Kitty's 4Runner

Been searching, but can't locate any info on 3VZE Silicone Radiator Hose Kits, do they exist, and if they do, what's the quality like? I've just purchased a New Aluminium Radiator (3 core with solid aluminium upper and lower tanks) so I'm trying to upgrade the complete system.

Any ideas guys?

rworegon

They exist.
WAB-FAB, who is waskillywabbit on this forum sells them:

http://www.wabfab.org/component/opti...roduct_id,874/
Another: http://www.lcengineering.com/LCNewsl...l/April11.html

They tend to take come cutting and fitting. I've never had a Toyota hose blow or leak, but I do change them every timing belt change, 60-90,000 miles.

Kitty's 4Runner

Thanks rw...

Also trying to find all the heater hoses which is why I'm having issues, might try yahoo.jp and a couple of japanese sites

rworegon

Hmmm, I don't recalling seeing any kits this morning with the preformed silicone heater hoses in them for the 3vze. I saw them for engines known for a bit more performance than the 'ol 3vze. Good luck on the search.

eBay.au may turn up something....

Kitty's 4Runner

No such luck.....

If I find anything on the Japanese sites, I'll post it up for future reference !!

rworegon

I'll keep poking around over here too.

csout

Trailgear here in Canada sell the Silicone hoses. They also have a US website: http://www.trail-gear.com/

rworegon

csout, she is trying to find all the heater hoses in silicone too. Do you know a source for those? The TG kit is similar to what we already found.

MudHippy

They sell bulk silicone heater hose by the foot, in sizes ranging from .25"-1.25" ID.

http://www.siliconehose.com/commerce...20-r3-sili.htm

Summit has a silicone heater hose kit for a Toyota 3.0L, except it's for the 7M-GE(not the 3VZ-E).

PS, rworegon, I think you're going to have to change the title of the link in your sig from "P/N & diagrams (source for OEM on east coast)"to "P/N (source for OEM on east coast)". The diagrams on that site have been gone for about a week(as utoyot8.com is now a part of history). And, since the part numbers on that site can be a challenge to decipher(since they're missing the first 2 digits), ToyotaPartsZone.com is a better source(COMPLETE part numbers provided in basically the same format).