SVT Contour Radiator Discontinued??

[CSVT#49]

The alignment pin on the top of my radiator was cracked back a little bit during the process of replacing my clutch a while back. I put plastic high temp epoxy over the crack, but it didn't hold good enough so I have a slow leak. Well I called Steve at Tousley Ford to get a replacement and go figure Ford discontinued the radiator! Fricking ridiculous. The SVT Contour hasn't be out of production for even 7 years and they are already discontinuing parts...

My respect for Ford is dropping as this is the second car I've ran into problems with the first being by 94 SHO a few years back. That car wasn't even 6 years old when I was trying to find some parts for the thing.

Are there any aftermarket options out there for the SVT Contour in the form of a radiator? I'm doubting it, but I thought I'd throw the question out there.

[SVT3Rivieres]

i know that bill talked about a few part being discontinued and he was having 3 radiator in stock.. dunno if he still have it you should give him a call

but im also interested knowing if there aftermarket option for the day i will have to change it

[rkneeshaw]

All aftermarket radiators for the SVT are not true SVT radiators.

That being said, I have two non-SVT radiators that will fit fine, they are in the classifieds for cheap and ready to ship.

For what its worth, I replaced my non-SVT radiator with a SVT radiator and didnt notice much, if any, increase in cooling efficiency. There are some SVT owners running a non-SVT radiator and I have not heard of any overheating problems.

[SVT3Rivieres]

i thing i juste discover my new nightmare... hope my radiator is fine...

[CSVT1214]

After hearing that the SVT radiator is discontinued I decided I'm not getting rid of my spare.

Having 2 running SVT's, I know I will need one at some point.

[CSVT#49]

There is hope!!

After reading through the post on the Rockauto headlight replacements I decided to look at their website and go figure they have radiators to (I thought they only sold headlights)

Look what I found...



notice the assembly number F8RZ8005AA... that is the Ford part number for the SVT radiator, not the regular 2.5L Contour radiator.

I'm waiting for a call to confirm that the w/o AC shown their is a misprint. Then I'm going to order one. If everything checks out I'll let you guys know, but hell for $94.99 why not?! Steve at Tousley even if he could get it was going to charge me $210!

[morbid]

It would be sweet if, by chance, that radiator was slightly deeper than the SVT one.... but I doubt it is. Good find! Mine is functional, but a dumbass mechanic crushed the bottom in... and for ~$100 I can finally replace it (if the rockauto one is truely compatible).

[todras]

All aftermarket radiators for the SVT are not true SVT radiators.

That being said, I have two non-SVT radiators that will fit fine, they are in the classifieds for cheap and ready to ship.

For what its worth, I replaced my non-SVT radiator with a SVT radiator and didnt notice much, if any, increase in cooling efficiency. There are some SVT owners running a non-SVT radiator and I have not heard of any overheating problems.

Track it and see what you find out.

BTW I don't take guesses on ordering at rockauto. I ordered rear brake lines for my SHO and they weren't correct at all. Their online is far from accurate unless you're ordering something simple. If you want an SVT rad get a used one off of www.car-part.com

[juspifool]

I did the same thing when replacing my clutch. I ended up getting one from http://www.car-part.com I think it was around $60 shipped to my house, it was in good condition.

[rkneeshaw]

Track it and see what you find out.

SZ07 baby!