Radiator replacement.

[koomenator]

Anybody have the steps for replacing the radiator in a 2009 Genesis with 4.6?
Quick search on the internet did not yield any results.
Let me know.

 

[homeofstone]

Never seen another post where a radiator needed to be replaced unless it was from an accident.

 

[12Rspec50]

Radiator is straightforward to replace.

You'll need a pair of slipjaw/channel lock pliers, a 10mm wrench, and a 10mm socket on a ratchet. A 1/4 drive deep socket, or a 1/4 drive shallow socket with a 3" extension is what I would suggest.

Drain your radiator into a bucket or some sort of collection device. Remove both of the upper and the lower radiator hoses. The drain petcock for the radiator is located on the driver's side bottom of the radiator.

Remove the air box, intake air tube, and all related items to the airbox. All hardware securing the airbox is 10mm.

Remove the fan, follow the wiring for the fan to the fan controller located under the main fuse box on the driver's side of the engine bay. With a 10mm wrench/socket, remove the two bolts securing the fan/shroud. Using a flat head, or a stiff finger, unclamp the fan/shroud from the small snap-in brackets on the lower part of the radiator.

Mark both of your transmission cooler lines and their location/orientation on the radiator. Remove the hose clamps, remove the soft rubber lines off of the hard lines on the radiator. There are 4 10mm bolts on the upper radiator support that secure the upper radiator isolator mounts. Once the 4 bolts have been removed, you can maneuver the radiator towards the engine, where you now gain access to the clips for the A/C condenser. (There's a point here where you'll wish you had 3 or 4 hands, but its possible with your regular 2.) You'll need to pull up on the radiator to free it from the lower isolator mounts.

Once you're free of the lower isolators, upper isolators, and everything else up to this point all you have left is to free the radiator of the condenser. There is a clip per side on the radiator that the condenser sits in, much like the clips that are on the fan. The radiator needs to move downward and the condenser needs to be pulled upwards.

The radiator should now be free to remove.

Good luck.

 

[koomenator]

Thanks for the response. I was able to figure it out. Actually pretty easy.
Reason for replacement radiator was my Genesis hit a deer (or I should say the deer hit me).
The car was totaled but I was able to keep the car an repair it myself for 3k.
The only problem I had with the aftermarket replacement radiator was the cooling lines. The metal tube coming out from the radiator were smaller than the original. Used some aftermarket hose clamps to make it work.

 

[G-326808]

Radiator is straightforward to replace.

You'll need a pair of slipjaw/channel lock pliers, a 10mm wrench, and a 10mm socket on a ratchet. A 1/4 drive deep socket, or a 1/4 drive shallow socket with a 3" extension is what I would suggest.

Drain your radiator into a bucket or some sort of collection device. Remove both of the upper and the lower radiator hoses. The drain petcock for the radiator is located on the driver's side bottom of the radiator.

Remove the air box, intake air tube, and all related items to the airbox. All hardware securing the airbox is 10mm.

Remove the fan, follow the wiring for the fan to the fan controller located under the main fuse box on the driver's side of the engine bay. With a 10mm wrench/socket, remove the two bolts securing the fan/shroud. Using a flat head, or a stiff finger, unclamp the fan/shroud from the small snap-in brackets on the lower part of the radiator.

Mark both of your transmission cooler lines and their location/orientation on the radiator. Remove the hose clamps, remove the soft rubber lines off of the hard lines on the radiator. There are 4 10mm bolts on the upper radiator support that secure the upper radiator isolator mounts. Once the 4 bolts have been removed, you can maneuver the radiator towards the engine, where you now gain access to the clips for the A/C condenser. (There's a point here where you'll wish you had 3 or 4 hands, but its possible with your regular 2.) You'll need to pull up on the radiator to free it from the lower isolator mounts.

Once you're free of the lower isolators, upper isolators, and everything else up to this point all you have left is to free the radiator of the condenser. There is a clip per side on the radiator that the condenser sits in, much like the clips that are on the fan. The radiator needs to move downward and the condenser needs to be pulled upwards.

The radiator should now be free to remove.

Good luck.

That guide was perfect thank you!
I just found this after almost losing hope of finding my transmission cooler lines, greatly appreciated.