Review on 🔧 Stant Coolant Reservoir Cap for Engine by Robert Tirona

2000 Ford F350 7.3 Diesel. This outgassing gas cap (radiator cap) GOT FAIL in the middle of nowhere (Kansas Turnpike/Interstate 35). I lost most of my engine coolant on the Kansas Turnpike between Wichita and Emporia when the stant cap ruptured. The services are roughly 30 miles apart and of course stant coverage between service areas will run out at 8pm. I hobbled to the nearest rest stop and filled the radiator with enough water to take me to the next town. I was forced to stay the night (everything was closed, of course). Bought an OEM Ford 9C3Z-8101-B radiator cap the next day and had it delivered to my home. I will never try to save money on an item as important as this ever again. I saved $10 buying this cap but when it failed it cost me hundreds of dollars. In addition to an emergency meal and an overnight stay ($200 and I was within 200 miles of home, a one-way trip IF the Stant cap didn't explode), I had to flush my cooling system and top up with the correct coolant ($160 U.S. dollar). ), changing my engine oil ($80) AND my transmission oil ($90) because I was concerned about fluid degradation when heated. When you add the cost of a Ford OEM cover, buying that cover was a $550 mistake. Too bad I didn't take a picture of the disaster area when the Stant's cover came off. Nothing compares to the thought that you blew up your engine at night in the middle of nowhere 200 miles from the barn. Unless I've permanently damaged my 7.3 by cheapening the cap, I'm sure I'll feel my mistake riding it for the next few months.