2009 fx35 - Radiator Leak

[themadnewfie]

Hey Guys

Looking for potential next steps as I'm in a bit of a bind

Long story short - my rad is leaking (if you look closely at the pic you can see the hairline crack running down the plastic part) and any shop that I trust to do the work is telling me they are booked solid till the end of next week

I ordered a new one from Rock Auto (Spectra Premium) which will be here by monday .. so .. Should I give this a diy shot? .. Or just wait for my mechanic to be available

After some research I get mixed messages if this can be done without having to drain the A/C .. Because if I don't have to touch that I think it's a job that I could pull off. As it stands right now the car is trying to overheat / dump coolant everywhere I park .. Which just sucks


Has anyone attempted this and have words of wisdom to share?

 

[Hoang Le]

Not sure if you did it, but it's possible to do it without draining the A/C. It's a time-consuming job though. Took me 3 hours to do it on my 2010 FX35.

 

[Blkinfi13]

i had to do it on my 2017 qx70, there are several videos on youtube that show you how to do it, remove some bolts near the front and once u slide the a/c condensor out of the radiator clip, it relatively straight forward. It did take some force to told the broken radiator out but was a breeze to put it back in.

hope that helps

Regards
RI