Radiator: Service and Repair

RADIATOR
Removal Procedure
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Drain the engine cooling system.
3. Remove the main cooling fan.
4. Remove the auxiliary cooling fan, if equipped.
5. Remove the lower radiator hose clamp.
6. Disconnect the lower radiator hose from the radiator.





7. Remove the upper radiator hose clamp.
8. Disconnect the upper radiator hose from the radiator.
9. Remove the hose clamp from the surge tank hose at the radiator.
10. Disconnect the surge tank hose from the radiator.
11. Disconnect the upper and lower transaxle cooler hoses from the pipes at the left radiator tank, if equipped.





12. Remove the left upper radiator retaining bolt.
13. Remove the left upper radiator retaining bracket.





14. Remove the right upper radiator retaining bolt.
15. Remove the right upper radiator retaining bracket.
16. Remove the radiator from the vehicle.

Important: The radiator still contains a substantial amount of coolant. Drain the remainder of the coolant from the radiator into a drain pan.

Installation Procedure
1. If installing a new radiator, remove the transaxle cooler pipes from the old radiator and install them onto the left tank of the new radiator.
2. Install the upper transaxle cooler pipe to the radiator and secure the pipe with a pipe bolt.
- Tighten the upper transaxle cooler pipe bolt to 12 Nm (106 inch lbs.).
3. Install the pipe holder as it was in the old radiator.
4. Install the lower transaxle cooler pipe to the radiator and secure the pipe with a pipe bolt.
- Tighten the lower transaxle cooler pipe bolt to 12 Nm (106 inch lbs.).





5. Set the radiator into place in the vehicle with the radiator bottom posts in the rubber shock bumpers.
6. Position the radiator retainers in place.
7. Install the upper right radiator retainer bracket.





8. Install the upper right radiator retaining bolt.
- Tighten the upper right radiator retaining bolt to 4 Nm (35 inch lbs.).
9. Install the upper left radiator retainer bracket.





10. Install the upper left radiator retaining bolt.
- Tighten the upper left radiator retaining bolt to 4 Nm (35 inch lbs.).
11. Connect the transaxle cooler hoses to the pipes, if equipped.
12. Connect the surge tank hose to the radiator.
13. Secure the surge tank hose with a hose clamp.





14. Connect the upper radiator hose and the lower radiator hose to the radiator.
15. Secure each hose with a hose clamp.
16. Install the main cooling fan.
17. Install the auxiliary cooling fan, if equipped.
18. Refill the engine cooling system.
19. Connect the negative battery cable.