CSF radiator install ?
05-19-2015, 08:49 AM
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CSF radiator install ?
(I posted in an old thread about fan switch adapters but I thought I would also ask here).
So my OE rad has a leak and I bought the CSF one based on the recommendation of a performance shop in the area and some reviews on here. Seems pretty decent, but when we went to do the install, it was too wide and wouldn't fit!
It won't clear the frame of the car (so not an intake clearance issue), and I'm not sure if it's just a manufacturing issue or I'm missing something I need to know.
Any help would be lovely! The store I bought it from gave me no advice whatsoever and at this point I'm thinking of just getting the mishimoto :|
So my OE rad has a leak and I bought the CSF one based on the recommendation of a performance shop in the area and some reviews on here. Seems pretty decent, but when we went to do the install, it was too wide and wouldn't fit!
It won't clear the frame of the car (so not an intake clearance issue), and I'm not sure if it's just a manufacturing issue or I'm missing something I need to know.
Any help would be lovely! The store I bought it from gave me no advice whatsoever and at this point I'm thinking of just getting the mishimoto :|
05-19-2015, 09:01 AM
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No instructions with the radiator? Any photos?
05-19-2015, 09:15 AM
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05-19-2015, 03:07 PM
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Are you sure that's the right radiator? Looks to me like the upper hose is too close to center. There is also an extra outlet at the top corner of passenger side. Never used this mfr. If it is correct you may need to pull the intake. Where is the interference occurring?
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05-19-2015, 03:23 PM
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The interference is from the frame of the car itself, the clearance for the intake has no problem (actually there's extra space). CSF said I'm supposed to remove the and left metal protective bars but it still doesn't seem like it'll fit very well.
05-19-2015, 05:27 PM
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My money is on they sent you the wrong radiator, whether it be packaged incorrectly or not, that upper radiator hose is in the complete wrong spot negating their "OE fit" description. There's no possible way the upper radiator hose will reach all the way over there without kinking or rubbing to some degree.
05-19-2015, 07:04 PM
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My money is on they sent you the wrong radiator, whether it be packaged incorrectly or not, that upper radiator hose is in the complete wrong spot negating their "OE fit" description. There's no possible way the upper radiator hose will reach all the way over there without kinking or rubbing to some degree.