CapYoda

so this happened awhile ago... I was driving and one of those "safety" cones were on the freeway... I duno why I didn't dodge it completely, I think I could have... but I wasn't thinking..

anyhow it hit my bumper, and the lower stock grill is all broken... but the worse thing is there's a dent in the radiator... a decently sized one too... about the size of a fist or two...

I was wondering what this would do... I guess the radiator wont performe as well.. but my engine tempertaure hasn't gone up or anything so its still working...

I gues I should replace it or have it fix eventually... but more info would be cool. thanks.

Guest

have no idea, but as long as it work, keep it. new radiator cost $200

96extec

The dent in the radiator could restrict flow of water, making it harder to keep the engine cool.

sunshine

As long as the core isn't leaking I think you're good. Engine might run at a slightly higher temp since a bunch of the fins got bent in = less surface area to convect heat outta your coolant. But if it still works... just keep it.

crucial Si

where the fawk do you pull prices from?


a new radiator is $100

sunshine

a new oe radiator is only 100 bucks? Is it on the web? Link it... this i gotta see, that's alike a super bargain.

crucial Si

dunno where you shop, but i got mine for $100. and no it was local.

CapYoda

hmm. alrighty.

100 is still lots of money for poor me

yeah it sure sucked... but its a good thing nothing broke apart...

and I just noticed... its "bent" not "bend"

yeah! grammar owns me...

white_n_slow

if its not overheating, its prolly fine... But you have to realize that you can't trust honda temp guages. You think your engine is always the same temp after it warms up--no matter how you've been driving? Prolly not.

If something were seriously f*cked up, i'm sure you'd notice though.