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Anti-Skid
12-04-2012, 07:00 AM
I noticed mine has a crack in the plastic endcap on top. Looks like it couldnt take the pressure and cracked. Not sure how long its been like that, but it only weeps slowly during normal driving. When I drove it kind of hard is when I noticed it though, the water temp shot up then settled down. When I got home there was coolant spray on the intake side of the engine. Traced it to a crack near the fill cap.

Now, for replacements what kind of prices could I get a new one for. The cheaper the better as Im broke after buying the car.

Here is what I've found:
$132 from Advance Auto online
$155 everywhere else local.

The ebay choices are generally cheaper but what should I be looking for? I don't want a junky, cheaply made reproduction Chinese stuff that will just fail later on. Anyone have opinions on what to go for?