I like your concept of work smarter not harder . So if working on a non damaged car removing the bumper cover is going to give me the kind of access you had for R/R of the radiator ? Thanks for adding the link for parts , good job guys . Thanks .
Hey Dale - having done this, for certain it’s faster and easier to remove the front bumper. It’s is possible to gain access inside the engine bay but so much has to be removed from the inside that you’ll regret it - and it’s really tight. The bumper cover is so easy to get off anyway. Just keep track of which bolts came from where. Maybe use two different color sharpies to mark the locations on the bumper and keep them in two matching colored bags.
manual for the 7th gen malibu has a bunch of instructions to remove radiator from the bottom. Do you think it still be easier to remove the latch and take it out from the top?
Let me start by saying - Yes, you can swap a radiator in these cars without removing the front bumper. However, the process is brutal. You can also swap the fuel pump in a pickup by dropping the tank - but lifting the bed is much easier. I’m interested in easy. If you disagree, I’d love to hear about below! Thanks for watching.
GM engineers designed it to be removed from the bottom, can't really complain about them when you are not following the proper procedure. But great video.
That’s something I actually never considered. In my case I would have had to pull the condenser and the radiator together so I wonder it all of that would have fit. Then I’d also need a lift or a pit :) Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully it will help someone attempting this.
Thank you very much for the tip on how to take out the radiator and for showing how to take off the clip from the trans nut ..
Very helpful, he explained a lot. More than most.
I like your concept of work smarter not harder . So if working on a non damaged car removing the bumper cover is going to give me the kind of access you had for R/R of the radiator ? Thanks for adding the link for parts , good job guys . Thanks .
Hey Dale - having done this, for certain it’s faster and easier to remove the front bumper. It’s is possible to gain access inside the engine bay but so much has to be removed from the inside that you’ll regret it - and it’s really tight. The bumper cover is so easy to get off anyway. Just keep track of which bolts came from where. Maybe use two different color sharpies to mark the locations on the bumper and keep them in two matching colored bags.
@@TallFamilyFilms I'll go with your method ,removal of the front bumper cover is not a hurdle at all .
manual for the 7th gen malibu has a bunch of instructions to remove radiator from the bottom. Do you think it still be easier to remove the latch and take it out from the top?
I didn’t try it that way so I don’t know.
What do you mean Swap Radiator
Let me start by saying - Yes, you can swap a radiator in these cars without removing the front bumper. However, the process is brutal. You can also swap the fuel pump in a pickup by dropping the tank - but lifting the bed is much easier. I’m interested in easy. If you disagree, I’d love to hear about below! Thanks for watching.
GM engineers designed it to be removed from the bottom, can't really complain about them when you are not following the proper procedure. But great video.
That’s something I actually never considered. In my case I would have had to pull the condenser and the radiator together so I wonder it all of that would have fit. Then I’d also need a lift or a pit :)
Thanks for the feedback. Hopefully it will help someone attempting this.