All, My 03 Ranger 3.0l has been parked in my driveway in the same spot for about 4 days now and I noticed a stain below the front passenger side. I opened the hood and I found the trace of a leak from the radiator (Photo Enclosed), sorry about the side view I was not sure how to rotate it! Any recommendation for a replacement? This is the original and it has 225K miles on it so...... Any help, direction, part number, brand and or vendor recommendation would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)

 

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...,radiator,2172

The link shows 3 standard ones that are available.
I have a Spectra in mine _ made in Canada and not China, so I went with that.
I bought a copper and brass rad for my old B2200 from CFS and it was supposed to be made in the US and it was made in China and even though I diligently changed the coolant on that truck, the copper is so thin, it's leaking now _ waste of 400 bucks !

The Ford one will be OK of course if you want to spend that sort of money, the Spectra's warranty is the same as Ford, so I would go with that _ it's 20 minute job to switch it out, so no need to worry about labour if it fails with in the warranty.

Mine is at least two years old now and is still OK.

Make sure and get the right one if you have an auto trans.

 

 

It's just a rad, some here put In a duel core because they're hauling stuff or pulling a trailer.
They're pretty much all the same _ all aluminum with plastic tanks.
The Ford one is expensive because it's been tested through production, while the others haven't been, that's why they're cheap.

 

Always get a radiator for an automatic, even if you have a manual trans, these are always dual core, at least every one I have ever seen, manual trans rads are often single core

 

I have a Spectra in almost a year now. No problems.

 

I also got a spectra from local autoparts store, they had it in stock. Surprisingly made in Canada and did not break the bank.
Fitment was great. I would go with it!

 

Thank you all for your input and help! It sounds like the Spectra is the choice however, I am curious to know if there is an "OEM" part available? I have a great deal of experience with BMWs and similarly the radiators are aluminum with plastic tanks, I can also purchase an OEM radiator for the BMW from the same company that makes it for them without the logo at a reasonable price. Does anyone here know who makes the radiators for Ford (perhaps someone that works at a dealer or for Ford) and who carries it? Thanks again for all the help and recommendations, especially regarding the fact about how they differ for the automatic transmission.