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Fairfield Heights
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January 2004
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trd radiator cap on my camry
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Thu, 27 May 2004 06:20
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guys,
just curious.. would the trd radiator cap be bad for my car. it's a 94 3vz-fe camry and it's done 200000 odd k's on it. Had lots of problems with it recently. It needed a new thermostat, radiator cap (trd), got the radiator fully cleaned and flushed, new seals etc (water pump is fine, had that replaced last year).
I am just wondering.. the trd radiator cap is rated at 1.3 compared to the standard cap of 1.0. Would the trd in my situation be a bad move, or is more pressure better?
I've got the trd radiator cap on now, but the hoses seem very pressurized after a 45 min (possibly shorter) drive to work. Should it be pretty pressurized or should i revert back to a factory 1.0 rated radiator cap?
Thanks guys...
Eldin
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Banned user
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ADELAIDE - The Drift City
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: trd radiator cap on my camry
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Thu, 27 May 2004 10:44
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stock car, use stock parts.
and at 200Kif you've got overheating probs, fitting a TRD rad cap is just a band aid fix for whatever the real prob is.
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Location:
Fairfield Heights
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January 2004
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Re: trd radiator cap on my camry
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Thu, 27 May 2004 13:49
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Hi Simon,
thanks for the reply. The reason I replaced the radiator cap was because the old one was not holding pressure. We eventually found out that it was the radiator cap that was giving us problems from the beginning. the seal on the original radiator cap was eroded. And the only reason i got the trd one was that a mate suggested getting it (only reason). But since the new trd radiator cap has been fitted, i have not had any other issues with heating (pressure problems).. i am only concerned about the pressure opening figure that the cap specifies: trd 1.3 (18 psi) cap vs stock 1.0 (13 psi) cap.
cheers,
Eldin
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Banned user
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ADELAIDE - The Drift City
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: trd radiator cap on my camry
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Thu, 27 May 2004 22:04
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well in that case chuck it on.
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GoldCoast/Brisbane
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: trd radiator cap on my camry
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Thu, 27 May 2004 22:32
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What coolant where you running just out of interests sake?
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Location:
Fairfield Heights
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: trd radiator cap on my camry
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Fri, 28 May 2004 00:03
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was not running any coolant, was just water.
but now i have toyota (red coloured) coolant.
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GoldCoast/Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: trd radiator cap on my camry
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Fri, 28 May 2004 02:42
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| dvine wrote on Fri, 28 May 2004 10:03 |
was not running any coolant, was just water.
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I freaking knew it!! 
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Location:
Fairfield Heights
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January 2004
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Re: trd radiator cap on my camry
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Fri, 28 May 2004 05:48
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my bad.. 
but it's all sweet now 
do you forgive me? lol!
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