Gates 31534 Safety Release Radiator Cap

WORKS AS INTENDED WITH NO INTERFERENCE IN MY NEW AMAZON SUPPLIED RADIATOR.It is my intention to never remove a cap without replacing it with a new one as the cost of failure due to any foreign material getting under the upper seal pad is higher than the cost of the replacement cap. Cars after the late sixties all have recovery systems and the coolant check should be made in the recovery tank and not the radiator. PH and carbon monoxide test tools are cheap compared to damage when there is a system leak. Normally no air can enter the system and engine combustion products should never be present as well in the recovery tank. Removing the radiator cap when there is no system failure and except for periodic replacement is a very bad idea. In life there are many things that you might used every day but never more than once. Think about that one.That little crappy little hose that goes from the radiator to the recovery tank may not seem important but failure will kill you car. Amazon sells spools of Gates replacement hose for less than the cost of a gallon of coolant. Change it out every couple years. That little cap that lives on some water pumps that is so small you usually don't even know it is there can look like a volcano when it fails. Cheap to change out and extremely expensive after it blows. Those little hoses on your window washer system also are not the thing you want to fail state inspection or if you suddenly find they are bad after you hit a swarm of bees or locusts or a blast or mud. Been there and done all that and found the washer did not work. Gates replacement hoses are as good as any and better than most. Best of all you can get them Amazon Prime.Price a gallon of coolant and also note the cost of system purge and clean out if air is allowed to enter your mix. When you see rusty or discolored coolant in your recovery tank you need to also be aware you might be a candidate for replacement of your water pump because you let things go without taking due care. I buy full strength coolant and then transfer half to a empty identical jug and refill with clear water that has been filtered and allowed to stand for a month or so to eliminate the anti fungus gas injected into it by the water department. PH testing of your water is a great idea. Talk to the pharmacist with the gray hair about PH testing stuff. You will be amazed sometimes what comes in rain water or even your county pipes. Fluoride in your tap water is not good for anything under the hood of your car.With the recovery system as long as the system is working properly there is no need to ever remove the cap. Each year when the coolant and hoses are replaced, the cap is also replaced as the cost of cap failure far exceeds the cost of a new cap.I always want to have replacement cap hoses and clamps as failures cost far exceed the cost of several changes outs if they happen out on the road. New Gates components are good insurance. Waiting for a failure before replacement of any hose belt or clamp is not economical. Engine damage happens quickly and when you look at a more than a thousand dollars as opposed to new fluids hoses belts caps coolant once a year replacement the obvious solution is pick an annual day to get it done. Going out at night with clean windows and a once around under the hood is always a good idea. Tires stems and valve cores may seem like foreign objects but again these things are time bombs and appearance is not what you should be looking at. Cheap onAmazon but expensive if they fail on the road. Tires are dated at time of manufacture. Blowing a valve stem at freeway speed is an experience you will never forget. Especially if it happens in the inside lane. BEEN THERE DONE THAT. Once was enough.Never do work under the hood immediately before long trips. Get a couple thousand miles break in time to insure the work is done correctly and well tested. Radiators like batteries should be changed every couple years or 25,000 miles. Amazon vendors are where almost all replacement radiators originate regardless of where you buy them. Brass copper orAluminum plastic waiting for a failure is always more expensive than periodic replacementJUST LIKE TURKEY DAY DON'T CLEAN THE OVEN THE DAY BEFORE.TEST THE OVEN ON SOMETING CHEAP BEFORE THE BIG DAY. BAKE SOME COOKIES. IN THE SERVICE BUSINESS THERE ARE MANY CALLS FOR HELP ON TURKEY THURSDAY AND MANY OF THEM ARE PILOT ERROR.

Looks to be good quality just did not fit the application it said it would

used on a 2011 ford expedition xlt. fit and seal matched that of the oem cap. i like the locking feature that it has.

Works great you can relive the pressure when car is hot to remove cap

It does not correctly fit the Hyundai Azera it is listed for

The picture in the ad shows the cap to be round in reality it is square.Please see the attached picture of the item I received today (2020/09/22)

Good item and a good price

The handle feels like it would break any minute, but it hasn’t failed yet... 2000 miles later