in there? Hoses?

(specific names would be helpful since this will be my first repair alone ;)
 
Damn. I literally pressed "purchase" on the denso 5 minutes before i saw this post. But on this note..What else should I replace while i'm in there? Hoses?

(specific names would be helpful since this will be my first repair alone ;)

Get upper and lower rad hoses, a rad cap, either an OEM thermostat or equivalent, antifreeze good for Toyotas and thermostat gasket.

Put the jiggle valve on the thermostat at the 6 o'clock position.

Should also flush the cooling system with fresh water.
 
There is. OEM. As cheap as any aftermarket. Throw a couple radiator hoses and a new cap and you'll get free shipping too. Mine was well packaged and in perfect condition and didn't have the slight fitment issue the Denso from Amazon had (which had the broken overflow nipple which I temporarily fixed)

https://parts.camelbacktoyota.com/p...mber=16410AZ011&vehicleid=84044&siteid=214329


Keep in mind even though you will show free shipping when you place the order, it will cost shipping when they process the order. They called me to tell me it would be ~$24 to ship because the radiator was oversized. That killed it for me so I went to my local dealership and had them pricematch all the parts for me. I paid tax, but no shipping and had all the parts the next day.
 

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