Radiator replacement

[ngarner22]

Hey everyone,
I have a 2002 tj sport. Had some overheating issues and decided to replace the thermostat and radiator. I purchased a 2 row radiator that is a direct fit. Only problem is the new radiator does not have a connection for the power steering coolant line. Do I just run a seperate inner cooler or do I need to purchase another radiator? Added a pic for attention. Thanks up front for any help!

 

[Terry from Texas]

With all due respect... If it does not have all the proper connections it is not direct fit... Get the right parts... OEM if possible.

 

[Matt131]

Those ports at the bottom of the radiator are for the transmission cooler lines. You’ll need to buy a radiator with the trans cooler. The one you have is for a manual transmission Jeep.

 

[TheBoogieman]

MOPAR.

 

[SvtLdr]

Hey everyone,
I have a 2002 tj sport. Had some overheating issues and decided to replace the thermostat and radiator. I purchased a 2 row radiator that is a direct fit. Only problem is the new radiator does not have a connection for the power steering coolant line. Do I just run a seperate inner cooler or do I need to purchase another radiator? Added a pic for attention. Thanks up front for any help!

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As mentioned above, you ended up with a radiator for a manual transmission Jeep. You could try and make that one work by adding an auxiliary trans cooler. That will also require changing the transmission line connections, so it will be a little more work. I'd recommend returning that radiator and getting the direct replacement for your Jeep.

 

[LJBean]

You could add a remote cooler, but you want one in the radiator for cold weather so it doesn't take forever for your transmission to come up to temp. As others have said, OEM is the way to go with radiator replacement on the TJ.

 

[Andy-WhiteTJ]

Mopar seems to be on back order. There's a lot of posts on here of people trying to find a Mopar radiator for an automatic tranny.

 

[ngarner22]

I ended up going with a remote cooler. Easiest solution instead of waiting for another. TN trail jam next week. Hope to see some people on this forum. Thanks again!