2. Drain the cooling system as described in Chapter 3.
4 cylinder engines
3. Loosen the brackets, disconnect the upper and lower hoses and hoses of the expansion tank from the radiator.
4. Disconnect the electrical wiring from the electric cooling fan and thermal switch.
5. Turn off a fixing bolt of a suspension bracket of the bottom fastening, remove suspension brackets.
6. Disconnect the radiator from the overhead installations, then lift the unit with the cooling fan and shroud up and out of the engine bay.
7. If necessary, unscrew the cooling fan and casing from the radiator, then unscrew the nuts, separate the fan and motor from the casing.
5 cylinder engines
8. Unscrew the fastening screws, remove the upper radiator cover (photo).
9. Loosen the brackets, disconnect the upper and lower radiator hoses and expansion tank hoses.
10. Disconnect the electrical wiring from the electric cooling fan and thermal switch (photo).
11. From under the car, unscrew the bolts that secure the air baffle casing to the radiator, and the nuts that secure the lower mounts to their suspensions (photo).
12. Remove top mounting nuts, lift radiator with cooling fan and shroud up and out of engine bay (photo).
13. If necessary, unscrew the cooling fan and casing from the radiator, then unscrew the nuts and separate the fan and motor from the casing.
All models
14. Radiator repair is best left to a specialist, although minor leaks can be repaired using a Holts Radweld radiator seal without removing the radiator. The external radiator matrix can be cleaned of insects and leaves with a jet of water or a soft brush.
15. Backflush the radiator as described in Chapter 4, and replace the hoses and brackets if they are damaged or worn.
16. Installation is carried out in the reverse order. Fill the cooling system as described in Chapter 5. If the thermal switch has been removed, install a new washer.
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