Radiator
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Radiator
Well it appears I am part of the 6.7 failed radiator club. My '15 is at the dealer, radiator is supposed to be here tomorrow. The truck has been driven under 100 miles over the past month, I walk by it the other day and theres a puddle under it, antifreeze.
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Welcome to the club. Mine had to be replaced at 72k miles. Luckily I had a cheesy aftermarket warranty, which covered the majority of the cost. Next one will be on my dime & time, so I might look into an all aluminum design. Apparently these radiators fail where the plastic tanks are crimped to the aluminum core.
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All aluminum ones (Mishimotos) have failed on these trucks too... So while I don't disagree with your reasoning and failure on the OEM ones, the usual bullet proof method of getting an aluminum aftermarket one may only be bullet resistant.
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Nissan is having a heck of a time with the plastic tanks/caps on their radiators in the Titan. I replaced my OEM Titan radiator at 60k with an all aluminum two-row radiator from CSF and haven't had any issues since then. But that's only 35k miles on the new one. It would be nice to think that Ford fixed this problem on the 2017 Superduty but I suspect that I would be engaging in wishful thinking.
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At least I got the extended warranty, but it will cost $100 deductable. Had my fuel pump fixed this way, even covered the tow, from the middle of a bridge.... in rush hour traffic.
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I think the forward sections of the 2011 - 2016 might already be boxed though?
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I thought that too, but people who pull over potholed, uneven, and even dirt roads have never gone through a radiator and others that have never pulled and only drive on flat roads have gone through several. Although it still possible this plays into the failure.
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The radiator on my Titan had what I consider a horizontal stress crack in the lower plastic cap. It sure looked like it could have been due to stress. There was a bracket above the crack (that holds the fan shroud) that I think contributed to the problem. If the radiator wasn't isolated enough from the frame then I could see shock transferred from the frame to the radiator not being helpful.