How do I re[place my radiator? - 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix

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Open front hood "frunk" remove radiator cover plastic.

Remove upper radiator bracket supports.

Disconnect radiator fan wiring connectors.

Remove upper radiator fan bolts.

Jack up front of the car. Place jack stands and use ebrake and some kind of wedge to stop rear from rolling backwards for safety

Remove lower radiator fan bolts and lower fans down and place to the side.

Connect the factory clear tubes to the drain nossle by the lower passenger side of radiator if you still have them if not use a large enough collection pan so it doesnt splash much.

Open top release. Top of radiator driver side.

Place your bucket under the drain nossle and open that up. Let the coolant drain. When finished close both nossles.

If the radiator has not been replaced before or if it was put back the right way. Youre radiator hose clamps will be facing downward. Use some long needle mpse pliers to remove hose clamps and then remove the radiators hoses from radiator. Keep collection bucket under.

Once both sides of radiator hose are removed. Gently lift the radiator forward and upward to release the bottom of the radiator from where it is seated and then lower the radiator out the bottom.

Reverse to install and make sure to follow factory manual for bleeding coolant system after

Sorry friend - heading to bed and heading out tomorrow - Try this link and then check the 1991 MR2 Repair Manual - Good Luck
http://manual.teq.org/

There should be a folded seam where the side tanks are soldered on. On the bottom of the radiator this folded lip (one at either end) fits snugly into rubber bushings that should be mounted on a cross member (radiator support), these should already be in place. Once you set the radiator in place there is a tin plate that goes across the top of the radiator. There should be 2 more rubber bushings that fit snugly on top of the folded lip discussed earlier. If memory serves you should have 4 bolts to fasten the top plate in place.

These are instructions that I found online. From reading them I am glad I have not yet had to replace the alternator on "MY" Sedona. Hope this helps as the KIA manual does not supply alternator R & R instructions. Good luck.
As for #5 I removed the front wheel and plastic panel when I had to replace "just" the serpentine belts and idler pulley.
1. Remove the terminal connections on the battery. Allow 30 minutes to pass for the airbags to automatically disable.
2. Remove the air filter intake. The air filter intake is the large plastic box above the radiator that is connected to the air filter housing. With the air filter intake removed, you can now remove the support beam above the radiator itself. You will have to use a Phillips screwdriver to remove a total of 10 screws from the support beam.
3. Place the large pan underneath the vehicle right under the radiator. Unplug the two radiator hoses that are connected to the radiator.
4. Remove the pipe that the radiator hoses were connected to. Remove both fans that are attached to the radiator by unscrewing the four screws holding each fan in place. This will allow access to the alternator itself.
5. Remove the serpentine belt by loosening the manual adjustment pulley held in place by two nuts. Use the socket wrench to remove the nuts and then remove the serpentine belt. Remove the support bar that connects the engine block to the alternator. Remove the 2 screws holding the support bar in place to remove it.
6. Remove the three bolts on the left side of the alternator. Disconnect the wire harness to the alternator by squeezing the tabs and pulling it out. Disconnect the hot connector by pulling it out. Pull the alternator out of the vehicle. Place the new alternator into the vehicle and reconnect the hot connector and wire harness to the alternator.
7. Reattach the support bar by reinstalling the two screws. Reattach the serpentine belt into the vehicle and tighten the manual adjustment pulley. Reattach the two nuts holding it into place.
8. Reattach the fans attached to the radiator. Make sure there are four screws for each fan to secure it into place. Reattach the pipe that the radiator hoses were connected to and reconnect the two hoses that were connected to the radiator.
9. Use all ten screws to reattach the black support beam above the radiator. Place the air filter intake back into the vehicle. Reconnect the terminal connections to the battery and close the hood.

Remove the cross bar and see whats holding the radiator in place.
Before you remove any more screws you'll have to get under the car and disconnect the the lower radiator hose and the transmission line (Both will leak fluids so be prepared to catch them with a bucket) then remove the upper radiator hose and finally you can remove the screws holding the radiator in place.
Be exteremely careful putting the new radiator in place as the grill on it is easily damaged.If you are not good at working on cars you should have a mechanic do the job for you!

Instructions

1. • Trace the top radiator hose from the radiator to the location where the hose secures to the engine. The metal cover that the hose connects to houses the thermostat.
     
   • 2Remove the two 10-millimeter bolts that secure the cover onto the engine with a wrench. If you cannot reach the bolts or you are using a socket/ratchet, remove the radiator hose from the metal cover by removing the radiator hose clamp.
     
   • 3
     
   • Lift the metal cover off the thermostat to expose the thermostat. With the radiator hose still attached to the cover, lift upward on it to drain the fluid back into the engine. Push the cover and the hose off to the side. If you removed the hose, simply lift up on the metal cover and place it off to the side.
     
   • 4Pull the broken thermostat out of the engine and place a new one into place. The new one should be orientated in the same manner as the old one to ensure proper fluid circulation.
     
