Do this on a cold engine. Remove the radiator cap. Then remove the clamps holding the upper radiator hose in place as it attaches to the radiator and the thermostat housing. Next remove the clamps that hold the lower radiator hose and then remove the hose itself. The clamps are easily removed with a screwdriver. Replace the old hoses with new ones and fasten them in place with preferably new clamps. The coolant will have drained out and has to be replaced after fitting the new hoses. Check for air in the cooling system.
To replace the radiator in a Honda Odyssey you have to drain the coolant out of the old one. Then you unscrew any fasteners and hoses and lift the old radiator out of the van. Place the new radiator into the vehicle, reattach hoses and screws, and refill with new coolant.
The thermostat is located on the back of the engine. It is located close to where the radiator hoses attach to the engine.
Check the radiator (and the resevoir) after it cools to see if radiator fluid has been filled to proper levelds. Also, check the radiator hoses. In addition, check the oil.
It can be very simple to remove the radiator from a Honda Civic. The first step is to drain the coolant from the radiator. The next step is to disconnect the cooling fan switch and remove the hoses. Then the cooling fan should be removed. Then the radiator should be unbolted and lifted carefully from the vehicle.
Changing a radiator in a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am can be a difficult task. To remove the radiator, all of the radiator hoses will need to be disconnected from the radiator. The transmission lines will also need to be removed. After all of the hoses are disconnected, remove all of the clips that are holding the radiator in place. Lift the radiator up and place with a new one. All the hoses and clips will need to be put back in place with the new radiator.
Drain the coolant from your Ford Fiesta radiator. Remove the radiator hoses. Remove the radiator stabilizing arm. Remove the radiator retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install your new radiator.
Check the radiator fan operation.
check your radiator hoses and change gaskets
Drain the water from your radiator. Remove the top and bottom radiator hoses. Remove the radiator stabilizing bolts. Remove the radiator retaining bolts. Reverse the process to install the new radiator.
Open the hood remove the shroud then unhook the transmission lines and radiator hoses then lift out the unit.
There is no strict rules about that. You need to inspect hoses periodically. But when you have a car which is 10 years old you might need to change all vacuum hoses around the engine.
there are two hoses coming from the radiator. the one on the bottom has the thermostat at the end near the back of the engine.