As the title suggests is a ticking time bomb? Iv had a radiator stalagmite forming for a month or two here, its recently gotten bigger.

I can get a NEW oem rad for 750 cnd dollars plus shipping, aluminum rads are abit more due to USD exchange rate.

 

It would probably be a good idea to kook into that before the crisis occurs. Perhaps it could be repaired?

 

Is there a competent rad shop that could repair it? Granted, those are getting harder to find.

 

On UK ebay there are dirt cheap (by comparison) Chinese ally radiators advertised. I think it would be worth trying one:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_f...iator&_sacat=0

They do not all have the screw-on transmission cooler fittings, which I think your model year has.