Radiator Change - Toyota Yaris Forums

TMR3 · 06-21-2012, 11:05 PM

Hi there guys,
new on this site so bare with me.

I have a Yaris 06 model on just over 56000kms. it was a repairable write off - i did not know this when i bought the car a couple of months ago.

Like many others, ive also had the leakage on the passenger side carpet, but like many others also, ive cleaned all the pipes and filters said so by many of the forums.

I gave it to my mechanic where he thought it wasnt the aircon system, so he flushed the whole engine out but found nothing.

So then - i went to an airconditioner specialist and he found that my radiator was cracked and stopped working as a result of it leaking in the passenger side - he stated it was sticky also, being from the coolant.
- the car was a repairable write off - i did not know this until after i bought the car, i think the guy forgot to change the radiator, or didnt bother.

he had quoted me $1200-$1400AUD which i think is crazy.
Ive found a couple of people on ebay and sites that sell Yaris radiators, one being:
http://www.rtmspares.com/index.php/Y...ator+Automatic

^^ would you trust this site, or how much would you expect to spend on a radiator part, and how much would changing the radiator cost around?

TMR3

06-21-2012, 11:05 PM	#1
TMR3 Drives: Toyota Yaris YR 2006 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sydney, NSW Posts: 4	Radiator Change Hi there guys, new on this site so bare with me. I have a Yaris 06 model on just over 56000kms. it was a repairable write off - i did not know this when i bought the car a couple of months ago. Like many others, ive also had the leakage on the passenger side carpet, but like many others also, ive cleaned all the pipes and filters said so by many of the forums. I gave it to my mechanic where he thought it wasnt the aircon system, so he flushed the whole engine out but found nothing. So then - i went to an airconditioner specialist and he found that my radiator was cracked and stopped working as a result of it leaking in the passenger side - he stated it was sticky also, being from the coolant. - the car was a repairable write off - i did not know this until after i bought the car, i think the guy forgot to change the radiator, or didnt bother. he had quoted me $1200-$1400AUD which i think is crazy. Ive found a couple of people on ebay and sites that sell Yaris radiators, one being: http://www.rtmspares.com/index.php/Y...ator+Automatic ^^ would you trust this site, or how much would you expect to spend on a radiator part, and how much would changing the radiator cost around? TMR3