Ke3x Interior Heating Unit

[sleepy92]

i have a ke35 hardtop with a leaking interior heater unit... lots a bunch of the nice toyota red coolant all over my fresh interior carpet :lol: :(

 

anyways, just wondering if anyone has experience with these, and if its a typical thing? will the assembly from any other models (ke1x, ke2x, ke5x, ke70) will fit in my car?

 

is it the complete unit that usually causes the problem, or just a busted radiator part?

 

sorry for noob question.. couldn't find anything in the compatibility section.. its winter, and i'm keen to get this all sorted out ASAP )i do a lot of EARLY morning car trips, and i'm not keen on frostbite)

[rob83ke70]

I'm sure I've got a spare ke3x/ke5x item not doing anything.

 

shouldn't be running red coolant in a ke corolla with an older style copper/brass radiator - should use green coolant.

 

Robert.

[philbey]

Problem with replacing it with another 30 year old heater core is that its likely to fail again. You might be able to get one new?

[Taz_Rx]

Problem with replacing it with another 30 year old heater core is that its likely to fail again. You might be able to get one new?

 

+1

 

There were some new cores on ebay a while ago, just had a look and they're not at the mo.

Check with some radiator shops, they might still be able to get new ones.

[philbey]

Or they might even be able to fab up a new core for it pretty easily.

[sleepy92]

running a 4AG in my car, so i was recommended to get the Red coolant... worth going back to green still? any other parts that the red coolant would damage?