How hard to remove the radiator?
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Drifting
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,454
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From: Port Charlotte FL
How hard to remove the radiator?
Hey guys, my radiator developed a leak and I was thinking about pulling it out and taking it down to the shop. How hard is this to do? Are there any instructions I need, or is it pretty simple? Thanks for the info!
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 1999
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From: At the beach in little Rhody
In a nutshell: Drain and remove hoses. Need to remove intake setup and then upper radiator support. Need to remove the air dam in front of the condenser, then unplug the fans (left side plug is a pain), then remove fans by rotating and lifting out. Uncouple condenser from radiator clips and then it should come out. Its not a bad job at all. An extra set of hands for lifting is helpful but I have done it alone too.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 966
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From: Phoenix AZ
Those fan plugs were such a pain when I pulled my radiator a couple of weeks ago that I just left the fans in the car. I removed them from the radiator (they "snapped" onto the radiator in my 2000, no fasteners). Made clearance a bit tight when removing/installing the radiator, but not too bad. 
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