So after I parked the other day and came back later to go somewhere else..... I noticed a puddle of coolant under the car. I opened the hood and couldn't find where it was coming from. The next day I get off the freeway and steam is pouring out from under the hood. I pull over and open the hood to check it out. I nearly burned myself on a stream of coolant shooting out of the front of the radiator. Stupid plastic tanks.
I called 1-800-Radiator and left them a message (it was Monday night). I received a call from them the next morning at 8:20am. I ordered the 2 core. I was getting coffee right when the tried to deliver it, so I borrow a car to go pick it up 30 min away. Got back. It was 1pm. Ate lunch.
Letting the car cool down from the short drive back from the nice people who lent me the car. I pulled the water shield off below the radiator and pulled the drain **** out. I opened the caps, pulled the upper hoses and undid everything else on top. Crawled under once it was done draining and pulled the lower hose and the tranny lines. The fan confused me though..... it was routed to what looked the like the power steering pump and the fluid smelled like power steering fluid.... I did some research and found that it is powered by fluid motion.... weird. So I moved the fan out of the way and pulled the radiator only to find that the old radiator was only a one core..... geeze. Put the new one in, attached the hoses, filled it up, ran it. NO LEAKS! YAY - New 2 Core!
Pictures are here:
http://Camry.SouthCheeze.com
If anyone ever gets stuck with this DIY let me know. I like the results thus far and I highly recommend 1800-Radiator if you need it fast. This is the second radiator I’ve ordered from them and both times it was late at night and I received it the next morning.
That's what I'm going for. I already had the transmission rebuild.... I'll get the timing belt replaced and I'll be good to go for awhile.
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