2002 TOYOTA Camry Radiator Replacement

[@I-sed-no]

I just did this on my '03 camry 2.4. I was able to replace the radiator & fan assy, water pump, thermostat and drive belt on a Saturday. Saved myself about $1000 in labor and loved the work. Turned out perfectly. Thank you for the video

[@cgrscott]

Wow! You work fast. Thanks for the walk through.

[@kimhoeunchhay4295]

You're welcome!

[@johnt890]

Great video and tips. This is my Saturday morning project.

[@cgrscott]

When I did this job on my daughter's 2002 Camry, one year ago, I detached the two horns but, I did not disconnect the horn's electrical lines. Now that her horn appears to not have been working for some time, I think I may need to replace the clock spring in the steering wheel since the horn fuse and horn relay appears to be in good working order. I re-watched your video and it looks like you never disconnected the electrical lines on your horn but only detached the horns. So, I don't think I disconnected the electrical lines either on my daughter’s horns but I did re-attache them.

[@cgrscott]

I have replaced the radiator on my 2001 Honda Odyssey twice. I always put the removed screws and nuts in a muffin tin to keep track of them and the order that they were removed. I guess I could work faster if purchased an electric socket wrench like the one that you used.

[@tommynguyen2612]

Thank you for sharing great radiator replacement.

[@kimhoeunchhay4295]

Our pleasure!

[@boobaboopi8414]

I watched this video last year to replace the radiator in my 05 Camry and got the job done. Had to watch it again today to replace the radiator fans only on my brother's 06 Camry. Just a tip, you don't need to buy OEM parts from the dealer. Because there not new. It will be either remanufactured or rebuilt. And it costs double than the discount auto parts store. Dealer doesn't have lifetime warranty like the discount auto stores does. They only have like 1 year warranty. My brother bought denso alternator from dealer and it died within 1 year. He changed it under the 1 year warranty and it died after a year later. Then the dealer said they need the car inspected to change it under the warranty. So he just bought new alternator from AutoZone with lifetime warranty. I replaced my alternator one and a half years ago from AutoZone. They have new and remanufactured alternators. I got the remanufactured alternator and after one and a half years later it still works fine. I haven't had to change it yet.

[@JD-hh9io]

Realy good video. What about the transmition fluid? Do you have to add any after? thanks Kim.

[@kimhoeunchhay4295]

Yes you do You should add some transmission fluid. Thank you for watching my video.

[@JD-hh9io]

@@kimhoeunchhay4295 I did this job today. It went well thanks to you. So, Thank you again for a very good video and have a good day.

[@cgrscott]

I guess I agree with you. If you are replacing your radiator at between 150-250k, I would just keep the existing coolant hoses. If the hose that sends the coolant from the engine to the radiator seems to be brittle and porous, I would go ahead and replace that one.

[@JehangirZamir]

Thank you Kim. I am about to replace my 2002 4-cylinder Camry radiator. I know it leaks but I don't know from where. However, I had a 1994 4-cylinder Camry and it leaked at the top, until I had it replaced. As I observed in your video, if the 2002 is leaking from the top, I would not be able to see it, since it is covered. The mechanic who replaced the 1994 radiator told me that this is a common problem with Toyota; they have a plastic top and, in time, it starts to leak. Can you sort your videos by manufacturer? This will allow me to find the Camry videos easily. Thanks.

[@Mondreii]

is 41-1174 radiator can be use to replace my toyota camry 2002 radiator? thanks in advance

[@kimhoeunchhay4295]

I am not sure sir.

[@davidgonzalez4118]

What’s the cost for this job

[@josephsookraj5582]

thank you

[@kimhoeunchhay4295]

You're welcome

[@dougmacqueen1679]

Not so simple on a 95 Camry in the rust belt. There 4 bolts on the upper and 4 bolts on the lower side. All will be severely rusted. Making the problem worse is the stove bolts nuts which are square are contained within plastic tabs. So using excessive force will succeed in breaking the tabs. Use a good penetrating oil on these 8 bolts and nuts for a couple days before attempting to break them loose. Also use a crescent wrench on the outside of the tabs to prevent them from spreading. Today I will find out if they will come off. Hopefully.

[@dougmacqueen1679]

As it turns out most of the M6 bolts did not come out. Fortunately the new radiator from Toyota came with the proper nuts. The bolts can be had from Home Depot. However there are very thick special spacer washers that fit into the fan shrouds at each bolt location. So in order to remove the bolts that would not release, I used a 4' set of bolt cutters to break the plastic on the old fan to remove the shrouds and access the special spacers. So anyone who says that it is an easy job can just kiss my...

[@kimhoeunchhay4295]

HI Doug Macqueen How are you? I felt you it was not easy to remove a rusted bolts from the radiator. I had gone on it. Thank you so much for watching my video. If you have any questions about your car Pls feel free to ask me. I love sharing experienced and learning new things from people too. I felt you are good hand on car. Good luck Kim

[@cgrscott]

I would have liked to seen the original radiator, on our 2002 Camry LE, last past 300k but it is leaking a lot at 198k. So, I will go ahead and replace it.

[@cgrscott]

10 mm box wrench.

[@boobaboopi8414]

Can you include the hose removal tool in the description or in the comments? I tried looking on Google but couldn't find the same exact one as yours.