I got my radiator already, what coolant do you guys recommend besides Nissan's blue ?
is Prestone "Red" any good ?!

Oh and can i add some additives into it ? i have Motul Mocool between my hands.
thx ..

^ Car sees 132 F nowadays btw :icon14:

edit:
That's outside temp i mean .. our summer is just an oven!! :shakes head:

Why use antifreeze? Wouldn't straight water and some water wetter be more what you need?

^ ummm .. not sure about using that much (3/4) of water even if was lubricated by water wetter .. isn't straight water -being light- prone to evaporate very quckly, so maybe build up huge pressure or kinda creates air impact around the hoses and coolant passages ? and does ww really do the job against the corrosion ?

I'm not sure exactly what you're worried about beyond corrosion, and the water wetter will take care of that.

I use Engine Ice. Get it from any motorcycle shop. :D

^ That's why you're Rusty!

lol

I just encountered an ac issue I'm going to get looked at. I listened to the freon escape for about 20 minutes. Now I need to find where. I hope it's not the radiator/condenser. This would be number 2.

Check the seating of the O-ring on the pressure switch on top of the dryer tank of the condenser. Email me if you need to discuss anything ravidolwani@csfradiators.

Yea can you believe that ?! :)

So i installed the radiator five days ago and all i can say is: I wish if i put it long time ago!!

Thank you CSF ..

Ok... So I think it's safe to say that with the puddle of coolant in my garage and my radiator making a ridiculous whining sound when the engine off that I have yet another radiator problem. This will be going on number 3 if it turns out to be the radiator again.

It definitely makes sense that they would send a replacement radiator, but I personally think they should at least own up to some or all of the labor cost...within reason of course. I'm going to have a mechanic look at mine. If it turns out to be the radiator that'll be the third time I'm paying for a replacement.

very not cool.

YzGyz

Hey guys noticed this thread after I posted mine. I have the option of either getting another CSF radiator to replace mine, or going back to stock (or some third choice? Not sure the Mishimoto's will work since I have the GTM TT kit).

Any positive experience opinions?

Bumping an old thread... I appear to be leaking refrigerant from the center of my condenser. All of the in/out connections of the condenser are dry. Have any of you see this before? I've had the radiator on my car for about 6 months. Here are some pics, including attempts at pics of the dry connectors:

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https://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...D720/ry%3D480/

https://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...D720/ry%3D480/

https://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...D720/ry%3D480/

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
James

Did you check the relief plug on drivers side at top of rad?theres a rubber gasket on the plug and the plug itself can come loose

Be very careful of those plugs. They have a tendency to break off after enough heat cycles.

Thanks guys, yes, the radiator itself is holding water just fine (checked both of those plugs and replaced the spring clamps on the rad hoses with worm clamps). It's the condenser that's leaking. That's refrigerant that's on the bottom there.

A\c condenser?so you have no a\c I take it?that's the oil for lubricating the a\c system then

Maybe a bad o-ring where AC lines attach to condensor or just cracked condensor

Correct, my A/C is pretty much blowing ambient. But sometimes it blows cold, so I guess it's not totally out. ...So I guess I have more leaking to look forward to. I have an email out to CSF, so we'll see what they say.

I posted this to see if this is what other people experienced when they have had problems with their condensers. Since no one has responded with any familiarity, I'm guessing this is a different failure than the past failures.

All of the O-ring connections in/out are dry. If that's all there is to check, then yeah, I guess it's a cracked condenser.

Hopefully they can send you just the condensor and just swap them out

csf makes a great radiator but i really wish they would once n for all address these issues with leaks and other quality issues.
only thing holding me back from buying one, is no way im paying international shipping + labor to install this just to have to take it off, ship more parts etc cause something in the radiator failed.

Got in touch with Ravi at CSF, he has been very helpful. The thing that has me so confused at this point is that I put a gauge on the AC line, and it's holding pressure! So at this point, I don't know what to check. I suppose it's possible that the drips I was seeing were drips from earlier, when I changed out my drain plug? I'm not sure. I cleaned off the rad support the last time I had the cover off, but haven't driven it since then, so I'll update when I have a chance to take the cover back off and have some miles on it.

Thank you for coming back on this thread and clearing up what is going on.. More often than not, someone reports a problem, causes a stir, and then vanishes even if their intitial claim may be off.

As I've stated in the past, we definetly have had our fair share of problems with this model in the past due to the complicated design of theunit.. However, we've gone back to the drawing board, and always strive to make our products.I'm confident and hope that our new production will have less problems.. Still with all that being said 95%+ of all units sold till this day have not failed.

With the internet, feedback left is majority of the people with problems who share their experiences (and rightfully so), however it always tends to skue preception from what reality really may be..

I don't jump on this board that much anymore, but I'm always around to help a customer or address any concerns.

cheers

- Ravi

Ravi - I pm'd you ... same issue. leaking 7012-T Radiator.

Another CSF failure here .. AVOID THIS **** and spend elsewhere!!
I bought this radiator based on your reviews!
Internet is misleading .. i'm done with it.

Oh and not to mention the regular cooling efficiency of this crap, OEM probably is better cooling lol

Save your money n spend elsewhere!
Shame on you Ravi .. I'm overseas can't even ship this crap back!