Removal And Installation Coupe

RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove front bumper fascia, energy absorber, and bumper reinforcement. Removal And Installation.
2. Remove engine under cover. Removal And Installation.
3. Drain engine coolant from radiator. Draining Engine Coolant.
4. Use refrigerant collecting equipment to discharge the refrigerant. Recycle Refrigerant.
5. Remove air guide (LH/RH).
6. Remove bumper center upper finisher. Exploded View.
7. Disconnect harness clips and hood lock control cable clips from bumper retainer.
8. Remove bumper retainer.
9. Remove horn (HIGH/LOW). Removal And Installation.
10. Remove hood lock (LH/RH). Removal And Installation Coupe.
11. Remove front combination lamp (LH/RH). Removal And Installation Xenon Type.
12. Support hood assembly with a suitable material to prevent it from falling.

WARNING:
Bodily injury may occur if no supporting rod is holding the hood open when removing the hood support rod.
13. Remove hood lock bracket (center).
14. Remove hood lock bracket (LH/RH).

NOTE:
Remove hood lock bracket RH and washer inlet at the same time.
15. Remove ambient sensor. Removal And Installation Without 7 Inch Display.
16. Remove hood lock stay assembly.
17. Remove radiator core support reinforcement.
18. Remove washer tank. Removal And Installation.
19. Remove Intelligent Key warning buzzer. Removal And Installation Coupe.
20. Remove head lamp bracket (LH/RH).
21. Remove air cleaner case assembly (LH/RH). Removal And Installation.
22. Remove air duct (LH/RH). Removal And Installation.
23. Disconnect condenser pipe assembly at one touch joint. .
24. Remove the radiator reservoir tank. Exploded View.
25. Remove radiator upper hose. Exploded View.
26. Disconnect harness connector of refrigerant pressure sensor. Exploded View.
27. Remove crash zone sensor. Removal And Installation.
28. Disconnect harness connector of cooling fan. Removal and Installation.
29. Remove upper mount bracket, and then tilt radiator toward vehicle front. Exploded View.
30. Disconnect all harness clips from radiator core support assembly.

CAUTION:
Never damage radiator.
31. Remove radiator lower hose at radiator side.
32. Disconnect A/T fluid cooler hose.





33. Remove mounting bolts (A), and then move power steering fluid cooler assembly (1) toward vehicle front.
34. Remove hood lock stay (LH/RH).
- Remove the rivets, and then remove the hood lock stay (LH/RH) from the radiator core support assembly.

NOTE:
Removal of rivet.





Grind the head of rivet (1) with a drill (A) [bit of 4.0 - dia. 4.5 mm
(0.157 - dia. 0.177 in)] and then remove the hood lock stay (LH/RH).
35. Remove mounting bolts, and then remove radiator core support assembly.

CAUTION:
- Operate with 2 workers, because of its heavy weight.
- Never damage power steering oil cooler pipe.
36. Remove the following parts after removing radiator core support assembly.
- Cooling fan (LH/RH). Removal and Installation.
- Radiator and condenser assembly. Removal and Installation.

INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.

NOTE:





Securely crimp the hood lock stay (LH/RH) with the radiator core support assembly with a hand riveter (A).






CAUTION:
- After installation, fill the following parts.
- Refrigerant: Charge Refrigerant.
- Engine coolant: Refilling Engine Coolant.
- A/T fluid: Changing.
- After installation, adjust the following parts.
- Front combination lamp: Description Xenon Type.