Where can I find a new Mopar radiator?

[KAPOW]

I am having a hard time finding a Mopar radiator replacement for my 2006 automatic.

Anyone have a recommendation on how to source one? Not my daily driver so not looking for overnight.

Thanks for the help.

 

[KAPOW]

Does anyone have experience with the following radiator?

https://www.extremeterrain.com/jeep-wrangler-radiator-ra-jeep87-3.html

 

[P man]

As you are finding out the OEM radiators are hard to find now. I would personally buy a $100 part store special with a good warranty. I wouldn't worry about anything fancy. Just my .02

 

[C.J. Roberts]

Mopar replacements are few and far between. Not to mention EXPENSIVE. The latest consensus seems to be for Denso. Relatively easy to find and pay for. I think Nissan is a close second.

 

[JMT]

That’s because they don’t exist.

The most favorable replacement on the forum is.

Radiator https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BR2TGB4?tag=wranglerorg-20

 

[C.J. Roberts]

Does anyone have experience with the following radiator?

https://www.extremeterrain.com/jeep-wrangler-radiator-ra-jeep87-3.html

That is NOT what you want. Mopar figured out that a large, single row radiator works best. You can get a cheap radiator and look forward to replacing it every couple years or get a good one and not worry about it.

 

[JMT]

Mopar replacements are few and far between. Not to mention EXPENSIVE. The latest consensus seems to be for Denso. Relatively easy to find and pay for. I think Nissan is a close second.

Denso or CSF? I thought the consensus was CSF.

 

[C.J. Roberts]

Denso or CSF? I thought the consensus was CSF.

Last I heard was Denso, but that may have changed.

 

[JMT]

Last I heard was Denso, but that may have changed.

Hmm…back to research. I was about to pull the trigger. Thanks.

 

[C.J. Roberts]

Hmm…back to research. I was about to pull the trigger. Thanks.

From last December:
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/be-cool-radiator.75165/

 

[Jerry Bransford]

I am having a hard time finding a Mopar radiator replacement for my 2006 automatic.

Anyone have a recommendation on how to source one? Not my daily driver so not looking for overnight.

Thanks for the help.

Yeah they're pretty much impossible to find, I just did another search for the 55037653 used in the 2006 with automatic and found nothing, not even the exorbitantly priced eBay sellers who horde Mopar stuff for high profits have any I could find.

At this point I'd go for a Denso.

 

[97JadeTJ]

I went with this one and no problems yet… if I remember correctly the fan shroud bolts didn’t lineup exactly, but it was no big deal… no issues with overheating…

https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/...otive-suv-1997-jeep-wrangler?q=radiator&pos=0

 

[KAPOW]

Yeah they're pretty much impossible to find, I just did another search for the 55037653 used in the 2006 with automatic and found nothing, not even the exorbitantly priced eBay sellers who horde Mopar stuff for high profits have any I could find.

At this point I'd go for a Denso.

Would you happen to have a place you would recommend purchasing from?

 

[BC Moto]

I just got a CSF radiator (OEM Replacment) from rockauto and its been ok so far

 

[Jerry Bransford]

Would you happen to have a place you would recommend purchasing from?

The Denso 2219234 is available at https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/jeep,2006,wrangler,4.0l+l6,1432231,cooling+system,radiator,2172

Does anyone have experience with OSC radiators? Their spec is at least more realistic than most, they mention plastic tanks and a 1 row aluminum core. I just started noticing OSC the last couple days and they're not pushing stupid stuff like 3 or 4 rows, all aluminum, etc.

 

[97JadeTJ]

I just got a CSF radiator (OEM Replacment) from rockauto and its been ok so far

i’d be willing to bet that all the single row radiators on Amazon and the parts house brands all are made in the same plant in China…

 

[Jerry Bransford]

i’d be willing to bet that all the single row radiators on Amazon and the parts house brands all are made in the same plant in China…

Are you thinking single row is a good or bad thing?

 

[97JadeTJ]

Are you thinking single row is a good or bad thing?

I think it’s a good thing…

 

[Jerry Bransford]

I think it’s a good thing…

It is.

 

[97JadeTJ]

It is.

I’m just saying that if you read the reviews on the single row radiators, that our jeeps like, on Amazon and parts house brands they all read the same… Cheap plastic and fan shroud bolts don’t lineup… that’s why I’m saying I think they’re all made in the same plant and sold under a bunch of different names… Just get the one that’s got the best warranty… JMHO