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Tubolove



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United States 2008 LR2 i6 SE Auto Nazca Sand

And this is what it should look like without the radiator and cooling fan assembly.

Post #320711 4th Apr 2017 3:13 am
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Tubolove



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United States 2008 LR2 i6 SE Auto Nazca Sand

I used a flathead screwdriver to pry open the clips that retain the cooling fan assembly to separate it from the radiator.





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Tubolove



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Tomorrow reassembly.
Post #320713 4th Apr 2017 3:23 am
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bxzx16v



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Great write up Thumbs Up .

Mark 2009 FL2 TD4 SE (Sadly gone)
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devondave



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I agree, very comprehensive and useful guide. Thanks. Bow down
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Yorky Bob



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Thumbs Up Did you try any Rad Weld first ? FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current
Post #320721 4th Apr 2017 7:41 am
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Dave47



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Great write up, handy for reference when the time comes. Thumbs Up
What sort of time frame for the strip down?
Dave DAVE.
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Carel Kriek



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Great write-up!
Many thanks! 2013 SD4 SE (hers)
2013 SD4 HSE (mine)
Ex: 2008 D3 V8 HSE
EX: 2000 D2 TD5
Post #320727 4th Apr 2017 8:55 am
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Tubolove



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Thanks everyone who said "thanks"! Thumbs Up
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Tubolove



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Yorky Bob wrote:
Thumbs Up Did you try any Rad Weld first ?


Hey Bob. I hope we don't get in trouble on this post for being to "salty".

Anyway no I did not. I probably would have tried that on my own vehicle but this hauls my wife and kid so I really needed this fixed asap and correct.
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Tubolove



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Dave47 wrote:
Great write up, handy for reference when the time comes. Thumbs Up
What sort of time frame for the strip down?
Dave


Could be done in about 2 hours taking your time to do it right.
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TXFireblade



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Great write up. Much appreciated by those who will probably have to do this eventually. Where did you get the radiator and how much?
Post #320746 4th Apr 2017 3:21 pm
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Tubolove



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United States 2008 LR2 i6 SE Auto Nazca Sand

Surprisingly radiators are fairly readily available. Local parts houses run $200 to $300 for aftermarket. Online OEM versions run $345 and up. I bought one from ROCKAUTO.com and found the same brand my local parts store was going to get me for $150.
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Tubolove



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United States 2008 LR2 i6 SE Auto Nazca Sand

Ok. So it ended up raining all day long and by the time the radiator got here at 6 o'clock I was really hustling to finish up the job, in the dark, in the rain. There are no more pictures except for these. Just a few final notes. I had to take off the old radiator the rubber bushings at the bottom to transfer to the new radiator:



And the rubber bushings from the top to transfer to the new radiator:




And also these clips for the shroud to transfer to the new radiator:



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Tubolove



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United States 2008 LR2 i6 SE Auto Nazca Sand

Other than that, assembly is exactly the reverse of the order it came apart. I had zero difficulties to report finishing up this radiator install and reassembly went much quicker than disassembly.

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