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ArthurS 2003-03-01 08:22 PM

Sti Radiator Cap - Causes leak in radiator?
 
I was right about to purchase a Sti Radiator cap from Suby_dude and he had said this:

Quote:

oh warning. I took out the STI rad cap off my car because i had a radiator leak... guy from SUBARU said it could be connected because of the higher pressure the rad cap creates.
So should I be worried or should I go ahead and get one. (They are cheap and they add a little color to the engine....Yes, I am a dork)

ArthurS 2003-03-06 02:52 PM

Well? Should I still get one? Or be cautious and not? :oops:

AtomicLabMonkey 2003-03-06 03:24 PM

Well I don't see how changing the radiator cap would change the water system pressure... the water pump is still turning at the same speed and the system is still closed. The STi cap might have a higher blow-off pressure setpoint than the stock cap, but you won't ever encounter that unless you overheat the engine. Sounds to me like that unnamed Subaru guy is talking out his ass.

ArthurS 2003-03-06 03:47 PM

Alright. Thanks for the input. The last thing I need right now is something else to go wrong with my car. the bodyshop has decided to keep it til friday afternoon, even though they said it would be dne by wendesday. :x . Then it goes right back in on Monday. So this whole week and all next week, I am driving a F-350 Turbo Diesel. GAWD that thing is huge.

AtomicLabMonkey 2003-03-06 04:01 PM

I can sympathize.. my car is in the suspension shop right now getting worked on and I won't have it back for another week and a half or so, I'm going through withdrawals *hands shaking*. Damn it's gonna kick ass when I get it back though. :mrgreen:

ArthurS 2003-03-06 04:32 PM

Yea, well I just got called from the body shop. They are letting me know that they put a huge scratch on the rear-right fender. They said they are going to fix it of course, but wanted to let me know. Now I am real nervous. I am going to sit there tomorrow afternoon and go over the entire car and make sure that they didn't do anything else to it.

ZER026D 2003-03-06 08:01 PM

Witch body shop is it at?

sperry 2003-03-06 09:22 PM

Get a voucher for a full-on free paint job... that's rediculous!

Oh and give the voucher to me :twisted: .. my whole car is sand blasted.. lol!


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