2018年9月22日 星期六

20180922-replace a genuine Toyota radiator

When you DIY, sometimes shit happens... but that's ok. You learn and you evolve.

One week ago, I tried to do a regular maintenance including oil change and the tires rotation. Floor Jack slipped a little before I placed the stands. I have a rule that never lie below the car without the floor stands. Therefore, I was not injured at all because it is a minor slip and I was not beneath the car. However, the jack slipped into the drain faucet of the radiator. So the coolant was leaking from the cracks around the faucet and pouring on the ground. I stopped the leaking temporally by paste some epoxy but it was never a long term cure to the leaking. So after I changed the oil and completed the tire rotation, I order the genuine radiator (Part No.: 16400-0P370
RADIATOR ASSY) from toyotapartsdeal.com for my 2017. It cost me a fortune but I would rather purchase a genuine part for 100% fit. To remove or to install it back was not difficult for me. Also, I took this chance to rinse and wash out the bug bodies out of the AC condenser and even zip Stainless Steel Mesh under the grill to protect the condenser and radiator. It is not so bad given what I have done.

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easy to disconnect
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Bugs... IMG_20180922_104547 drain first IMG_20180922_104808 remove the tranmission hose IMG_20180922_104846 remove lower collant hose IMG_20180922_104901 that is how i stopped the fluid... IMG_20180922_132657 Separate condenser from the radiator and more bugs... IMG_20180922_111820 remove the radiator successfully. time to rinse and wash out the bud bodies IMG_20180922_120119
air compressor becomes handy to dry the condenser and rest components IMG_20180922_124942 broken radiator and retain the 4 adaptors below and upperIMG_20180922_120123 radiator cracks IMG_20180922_120140 a genuine part IMG_20180922_121219 install fan module on the new radiator IMG_20180922_130810 put it back and connect every hose IMG_20180922_134157 fill in genuine Toyota 50/50 coolant. Actually I also fill in 50ml transmision fluid IMG_20180922_143142 a Must to fill in the coolant. IMG_20180922_143708

 All jobs done. My Sienna seems running even better.

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