Cooling Layer Removal
Cooling Layer Removal
Tools Required
J 38185 Hose Clamp Piers
1. Drain the cooling system.
2. Recover the refrigerant. Refer to Refrigerant Recovery and Recharging.
3. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
4. Remove the air cleaner assembly.
5. Remove the surge tank.
6. Remove the front grille.
7. Remove the front bumper.
8. Remove the charge air cooler inlet and outlet ducts.
9. Using the J 38185, reposition the radiator inlet hose clamp.
10. Disconnect the radiator inlet hose from the thermostat housing.
11. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
12. Remove the radiator outlet hose to radiator retaining clip and disconnect the hose.
13. Remove the upper transmission cooler line to radiator retaining clip and disconnect the line.
14. Remove the transmission cooler line to auxiliary transmission cooler retaining clip and disconnect the line.
15. Remove the evaporator to condenser hose retaining nut (1).
16. Disconnect the evaporator to condenser hose from the condenser.
17. Remove the suction hose bolt (1) from the air conditioning (A/C) compressor.
18. Disconnect the suction hose (4) from the A/C compressor.
19. Disconnect the wiring ground located at the RH fender.
20. Remove the RH fender to core support brace bolts and remove the brace.
21. Disconnect the wiring ground located at the LH fender.
22. Remove the LH fender to core support brace bolts and remove the brace.
23. Disconnect the wiring harness electrical connector at the underhood bused electrical center (UBEC).
24. Disconnect the hood release cable at the hood release latch. Position the cable aside.
25. Remove the positive battery cable nut from the junction block and disconnect the cable.
26. Remove the auxiliary positive cable nut from the junction block and disconnect the cable.
27. Remove the positive battery to UBEC cable nut from the junction block and disconnect the cable.
28. Remove the 4 LH and 4 RH core support bolts.
29. Remove the core support and the cooling layer.