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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

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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.

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)

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