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Hey guys, this is my first post, I'm new to the Lexus world! Just purchased the below GS430... Not sure if there's many other UK owners here or not?!
Unfortunately on the way home the car over heated due to a cracked radiator. Tried repairing but it's beyond that, so needs replacing. But that's my issue, I can't find another radiator anywhere! I've been told the GS300 and GS400 ones won't work and the GS430 seems to be fairly rare over here in the U.K. After searching high and low I did manage to find a couple of GS430 rads on eBay, but in the photos they're different to mine... they don't have the pipe that goes to the expansion tank like mine does. Looking through several websites, some people are saying that the GS430 shouldn't have an expansion tank.. so what radiator do I actually have? Getting really confused with the whole thing now!
When i replaced my radiator 3 months ago, i ordered one from ebay in germany, the rad i received had a small water pipe on the top less than the genuine one. however, i connected it to the expansion tank and it is running, though the connector that sits behind the radiator cap is not there. price was 100€, only thing i had to do was to get some sort of angle adapters to match the different diameters on the pipe that goes to the expansion tank. the connector that sits open on the geniune radiator, is missing on the new one.
you will also not be able to get spares from the U.S, since the american ones do have a different cooling system and an expansion tank, that is not pressurized. there are aswell some companies in the euro area, that sell the us expansion tank, which obviously does not fit!
11-09-16, 12:45 PM
GS430 Replacement Radiator Please Help!
