05 Mazda 3 Radiator/Condensor removal, without much frustration.

Working on Mom's Mazda 3...

[@josephhannah524]

Thanks for the video. I used your video to swap the condenser, but I actually found a way that saves even more time. After you pull the top mounts of the radiator, and you pull the airbox, if you pull the tabs on the wiring loom that runs across the top of the radiator, you can pull the radiator back, remove the fan shroud, and then have enough wiggle room to remove the condenser without removing the radiator at all. Takes a little bit of patience to work the dryer around the radiator hose on the passenger side. The little bit of extra time to do that is far easier then removing the whole assembly and dealing with coolant.

[@kirkwheeler4590]

using this technique are you removing the condenser from the bottom or top?

[@josephhannah524]

@@kirkwheeler4590 it's been 3 years I don't remember exactly. Pretty sure I pulled it out of the bottom though.

[@johnalbertson79]

Thanks I was able to remove the shroud in about 10 seconds after watching your video.

[@texassmokingmonkey]

Can't tell you how helpful this video and your effort is. Three years later and yours is still the only youtube video on removing these 04-09 radiators. Blew mine up yesterday, so BIG THANK YOU for getting this information out there! You're my new hero. Have a good one, buddy.👍

[@JoeyChittick]

I used this video today to help me permanently remove my condenser. Thanks for posting! There's not a ton of information on the subject.

[@Carlos12342454]

Thanks a lot man!! I've been looking everywhere for how to swap out the radiator.

[@richardknottek2862]

Carlos Carrasco I am happy to have been able to help you Carlos.

[@Eric79-f7i]

I just found this gem! Thank you so much for posting this!

[@ersbit]

Hey very instructional video. Did you change the condenser dry can? And also I will need to remove all the freon ( AC gas) before removing and replacing a leaking radiator?

[@richardknottek2862]

TECH87 Thank you Tech87, the receiver/drier came preassembled to the condenser, from the manufacturer. I honestly can not tell you for sure, if the radiator can be removed, (easily), without the AC condenser. However, if you could manage accessing the two bolts that hold the condenser to the radiator, it is at least possible to remove the radiator from the vehicle WITHOUT evacuating the AC.

[@monmejia5161]

So I didn't have to remove the bumper, headlights & radiator support........

[@Wilt8v92]

I did,I pulling the motor for a friends son,what a horrible car they are,way worse than any European car..

[@JToona]

Were there transmission cooler lines attached to the radiator? An AC replacement is on my honey-do list this weekend and the service manual says to drain the transmission fluid. Im hesitant to do that because I doubt the fluid was changed and it’s got 148k on it.

[@stevelopez5784]

The madza 3 i did had a big dumb cover, it all had to come out to replace the condenser. Was still frustrating and its blowing ice cold now :)

[@danross5510]

No bolts holding fan in place. Amazing and simple 😋😋😎😎

[@kirkwheeler4590]

So if I don't have a lift? ...any possibility of it still coming out of the bottom w/ jack stands? Or will that not be enough space?

[@kimhunt3353]

Were you able to pull it out without a lift?

[@kirkwheeler4590]

@@kimhunt3353 Yes. It wasn't too bad at all.

[@tianyuanyang9023]

​@@kirkwheeler4590hi there, I'm facing the need to replace the condenser and I wonder if I can use some of your wit. What parts do you remember taking off from the car? I guess you didn't end up pulling out the air box or working with coolant? Did you take off the front bumper to get more access space?

[@thecargotsold]

Come on man separating the radiator condenser and fan seems like a no-brainer when they already out of the car we were wanting to see how you took it off of the car

[@shanvhere78]

Omg my ears

[@RussellP-er2yn]

Same as a Ford focus sum of parts mazda Korean made ford