Maybe not. But it sure would be nice to slow down and minimize the things that will eventually take out the engine.
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Maybe not. But it sure would be nice to slow down and minimize the things that will eventually take out the engine.
I installed autozone duralast in a pinch. After the install everyone told me what a horrible mistake I made. Oh well that was 5ys ago. Got my $120 worth
I installed autozone duralast in a pinch. After the install everyone told me what a horrible mistake I made. Oh well that was 5ys ago. Got my $120 worth
We need more context to assess your experience. Radiators do not fail when the vehicle has been parked for 5 years.
I drove it alot for three yrs after the radiator. My daughter has daily driven it for two yrs. She just bought a JK so I got it back a few months ago. Haven't driven it alot for those two months since I had to replace u joints and inner seals. Gotta replace the fuel pump when I get off my tail and find a little motivation, but the radiator hasn't hiccuped since I replaced it. Im not recommending duralast just my experience or maybe luck with it.
Well since I dont keep a milage log and my memory aint great as it use to be im gonna guess 30 40 miles a day 3 to 4 days a week. Back roads, hwy, light trails.
3 years X 52 weeks X 3.5 days X 35 miles = 19,110 miles on your Duralast radiator, plus however many miles you daughter drove it for an additional two years. Does that feel about right?
Alright. I dug up my old repair log. Looks like the radiator was done 01-01-21 at 110,000. I have 144,000 miles on it know. 34,000 on the Duralast. Guess it was an eventful New Years
Alright. I dug up my old repair log. Looks like the radiator was done 01-01-21 at 110,000. I have 144,000 miles on it know. 34,000 on the Duralast. Guess it was an eventful New Years
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The mileage log you wrote up this morning is almost believable!
Alright. I dug up my old repair log. Looks like the radiator was done 01-01-21 at 110,000. I have 144,000 miles on it know. 34,000 on the Duralast. Guess it was an eventful New Years
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Dang wish I kept repair logs like that.
It's a must!
I keep a book but I just tend to use my phone alot more. 5 phones later and I still haven't lost my notes because I keep them backed up
It's a must!
I keep a book but I just tend to use my phone alot more. 5 phones later and I still haven't lost my notes because I keep them backed up
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Again y'all are way better than me.
"Almost believable" is good in my book.
Im beginning to think you gots sumthin gainst Duralast or Auto Zone
I use Fuelly/aCar to track fuel mileage and records. Stores them so I can access them later, even from different devices. The only thing I don't track is fuel in the TJ. Here is a couple widgets I have on my phone screen.
"Almost believable" is good in my book.
Im beginning to think you gots sumthin gainst Duralast or Auto Zone
All I want is to figure out which radiator to choose after my current Mopar pops in a few tens of thousands of miles. I don't care what brand it is, as long as it has a history of some level of long term reliability.
Would you be able to write up a mileage log?
Man I completely understand. Duralast doesn't have the best reputation. My plan when I went after the cooling system was to go Mopar from all the recommendations on this site. I came up short being able to get one without a wait so I rolled the dice in a pinch and hit the local Auto parts store. I certainly wasn't expecting it to last this long. Good luck and what ever you get I hope you get a good one.
No because I don't drive the Jeep on the road except campground to the trail. I can say it's been in over a year. The TJ gets driven on trails 1-2 weekends a month.
I went through 3 O'Reilly's radiators in 2 months after my original Mopar popped.
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