Last week I noticed a couple drops of pink liquid under the right front of the car. Damn, coolant! This morning, hoping it was just a bad hose, I took off the bumper and had a look around.

It didn't take long to see that the hoses are in good shape and pliable. But there is moisture coming from the top of the right radiator. There is moisture at the bottom too but that could just be from the upper leak.

So it looks like I'll be replacing a radiator. Any tips or trick before I embark on this journey? It looks pretty straight forward.

Anyone got a spare radiator in good condition lying around?

Oh yeah, if you never have cleaned out your inlet ducts and radiators, do it! There was a lot of crap that fell in my lap when I pulled the ducts off.

Andy

 

All that crap can lead to the radiator deteriorating and rusting.

Also, if it were me I'd replace both radiators- I'd bet the other one won't be far behind...

 

I'm just going to the right side one for now. The left one seems to be in good shape. Plus, it isn't that difficult to get to them if I need to do the other side in the future.