Radiator leak

Tiny
MREY
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  • 2000 PONTIAC MONTANA
  • 3.7L
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 100,000 MILES
Coolant leak on bottom of radiator on drivers side.
Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 AT 9:09 AM

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Tiny
ASEMASTER6371
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Good afternoon.

You will need to remove the radiator and either have it repaired or replace it with a new one.

I attached a shot from rock auto. The radiators are under a hundred bucks.

Roy

Procedure

1. Remove air cleaner and duct assembly. Refer to Air Filter Element Replacement in Computers and Controls.
2. Drain the coolant. Refer to Draining and Filling Cooling System.
3. Loosen the engine mount strut-to-engine mount strut bracket bolts. Refer to Engine Mount Strut Bracket Replacement (Radiator Upper Support) or Engine Mount Strut Bracket Replacement (Left Side) or Engine Mount Strut Bracket Replacement (Right Side).
4. Remove the engine mount strut bracket brace bolts from the upper radiator support and reposition the struts and brackets rearward. Refer to Engine Mount Strut Bracket Replacement (Radiator Upper Support) or Engine Mount Strut Bracket Replacement (Left Side) or Engine Mount Strut Bracket Replacement (Right Side).
5. Remove the cooling fans with the cooling fan shroud. Refer to Cooling Fan Replacement -Electric.
6. Remove the radiator upper hose from the radiator. Refer to Radiator Hose Replacement - Inlet.
7. Remove the radiator lower hose from the radiator. Refer to Radiator Hose Replacement - Outlet.
8. Remove the low coolant module. Refer to Coolant Level Module Replacement.
9. Disconnect the transaxle oil cooler lines from the radiator. Refer to Automatic Transmission Oil Cooler Pipes Replacement in Transmission and Drivetrain.
10. Remove the radiator brackets and bolts.
11. Remove the radiator.
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Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 AT 11:18 AM

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