What should I do when I Change my radiator?
While the radiator is removed use a garden hose to clean the area including the air conditioner condenser. Disconnect battery cable to avoid short circuits. Replace the thermostat when changing a radiator. Flush the cooling system and install new coolant to protect gaskets and internal engine parts. Replace upper and lower radiator hoses.
How do you replace the radiator on a Dodge Ram?
3-4 gallons of 50/50 mixed coolant (use HOAT (Mopar) coolant if that is what your truck has installed) Remove the negative (black) cable with a 10mm wrench. Place the cable in an area it cannot accidentally contact the battery, or wrap the cable with electrical tape. Then, place a drain pan under the radiator.
Where do you remove the radiator on a car?
To remove the radiator, you will need to remove the condenser mounting bolts with a wrench. This allows the condenser to stay in the engine bay and keeps the refrigerant system closed. The condenser mounting bolts are usually near the top corners of the radiator.
How long does it take to replace a Mercedes Benz radiator?
These instructions should help you replace the radiator on Mercedes-Benz models such as C, S, ML, GL, GLK, GLE, GLS, etc. Replacing the radiator on a Mercedes-Benz is easy and takes about two hours. Below is a list of parts and tools that you will need to change the radiator on most Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Between 3 and 4 gallons.
While the radiator is removed use a garden hose to clean the area including the air conditioner condenser. Disconnect battery cable to avoid short circuits. Replace the thermostat when changing a radiator. Flush the cooling system and install new coolant to protect gaskets and internal engine parts. Replace upper and lower radiator hoses.
These instructions should help you replace the radiator on Mercedes-Benz models such as C, S, ML, GL, GLK, GLE, GLS, etc. Replacing the radiator on a Mercedes-Benz is easy and takes about two hours. Below is a list of parts and tools that you will need to change the radiator on most Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Between 3 and 4 gallons.
What do you do when the radiator cap is removed?
Once the cap is removed, you can either open the petcock valve or remove the bottom radiator hose to drain the coolant. Drain the coolant into a plastic reservoir. With the coolant drained, you can start removing hoses, clamps and the radiator bolts keeping the radiator in place.
What’s the best way to drain a radiator?
There are two ways to drain radiators. Remove the radiator cap for either way. Once the cap is removed, you can either open the petcock valve or remove the bottom radiator hose to drain the coolant. Drain the coolant into a plastic reservoir.