I put a motorad in a couple of years ago before reading they were crappy. Mine is still good no issues. I run around 195 all the time

Maybe they had quality issues in the past but I have not seen any issues at all. I have one in both Rovers. Purged the Dex out when they were changed out.
Got them from BP Utah ( no affiliation) and I didn't get any stickers either!

 

Don't worry too much. The OEM gray seems to have slightly cooler and more consistent temps, but there was nothing wrong with my motorad for the 4 months or so I ran it (may-august...I.e. hot ambient temps)

 

Unless you get a lemon they seem to be already. My original T-stat had me running at 220ish when I first bought the rover. My new motorad floats between 193 and 204 depending on whether I'm cruising or sitting in traffic.

 

I'm heading to Turkey this summer...pretty toasty place so I'm a little paranoid about cooling system woes. Last thing I need is to break down near the boarder of Syria trying to get bum a ride to the nearest Land Rover dealer from a shepherd. Will probably pick one up just to have as a spare.

BTW, my operating temps are 194-196F according to Ultragauge, but I can dial that down if I adjust the electric fan thermostat.

 

I'm going to order other parts to. Should I go to web page or call someone ?????

 

Give me a call if you'd like. 800.403.7591, ask for Zack or use ext. 222.

 

How do you adjust the electric fan thermostat

 

How do you dial down the electric fan thermostat

 

Its not that they all terrible, its that their quality control is terrible and the bad ones still get to the shelves.

 

If you buy a motorad, just test it inside a pot of hot water before putting it in. My motorad 180 has been in since I bought the truck, its still fine (1.5 years old now). It was just a "bad batch" of them, which as Screaminglife stated, bad quality control.