Rokas

What is the strut in the front of the engine bay that holds the lights and radiator called? I need a new one.

Has anyone had luck taking a bad radiator to be repaired? I'm on a budget. However I can work on the car myself but I still need these parts as cheap (but not if they suck) as possible.

My wife's car broke down. Now we have two cars not running. I need advice on any of the few questions I posted. Thanks guys.

Rokas

I know I'm a newbie but I'm trying to learn. I hope this forums doesn't look down on that...

I looked around. Is the metal part called the Radiator Assembly Bracket?

If so, I can't even find one for sale anywhere except Autozone/Discount Auto Parts, and it's EXPENSIVE for a small piece of metal.

What are my options? Can I take only that part to a body shop to see if they can bang it out instead?

Or can I use something aftermarket? The link below says this one fits my car but I'm not so sure the holes will be right. The amount of bolts seems right.

Please guys - if you have even the smallest suggestion for any of these problems, tell me. Me and my wife are supposed to move within a month and her car just broke down. We need this to run as soon as possible with what we have. We're in a very bad situation.

Banshee365

Should I say junk yard again or....

lextout

i wouldn't start the car for a second, as the car can overheat from a damaged radiator

Rokas

Banshee, the junk yard is #1 for me always. However, I cant find even ONE junkyard in Orlando that has an LS400. I should have mentioned that.

Anyway, my friend came yesterday. I dont know why the coolant leaked out immediately after the crash, but I only had to top it off with about 1.5L of water and its not leaking. We did a stress test... car wasn't overheating at all. I mean the radiator hose coming from the engine barely got warm.

Thanks to my mechanic friend, the only problem left is the PS pump. The smoke is the PS fluid that's everywhere (except the alternator... lol).

Banshee365

You're in my neck of woods here. You need to take a little ride up to the Daytona LKQ. There are two UCF20 LS400's in the yard. One from March and one as recent as May 5th. The one from May is also a color appearing to match black. You're photos are so bad that I can't quite tell what color your car is. Is it straight black or does it have some pearl or metallic to it?

Banshee365

FWIW that's incorrect. No engine will overheat in a second. Even with zero coolant in the motor the engine will run just fine for a minute or two. That's plenty of time to check the running condition of the engine even if it has no coolant in it.

Rokas

Sorry about the pics. Using an old android phone. But it is indeed black.

Is this power steering pump ok? http://m.autozone.com/suspension-steering-tire-and-wheel/power-steering-pump/atlantic-automotive-power-steering-pump/414008_837521_2558?location=

Legender

I wouldn't buy anything from autozone... look to rock auto or some other place.

Rokas

I got some updates if anyone cares at this point.

First of all, I figured it out the proper way. A mechanic diagnosed a radiator leak I hadn't noticed before. For free too - they were gonna run a compression test but policy says they couldn't because my radiator is obviously out of place so liabity issues, etc. But the mechanic pointed it out anyway.

So, monday these items should be in the mail:
-Radiator
-Radiator Support
-Power Steering Pump

Doing the radiator myself and I got a good deal from a shop to put the pump in. Gonna see if I can get the Engine Coolant Sensor in there too and I should have a nice LS400 for a total of about $800. That doesn't include bodywork (minor - new hood for $200 or so).

I don't HAVE to replace the condenser, do I? I'm on a budget so if it's just for AC, I think I will say forget it for now.

Thanks for any help...

dicer

That part is part of the unibody, and is welded in, doesn't bolt in. Try to straighten it in place first.

sha4000

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It's called the Radiator Core Support.