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Potential replacment for coolent tank
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:17 pm
by not8player
I found this product on eBay that seems like a potential replacement for the legacy plastic coolent tank. Anyone care to throw there 2 cents. Could this work, why and why not?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RESERVOI ... 1794QQrdZ1
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:26 pm
by Splinter
Nipples are too small.
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 1:27 pm
by rallysam
I hate that
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 9:48 pm
by Bheinen74
Splinter wrote:Nipples are too small.
sorry bout that. almost forgot what this thread was about.
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:27 pm
by not8player
Bheinen74 wrote:Splinter wrote:Nipples are too small.
sorry bout that. almost forgot what this thread was about.
lol,
on a serious note what size nipples would be approviate and how many?
Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2006 11:30 pm
by Splinter
ROFL OMG NIPPLE HAS TWO MEANINGS LOL
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:20 am
by snowman
You're talking about replacing the stock overflow bottle with this? What's wrong with the stock setup?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 1:29 am
by azn2nr
the stock plastic tank sucks and yes teh nipples are too small. good start though not sure its worth the 60 because you'd have to modify it.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:26 pm
by IronMonkeyL255
I was thinking of making a replacement that incorporated the coolant tank into the windshield washer fluid tank. Have them occupy the same space, but sectioned off for both fluids.
Also, that would give me heated windshield fluid.....
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:40 pm
by realfinn
I see the problem with it...the price! $60? I can buy about 6 JY plastic ones for that. Not to mention there are several people running the metal tanks.
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:15 pm
by not8player
IronMonkeyL255 wrote:I was thinking of making a replacement that incorporated the coolant tank into the windshield washer fluid tank. Have them occupy the same space, but sectioned off for both fluids.
Also, that would give me heated windshield fluid.....
The problem I would see with it is that the Coolant tank has to be at the highest point in the coolant system. (Slightly higher than the turbo. and the windshield washer bottle is slightly lower)
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:24 pm
by not8player
realfinn wrote:I see the problem with it...the price! $60? I can buy about 6 JY plastic ones for that. Not to mention there are several people running the metal tanks.
Pardon my ignorence which one is the "JY Plastic"?
edit: never mind JY = Junk Yard
Whats the street price/dealer price on the new wrx metal tanks?
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:51 pm
by Bheinen74
realfinn wrote:I see the problem with it...the price! $60? I can buy about 6 JY plastic ones for that. Not to mention there are several people running the metal tanks.
where are you finding good ones in the Junk Yard? i do have doubts on that. We are talking the coolant fill tank here, not the overflow tank up by the radiater and fans..........
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 3:29 pm
by realfinn
Found one of mine at a JY in PA. I think it was called Foreign Auto Parts.
If you can't find one drop Blackbart a line. He's pretty easy to work with (and has cheap parts).