HELP PLEASE!- Manual/Auto Rad fitted to Auto LN130

[jbriers]

OMG!!! Help please...!!!

Bought a 2 year old rad which was advertised as a manual or auto. Guy said that blanking plates would need to be removed if it was to be fitted to an auto.

Spoke to the guy over the phone & he said that the bottom pipes on the rad that connect to the auto box would need to be unscrewed & then the blanking plates could be accessed & drilled out.

Well, got the rad & did as he instructed. Fitted the part & proceeded to flush system with rad flush & clean out. Re-filled system & took for a test run.

Noticed that gear selection was a bit clunky & was suffering a little power loss.

Got truck back home & checked auto oil level.....well I nearly died!! The dip stick is covered in brown gunge which looked like coolant & water & oil all mixed together.

Rang the guy who sold me the rad. He said he would bring another rad over as I collected the rad from his house which is about 14miles.

I'm now unable to drive the truck & have noticed that the gearbox is now leaking this gunge as the coolant must have eaten thriough the gaskets..??

Is my gear box now wrecked?

Any advice much appreciated, cheers all

[hiroler]

i would drain the gearbox oil fit NEW rad and try again there is a way to flush the system but that takes loads of fluid. empty and re fill see how it is then.

[hiroler]

ps i have a spare 2.4 gearbox if you have broke it but i suspect it will be fine once it is drained.

[da SLUG man]

did you check the fluid level before and after fitting the rad??

[Albannach]

Am I the only one thinking this Auto/Manual/Drilling holes in a radiator has ended up with a combined Cooling/Gearbox oil system?

[lord_flashart]

Am I the only one thinking this Auto/Manual/Drilling holes in a radiator has ended up with a combined Cooling/Gearbox oil system?

I'm leaning that way too.

Flush the system well and then buy a new radiator and you'll be sorted I'm sure.

[Maverick]

Am I the only one thinking this Auto/Manual/Drilling holes in a radiator has ended up with a combined Cooling/Gearbox oil system?

No you're not alone there.

[BigBobE]

i thought that but silly me didnt want to seem stupid.....

[Apache]

I wonder if there is in fact a lower tank for the ATF in there, or whether they just make all the rads with the ATF pipes there (one set of presses for the bottom tank) but dont fit the ATF cooler in manual ones.

Either that, or the drill was a drill too far.

[BigBobE]

Either that, or the drill was a drill too far.

LMAO.....

[KERRSURF]

To be perfectly frank, I think buying a 2nd hand rad is like buying 2nd hand pants.

You just don't do it.

[stormforce]

I only sell a rad if i know for certain it is ok.I have dumped several rad because i can't be certain on what they are like and i would never sell one knowing or suspicious of a problem with one

[blackpoolsparks]

Quote from Roughtrax website

We have now managed to source a NEW LN130 2.4cc radiator that fits both Manual and Automatic transmissions. Toyota also now only supply one radiator that fits both transmissions, so RoughTrax has followed suit.

So Andy, you may be right.

Which Andy?
You decide.

[Maverick]

Quote from Roughtrax website

We have now managed to source a NEW LN130 2.4cc radiator that fits both Manual and Automatic transmissions. Toyota also now only supply one radiator that fits both transmissions, so RoughTrax has followed suit.

So Andy, you may be right.

Which Andy?
You decide.

I know that rad, as one's sitting in my truck right now. There was nothing to drill, it was quite simply a case of original Toyota one out, roughtrax one in, same connections, same pipework. The only difference was the Toyota one has a drain plug, the roughtrax one doesn't.

[jbriers]

Sh*t happens I guess.

DIdn't have the mola for new one & did check out the forum here for used one's-but was outta luck.
EBay called & hey presto!! now I'm cryin' about it lol

Lesson learned & won't make the same mistake again.

Thanks for the advice guys! ;o)