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post Sep 18, 2015 - 1:33 PM
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Got to work this morning, and smoke was pouring out of the engine bay. Opened up the hood and saw there's a 2 inch crack on the top of the plastic radiator part.

Is there anywhere on the forums a how to for replacing the radiator? I have a 95 GT and just ordered a replacement, but no idea how to replace it. Is this an easy swap, or will I need special tools/skills for the job?
 
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post Sep 21, 2015 - 1:21 PM
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First picture, you can see the plug on the side of the fan. Second picture, you can see the plug on the side of the fan again, as well as the drain plug and temp sensor in the bottom corner. Unplug the two fans and temp sensor, drain the coolant, disconnect the hoses (which will still spill so be careful,) then remove the two 12 mm bolts on the brackets on top that hold the radiator down. After that, the radiator pulls straight up and out.




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- Selly_Kuhman   Radiator Replacement   Sep 18, 2015 - 1:33 PM
- - richee3   It's a very easy swap. There's a drain plu...   Sep 18, 2015 - 1:57 PM
- - Selly_Kuhman   It should arrive on Friday of next week. I'll ...   Sep 18, 2015 - 2:30 PM
- - richee3   No problem! I have a spare radiator at home. I...   Sep 19, 2015 - 6:49 AM
- - Bitter   Make sure the drain plug on the new radiator is ti...   Sep 19, 2015 - 8:02 AM
- - Selly_Kuhman   Appreciate the tip. I will look into how much that...   Sep 19, 2015 - 9:50 AM
- - 955SFE   Same concept I always use the 3rd/4th gen camry s...   Sep 21, 2015 - 12:35 PM
- - richee3   First picture, you can see the plug on the side of...   Sep 21, 2015 - 1:21 PM
- - Selly_Kuhman   Thanks for the pics and info. I checked out the ca...   Oct 8, 2015 - 8:49 PM
- - mkernz22   I don't know what that stuff is that you poste...   Oct 9, 2015 - 12:21 AM
- - Selly_Kuhman   This is the list of parts needed off the Camry lin...   Oct 9, 2015 - 12:38 PM
- - Selly_Kuhman   After seeing radiators for $250 + I am now wo...   Oct 9, 2015 - 12:49 PM
- - trdproven   I wrote one of the stickies for radiator replaceme...   Oct 10, 2015 - 2:30 AM
|- - Selly_Kuhman   QUOTE (trdproven @ Oct 10, 2015 - 3...   Oct 11, 2015 - 9:37 AM
- - Selly_Kuhman   What do I do with these metal pipes on the bottom ...   Oct 11, 2015 - 2:04 PM
- - Bitter   Take them off and recycle them.   Oct 11, 2015 - 2:33 PM
- - Selly_Kuhman   Thanks, I think I got it.   Oct 11, 2015 - 2:45 PM
- - Selly_Kuhman   Well I finished putting everything back together, ...   Oct 11, 2015 - 6:22 PM
- - trdproven   for the auto trans oil cooler pipes you see, you c...   Oct 13, 2015 - 5:43 PM
- - Selly_Kuhman   The hood magically closed somehow, so I guess that...   Oct 17, 2015 - 6:53 AM
- - Bigblock   Can you put up pics of the suspected leaking hose?...   Oct 17, 2015 - 10:21 AM
|- - Selly_Kuhman   QUOTE (Bigblock @ Oct 17, 2015 - 11...   Oct 17, 2015 - 10:50 AM
- - Bigblock   RE: Radiator Replacement   Oct 17, 2015 - 11:31 AM
- - Selly_Kuhman   So I was on my way out to work today and saw a nic...   Oct 19, 2015 - 8:37 AM
- - Bitter   Did you figure out where the missing parts go to? ...   Oct 19, 2015 - 7:11 PM
- - trdproven   did you figure this out yet, check where you screw...   Oct 20, 2015 - 7:57 PM
- - Selly_Kuhman   Tightened up the other side of the lower hose and ...   Oct 23, 2015 - 6:03 PM


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