   • 5Lift the old gasket off the engine and place the new gasket into place. The new gasket should remain dry throughout this process.
     
   • 6Bolt the metal cover back onto the engine using the old bolts. If the radiator hose was removed during the tear down process, secure the hose back onto the metal cover with the radiator hose clamp.
     

These are instructions that I found online. From reading them I am glad I have not yet had to replace the alternator on "MY" Sedona. Hope this helps as the KIA manual does not supply alternator R & R instructions. Good luck.

As for #5 I removed the front wheel and plastic panel when I had to replace "just" the serpentine belts and idler pulley.

1. Remove the terminal connections on the battery. Allow 30 minutes to pass for the airbags to automatically disable.

2. Remove the air filter intake. The air filter intake is the large plastic box above the radiator that is connected to the air filter housing. With the air filter intake removed, you can now remove the support beam above the radiator itself. You will have to use a Phillips screwdriver to remove a total of 10 screws from the support beam.

3. Place the large pan underneath the vehicle right under the radiator. Unplug the two radiator hoses that are connected to the radiator.

4. Remove the pipe that the radiator hoses were connected to. Remove both fans that are attached to the radiator by unscrewing the four screws holding each fan in place. This will allow access to the alternator itself.

5. Remove the serpentine belt by loosening the manual adjustment pulley held in place by two nuts. Use the socket wrench to remove the nuts and then remove the serpentine belt. Remove the support bar that connects the engine block to the alternator. Remove the 2 screws holding the support bar in place to remove it.

6. Remove the three bolts on the left side of the alternator. Disconnect the wire harness to the alternator by squeezing the tabs and pulling it out. Disconnect the hot connector by pulling it out. Pull the alternator out of the vehicle. Place the new alternator into the vehicle and reconnect the hot connector and wire harness to the alternator.

7. Reattach the support bar by reinstalling the two screws. Reattach the serpentine belt into the vehicle and tighten the manual adjustment pulley. Reattach the two nuts holding it into place.

8. Reattach the fans attached to the radiator. Make sure there are four screws for each fan to secure it into place. Reattach the pipe that the radiator hoses were connected to and reconnect the two hoses that were connected to the radiator.

9. Use all ten screws to reattach the black support beam above the radiator. Place the air filter intake back into the vehicle. Reconnect the terminal connections to the battery and close the hood.

Find the location where the upper radiator hose connects to the intake manifold of the engine by tracing it from the radiator to thermostat intake housing bolted to the intake.

2 Remove the radiator hose from the thermostat intake housing by loosening the band clamp that secures it into place. With the clamp loosened, pull the hose off the housing.

3 Remove the two bolts that secure the housing to the intake manifold and then lift the housing off the intake.

4 Lift the thermostat out of the intake manifold and place the new thermostat into the hole. The end of the thermostat with the pin protruding from it sticks out of the intake manifold.

5 Lift the thermostat intake housing gasket off the intake manifold and place the new one onto the intake manifold.

6 Place the thermostat intake housing onto the intake manifold and bolt it into place. Reconnect the hose using the band clamp.

Six-Cylinder Engines

1 Drive the Dodge onto a set of front-end ramps and secure the parking break. Allow adequate time for the radiator fluid to cool down. Thirty minutes is usually adequate.

2 Loosen the petcock on the lower right hand side of the radiator and drain all of the radiator fluid into a drain pan. Close the petcock once drained.

3 Trace the lower radiator hose to the location where the hose connects to the engine block. The metal housing the hose connects to is the lower thermostat outlet. Remove the hose from the outlet by loosening the band clamp and then by pulling the hose off the outlet. Be careful--some fluid will drain from the hose.

4 Remove the two bolts that secure the thermostat outlet to the engine block and pull the thermostat outlet off the block.

5 Discard the O-ring inside the bottom edge of the thermostat outlet and place a new one into the outlet.

6 Pull the thermostat out of the engine block and replace it with a new one. The end with the pin protruding from it sticks out of the engine block.

7 Place the thermostat outlet onto the engine block and secure it into place. Reattach the lower radiator hose with the band clamp.

8 Open the radiator filler cap located on top of the radiator and fill the radiator with the fluid previously drained from the system.

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1. Thermostat on this particularcar is on the right-side of the inlet manifold.
2. Allow the engine to cool down for about 3-hours before this removal is attempted.
3. Place a conatiner under the radiator.
4.Drain the coolant into the container by opening the radiator drain valve( which is under the radiator).
5.Disconnect the radiator hose clamp.
6.Pull the upper radiator hose off the thermostat housing cover.
7 Remove the thermostat bolts.
8. Carefully note the position of the old thermostat in its seating place. (arrow is marked on its seating place)
9.Take out the old thermostat.
10.Break off the old gasket seal using a knife or similar object.
11. Reverse this procedure for installation .(rememeber to put in new gasket on the thermostat seating place).