What's the general consensus on the metal coolant tanks available from say Dali, SoS, etc? I've heard of potential pressure leaks as the primary problem with them. Not to mention the lack of a coolant level viewing window, but I can live w/o one.
There's a hairline crack in my OEM tank causing a pressure drop (which is probably why my car overheated this wknd). I also have a leaking oil-cooler but that's OT. In any event, I'd like to buy a metal coolant tank as a replacement not only because it looks better but I thought i'd be rid of the cracking problem going forward. I'm going to guess the pressure loss on the metal tanks is from a faulty cap or perhaps from subpar welds?
Please comment! I'm hoping I don't have to buy OEM as a replacement but i'd rather have something that works vs. having something that looks cool.
Thanks all!
This is what I had in mind...
There's a hairline crack in my OEM tank causing a pressure drop (which is probably why my car overheated this wknd). I also have a leaking oil-cooler but that's OT. In any event, I'd like to buy a metal coolant tank as a replacement not only because it looks better but I thought i'd be rid of the cracking problem going forward. I'm going to guess the pressure loss on the metal tanks is from a faulty cap or perhaps from subpar welds?
Please comment! I'm hoping I don't have to buy OEM as a replacement but i'd rather have something that works vs. having something that looks cool.
Thanks all!
This is what I had in mind...