Hi folks,

I've got a 94 GS300 with 156k on the clock, original radiator. Starting to spring a slow leak that i've determined is at the top drivers side of the radiator. Looks like a job I can tackle myself, which I will be doing one of the next few days. I've searched through here but don't see an official DIY write up from anybody. I imagine take off the air intake above shroud.... Take off the fan clutch/fan blade which is reverse thread.... remove the overflow hose at top of radiator.... take out the fan shroud itself.... remove bolts/screws on radiator to free it.... remove clamps for upper & lower hoses.... probably a temp sensor plugged in somewhere.... replace radiator, reverse order for install, fill with coolant & bleed???

Anybody have any tips for me, or will I need any tools that aren't common which I likely already have?

If there is no existing DIY, I may take some pics to document the job & post if there is interest out there.

Thanks for taking the time to read, Mike

 

Mike, your on point, you have to remove the shroud and fan for this one. When I put in my new radiator, I used air conditioning foam around the edges to form a stock like seal against the body. I can't help you with the DIY, but I do have pics around here somewhere.

 

Dont forget about the oil lines on the bottom of the radiator

 

Can you tell me more about this or will it be self explanitory when I get in there?

 

I just replaced mine yesterday and it took about 2.5 hours. (Looking for tools took up some of my time)

10 mm, 12mm socket , pliers for hose clips and water temp sensor at the bottom. Container to catch fluid draining.

The biggest challenge was to get the radiator up past the fan shroud. I did it by going under the car, and pushing up the radiator a couple of inches just enough to get the spouts past the shroud.

David

 

the biggest problem i ran into with my gs is the oil line....i didn't have a whole lot of space to work with since i dind't jack up my car.