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 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. 👊👊
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.
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.
@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
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!!
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!
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. 👊👊
Some good tips, but boy, I really wish we could have seen you do the entire process step by step. Thanks though!
What about the ATF? How did you top that off?
_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.
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.
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
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!
Paid $950 today parts and labor...
Was it Oem
@@rutgershousesYeah Denso
@@univenpecalipreDenso is made in Taiwan, OEM Lexus is made in Japan.