Removal and Installation

RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT

Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

1.Use a refrigerant collecting equipment to discharge the refrigerant. Refer to "Collection and Charge" Service and Repair.
2.Drain engine coolant from radiator. Refer to "Draining" Draining Engine Coolant.
3.Remove engine under cover. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
4.Remove front grille. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
5.Remove front bumper fascia, energy absorber, reinforcement. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
6.Remove mounting bolts of hood lock cover.
7.Disconnect harness clip and hood lock cable from hood lock cover.
8.Remove hood lock cover.
9.Remove front combination lamp (LH/RH). Refer to "Removal and Installation" Xenon Type (XENON TYPE)
or "Removal and Installation" Halogen Type (HALOGEN TYPE).





10.Disconnect hood lock switch connector (A) from head lamp bracket (RH) (1).
11.Remove mounting bolts and remove hood lock bracket (2) (LH/
RH).





12.Disconnect hood lock cable from hood lock (LH/RH).
13.Disassembly hood lock from hood lock bracket (LH/RH).
14.Disconnect all clamp of hood cable from radiator core support assembly.
15.Disconnect harness connector of refrigerant pressure sensor. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
16.Disconnect harness connector of ambient sensor. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
17.Remove air guide (LH).
18.Remove ICC sensor integrated unit (with intelligent cruse control model). Refer to "Removal and Installation" ICC (Full Speed Range).
19.Remove horn (Hi/Lo). Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
20.Remove intelligent key warning buzzer. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
21.Disconnect harness clamp from hood lock stay.
22.Remove mounting bolt and nut, and remove hood lock stay.
23.Remove washer tank. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
24.Remove power steering oil cooler. Refer to "2WD : Exploded View" Service and Repair
25.Remove air guide (RH).
26.Remove mounting bolt of power steering oil cooler pipe bracket. Refer to "2WD : Exploded View" Service and Repair
(2WD) or "AWD : Exploded View" Service and Repair (AWD).
27.Remove air cleaner box (LH/RH). Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
28.Remove front under side cover (LH). Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
29.Remove radiator upper hose and lower hose at radiator side. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
30.Remove mounting bolts of condenser assembly from radiator core support assembly. Refer to "CONDENSER : Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
31.Disconnect AT fluid cooler hose (upper/lower) from fan shroud and remove AT fluid cooler hose (upper/
lower) from radiator. Refer to "2WD : Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation
32.Remove condenser assembly. Refer to "CONDENSER : Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
33.Remove radiator. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
34.Disconnect harness connector of crash zone sensor. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
35.Disconnect harness connector of cooling fan control module. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
36.Disconnect all harness clip from radiator core support assembly.
37.Remove mounting bolts, and then remove radiator core support assembly.

CAUTION:
Operate with two workers, because of its heavy weight.
38.Remove the following parts after removing radiator core support assembly.
- Head lamp bracket
- Cooling fan (LH/RH): Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
- Crash zone sensor: Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
- Ambient sensor: Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.

INSTALLATION

Install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
- Replenish the following parts.
- Refrigerant: Refer to "Collection and Charge" Service and Repair.
- Engine coolant: Refer to "Refilling" Refilling Engine Coolant.
- AT fluid: Refer to "Changing" Changing.
- Power steering oil: Refer to "Inspection" Service and Repair.
- Adjust the following parts.
- ICC sensor integrated unit (with intelligent cruse control model): Refer to "ADDITIONAL SERVICE WHEN REPLACING CONTROL UNIT (ICC SENSOR INTEGRATED UNIT) : Description" Inspection and Adjustment.
- Front combination lamp: Refer to "Aiming Adjustment Procedure" Xenon Type (XENON TYPE) or EXL289, "Aiming Adjustment Procedure" (HALOGEN TYPE).
- Around view monitor (BOSE AUDIO WITH NAVIGATION): Refer to "CALIBRATING CAMERA IMAGE (AROUND VIEW MONITOR) : Special Repair Requirement" Special Repair Requirement