This was very helpful, no way would I have thought to remove the bumper cover. All to remove two lower bolts. The clamp on my lower hose was positioned such that I could not get the hose off. I left it on and fished the radiator out with the hose still on. Removed it from the thermostat housing first. Thank you for posting!!
Just did this last night, can confirm the 8hr estimate. One tip is that if you stick about 12" of the correct I.D. hose on the nipple at the radiator drain, you can empty the radiator without making any mess at all. I had the hose lying around, but it was maybe 3/8" I.D., I got it from Home Depot. Also, I did it w/o removing the bumper. The two lower radiator bolts are the only real challenge, but if you move the 2 diverters you can get to them. But you had to remove those anyway. I found that the hose clamps were far and away the hardest part of this job. They took FOREVER since they were oriented in the worst possible way.
Just did mine and took me ~8 hrs. Definitely take the front bumper off. Take your time and go slow. MagicMike's recommendation to use a cardboard to protect the AC condenser when pulling off/putting in the radiator is a must as well.
Thanks for taking the time to make this! I have the same leak on my 2013 and this is in my near future...which is how I found this video through search. 👊👊
@bluegorillacookies You can get them from CSF performance themselves, or I believe I ordered mine from Summit Performance. They have been around for a long time and make many race and offroad products.There is a price difference from oem, however there's no plastic to break or separate and they have much better cooling capacity/capability. I believe they were in the four hundred range
Check out the really good video that provides detail for removing the fan shroud and fan: Vance's How-To Video Library - Water Pump Replacement Lexus GX460. It's not a bad idea to replace the water pump while you have the radiator out and coolant drained. That was my plan but after the condenser detour, I was ready to put everything back together and move on for the day.
Ha, thank you. Yeah I cringe when I watch this video. Saying screw when I meant bolt, etc. Compressor/condenser. Clearly I'm not a professional with this first video. But it should confirm if I figured this project out, most of you looking this up will handle this repair too. Only wish I filmed it as I did the fix.
This was very helpful, no way would I have thought to remove the bumper cover. All to remove two lower bolts. The clamp on my lower hose was positioned such that I could not get the hose off. I left it on and fished the radiator out with the hose still on. Removed it from the thermostat housing first. Thank you for posting!!
What about the ATF? How did you top that off?
Thanks for sharing, I really scraped up and bruised my arms doing the serpentine belt a few months ago without taking the fan and shroud off.
Thanks for sharing. The tip on damaging condenser will certainly stay on my radar when I need to take it on!
Paid $950 today parts and labor...
Was it Oem
@@rutgershousesYeah Denso
@@univenpecalipreDenso is made in Taiwan, OEM Lexus is made in Japan.
Just did this last night, can confirm the 8hr estimate. One tip is that if you stick about 12" of the correct I.D. hose on the nipple at the radiator drain, you can empty the radiator without making any mess at all. I had the hose lying around, but it was maybe 3/8" I.D., I got it from Home Depot. Also, I did it w/o removing the bumper. The two lower radiator bolts are the only real challenge, but if you move the 2 diverters you can get to them. But you had to remove those anyway. I found that the hose clamps were far and away the hardest part of this job. They took FOREVER since they were oriented in the worst possible way.
Just did mine and took me ~8 hrs. Definitely take the front bumper off. Take your time and go slow. MagicMike's recommendation to use a cardboard to protect the AC condenser when pulling off/putting in the radiator is a must as well.
Thanks for taking the time to make this! I have the same leak on my 2013 and this is in my near future...which is how I found this video through search. 👊👊
Csf all aluminum heavy duty radiator and you won't have to revisit again!
where do you get it and how much? Thanks
@bluegorillacookies You can get them from CSF performance themselves, or I believe I ordered mine from Summit Performance. They have been around for a long time and make many race and offroad products.There is a price difference from oem, however there's no plastic to break or separate and they have much better cooling capacity/capability. I believe they were in the four hundred range
@@jeremymcmahan6936 thank you
@@bluegorillacookies No problem
Some good tips, but boy, I really wish we could have seen you do the entire process step by step. Thanks though!
Can you let me know how to remove the fan? Remove the 4 bolts? Turn the entire fan counter clockwise?
Check out the really good video that provides detail for removing the fan shroud and fan: Vance's How-To Video Library - Water Pump Replacement Lexus GX460. It's not a bad idea to replace the water pump while you have the radiator out and coolant drained. That was my plan but after the condenser detour, I was ready to put everything back together and move on for the day.
Well since you are in the vicinity...mind as well change the AC radiator as well...but yeah good tip. I am about to go there. Thank you!
_condenser_ ✌️
Ha, thank you. Yeah I cringe when I watch this video. Saying screw when I meant bolt, etc. Compressor/condenser. Clearly I'm not a professional with this first video. But it should confirm if I figured this project out, most of you looking this up will handle this repair too. Only wish I filmed it as I did the fix.