Radiator Removal

hi all

Just A quicky how does the bloody radiator come out as mine just gets stuck on the viscous fan the fan cowling is off me and the mechanic have been pulling pushing and it gets stuck half way

any help i need this bugger out so i can put a new 1 in and get the car moving rave doesnt help much

Diesel or Petrol, Year???

sos mate its a 2.5 diesel manual

I changed mine 2 weeks ago:

Remove bolt holding window washer bottle filler neck and just move out of the way as required. (left hand side)

Remove bolt holding power steering fluid reservoir and just slightly move of the way. (right hand side)

Drain Rad via plug in bottom

Undo the rad hoses and move out of the way.

Loosen fan hub from water pump (left hand thread, loosens by turning clockwise, 36 mm spanner???), remove the 2 spring clips from the top of the radiator cowl, now undo the fan hub fully and remove fan assembly/cowling as one unit.

Undo oil cooler pipes from bottom of radiator.

Remove the 2 bolts holding bottom of radiator to mounting brackets (1 each side)

Now remove radiator from the top. ie up wards

hth

zzr

PS> Change thermostat, fan belt a/c belt and possibly the water pump while your in there>

nice one mate i ve been banging the fan anti clockwise so it loosens clockwise B*****ds

thats just made my day the bolt is more like a 35 and 1/2 after smashing and chisling it the wrong way

riz325 said:

nice one mate i ve been banging the fan anti clockwise so it loosens clockwise B*****ds

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Awkward sods, the V8 fan loosens anti-clock!!!

trying to remove the radiator on a 2006 range rover...HELP...Please....how do I get the bottom hoses off so that I can lift the radiator out???

riz325 said:

nice one mate i ve been banging the fan anti clockwise so it loosens clockwise B*****ds

thats just made my day the bolt is more like a 35 and 1/2 after smashing and chisling it the wrong way

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Sorry for hijacking BUT...

I find that type of thing so funny, its usually me that, that type of thing happens too.
I'm sure you'll laugh about it at some point.


Mike.

riz325 said:

nice one mate i ve been banging the fan anti clockwise so it loosens clockwise B*****ds

thats just made my day the bolt is more like a 35 and 1/2 after smashing and chisling it the wrong way

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Is meant to be 32mm.... when intact!

Mine was an utter sod to shift. Ended up jamming a big scerwdriver across 2 of the water pump pulley bolts and whacking spanner (extended with a cheater pipe) sharply with a hammer. Mucho knuckle skinnage... but it comes off eventually.

If you have a mini-blowtorch, heating the nut helps ALOT.

boys you do realise you're posting on a fred that's 4 years old don't ya??

Buy a viscous fan spanner i use a tyre lever inbetween the pump bolts it's quiet easy when you know how Perectly described by zz1200

Fans ALWAYS undo in the direction they rotate. For the fifteen millionth time.

wammers said:

Fans ALWAYS undo in the direction they rotate. For the fifteen millionth time.

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For the sixteen millionth time - stop exaggerating!

........and the reason is........ Because the force of the engine will always keep it tight just how you like it.