1st Gen R53 Cooper S Most liked posts in thread: Coolant expansion tank

See post above this one. Way is a .....................

He knows it.

 

You could just order it below and have him ship it to you.

Greene Performance Coolant Tank

 

He's been super helpful with me over the last year. Called and asked me questions about alternative options before shipping orders. I dunno, he's good in my book.

 

That tank looks gorgeous. I would get one too except the Canadian dollar is so pithy low right now, I wouldn't be able to get this past my wife.

I am happy to report my stock original tank is holding up okay still.

Maybe if I can find an excuse to visit Disneyland, and we go, I will drop by and, at the very least, save a few bucks on the cross border shipping.

 

^^^ So is mine, but summer's comm'n.

 

What lb cap do you use?

 

Are you asking me?
And you would be shocked the number of canadians i have that come to So Cal and buy parts from me.
I just sold a set of Z4M motor mounts to a really nice guy from BC

 

Anyone, but I think I found it was 16.

 

Mine is a 21-25 lbs STAT cap.

Just like this one.
Amazon.com: Allstar Performance ALL3137 21-25 PSI Stant Octagon Radiator Cap: Automotive

 

The Greene tank is on my list, for sure.

Good to hear modification is no longer necessary.

 

it is one of the many items on my to-do list - lower priority than other things as long as the OEM is holding up. In my book, it's a reliability upgrade, so it will be done in the near future.

 

Good idea or bad idea:
I want to JBWeld an aluminum filler neck with hose barb onto my forge tank. JB Weld withstands to 3960 psi & 550°

 

Just a small one fitting for the overflow should be okay. It may not look great. You might see if you can find some one to braze it on instead.

 

I used the Greene Performance tank and am very pleased with the results. I wish I'd bought it to begin with instead of wasting time on another OEM. It took maybe 20 minutes after a quick phone call to Colin who was quite happy to help.

 

JB welding the tank seems risky at best. it only will really acomplish those numbers in a lab with perfect prep.
Nearly impossible to do on a used part.
How much is over heating your motor worth to you?

 

More quality advise from a Lunkhead...

 

Forge tank fix

Before and after







Very happy.

 

Nice job !!

 

Sorry you can't afford your meds :crazy:

As you see in the pics the small fitting worked just fine.

 

Did you do the work?? And it works just fine...until it fails...