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6. Radiator
A: REMOVAL
1. NON-TURBO MODEL
WARNING:
The radiator is pressurized. Wait until the en-
gine cools down before working on the radia-
tor.
1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
3) Lift-up the vehicle.
4) Remove the under cover.
5) Drain the engine coolant completely. CO(H4SO)-19, DRAINING OF ENGINE COOL-
ANT, REPLACEMENT, Engine Coolant.>
6) Disconnect the connectors of radiator main fan
motor (A) and sub fan motor (B).
7) Disconnect the radiator outlet hose from water
pump.8) Disconnect the ATF cooler hoses from ATF pipe.
(AT model) Plug the openings in the hose and radi-
ator with caps in order to prevent ATF from leaking.
9) Lower the vehicle.
10) Disconnect the over flow hose.
11) Remove the reservoir tank.
12) Disconnect the radiator inlet hose from engine.
13) Remove the radiator upper brackets.
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14) Detach the power steering hose from clip on ra-
diator.
15) Lift the radiator up and away from the vehicle.
2. TURBO MODEL
WARNING:
The radiator is pressurized. Wait until the en-
gine cools down before working on the radia-
tor.
1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
3) Lift-up the vehicle.
4) Remove the under cover.
5) Drain the engine coolant completely. CO(H4SO)-19, DRAINING OF ENGINE COOL-
ANT, REPLACEMENT, Engine Coolant.>
6) Disconnect the connectors of radiator main fan
motor (A) and sub fan motor (B).7) Disconnect the radiator outlet hose from thermo-
stat cover.
8) Disconnect the ATF cooler hose from ATF pipe.
(AT model) Plug the opennings in the hose and ra-
diator with caps in order to prevent ATF from leak-
ing.
9) Disconnect the oil cooler hose from oil cooler
pipe. (MT model with oil cooler)
Install the cap to prevent oil from leaking.
10) Lower the vehicle.
11) Remove the V-belt covers.
12) Disconnect the overflow hose.
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13) Remove the reservoir tank.
14) Disconnect the radiator inlet hose (A) and wa-
ter tank hose (B) from radiator.
15) Remove the radiator upper brackets.
16) Disconnect the power steering hose from clips
on radiator.
17) Lift the radiator up and away from the vehicle.18) Remove the radiator under cover (AT model).
B: INSTALLATION
1. NON-TURBO MODEL
1) Attach the radiator lower cushions to holes on
the vehicle.
2) Install the radiator to vehicle.
NOTE:
Fit pins on the lower side of radiator into cushions
on the body side.
3) Install the radiator upper brackets and tighten
bolts.
Tightening torque:
18 N
⋅m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.0 ft-lb)
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4) Attach the power steering hose to radiator.
5) Connect the radiator inlet hose.
6) Install the reservoir tank.
Tightening torque:
4.9 N
⋅m (0.50 kgf-m, 3.6 ft-lb)
7) Connect the overflow hose.
8) Lift-up the vehicle.
9) Connect the ATF cooler hoses. (AT model)10) Connect the radiator outlet hose.
11) Connect the connectors to radiator main fan
motor (A) and sub fan motor (B).
12) Install the under cover.
13) Lower the vehicle.
14) Connect the battery ground cable to battery.
15) Fill engine coolant. FILLING OF ENGINE COOLANT, REPLACE-
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16) Check the ATF level. SPECTION, Automatic Transmission Fluid.>
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2. TURBO MODEL
1) Install the radiator under cover to radiator.
2) Attach the radiator lower cushions to holes on
the vehicle.
3) Install the radiator to vehicle.
NOTE:
Fit pins on the lower side of radiator into cushions
on body side.
4) Install the radiator upper brackets, and then
tighten the bolts.
Tightening torque:
18 N
⋅m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.0 ft-lb)5) Connect the power steering hose to radiator.
6) Connect the radiator inlet hose (A) and water
tank hose (B).
7) Install the reservoir tank.
Tightening torque:
4.9 N
⋅m (0.50 kgf-m, 3.6 ft-lb)
8) Connect the over flow hose.
9) Install the V-belt cover.
10) Lift-up the vehicle.
11) Connect the ATF cooler hoses. (AT model).
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12) Connect the oil cooler hose. (MT model with oil
cooler)
13) Connect the radiator outlet hose.
14) Connect the connectors to radiator main fan
motor (A) and sub fan motor (B).
15) Install the under cover.
16) Lower the vehicle.
17) Connect the battery ground cable to battery.
18) Fill engine coolant. FILLING OF ENGINE COOLANT, REPLACE-
MENT, Engine Coolant.>19) Check the ATF level. SPECTION, Automatic Transmission Fluid.>
C: INSPECTION
1) Remove the radiator cap, top off radiator, and
then attach the tester (A) to radiator in place of cap.
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2) Apply a pressure of 157 kPa (1.6 kg/cm
2, 23 psi)
to the radiator to check if:
(1) Engine coolant leaks at/around radiator.
(2) Engine coolant leaks at/around hoses or
connections.
CAUTION:
 Inspection must be carried out at the side of
coolant filler tank, not at the side of radiator.
 Engine should be off.
 Wipe engine coolant from check points in ad-
vance.
 Be careful to prevent engine coolant from
spurting out when removing the tester.
 Be careful also not to deform the filler neck of
radiator when installing or removing tester.
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Radiator Cap
7. Radiator Cap
A: INSPECTION
1) Attach the radiator cap to tester.
2) Increase the pressure until tester gauge pointer
stops. Radiator cap is functioning properly if it holds
the service limit pressure for 5 to 6 seconds.
Standard pressure:
93 — 123 kPa (0.95 — 1.25 kg/cm
2 , 14 — 18
psi)
Service limit pressure:
83 kPa (0.85 kg/cm
2, 12 psi)
CAUTION:
Be sure to remove foreign matter and rust from
the cap in advance otherwise, results of pres-
sure test will be incorrect.
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Radiator Main Fan and Fan Motor
8. Radiator Main Fan and Fan
Motor
A: REMOVAL
1. NON-TURBO MODEL
1) Set the vehicle on a lift.
2) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
3) Lift-up the vehicle.
4) Remove the under cover.
5) Drain the coolant aprrox. 12 (1.06 US qt, 0.88
Imp qt). ENGINE COOLANT, REPLACEMENT, Engine
Coolant.>
6) Disconnect the connector of main fan motor (A)
and sub fan motor (B).
7) Remove the ATF hose from two clips of radiator
fan motor assembly. (AT model)
8) Lower the vehicle.
9) Disconnect the over flow hose.
10) Remove the reservoir tank.11) Remove the radiator fan motor assembly
mounting bolts.
12) Disconnect the radiator inlet hose from engine.
13) Detach the power steering hose from clip on ra-
diator.
14) Rise up the radiator fan motor assembly to re-
move it from vehicle.
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