Ford Explorer 04 Radiator Replacement

[@garyvanremortel5218]

Gary, I'm going to be doing this on my wife's 2002 Exploder 4.0L. It looks substantially similar.

[@jagvette1]

Good luck , Look at the comments it would appartly there are a lot of idiosyncrasy's from one year to the next

[@garyvanremortel5218]

@@jagvette1 Understood. Into the breach I go, fearlessly. Thanks for all you do.

[@bobharvey3383]

It is the job from hell for sure....took mine out yesterday. 2005 explorer xlt,,,,,Near the end, You don't need to take the condenser out with it to get it out. The two upper bolts holding it in can be removed by bending over the two plastic pcs. at the top sides. you can get a 1/4" ratchet in there to remove both bolts. The one on the right side bottom (facing the radiator) can be removed from the front grill area. You can see it by pushing the plastic piece over a bit with a screw driver. ( lots of extensions) The one on the front left bottom is the Bear. You have to remove the screw that holds the small radiator in between the radiator/condenser and have someone hold it up higher than the mount hole and then remove it by feel/guess/instinct from the bottom. (deepwell #8, 1/4 drive) Then your home free. I took the radiator out from the top with some wiggling. Reinstall the bolt you took out from that small radiator in between. That bolt that holds the bottom left radiator gets pitched..3 will be enough to hold the new one in. That whole radiator/condenser assembly must have been installed as a unit when the car was built.

[@jagvette1]

It was a while ago that I did this and I seem to recall that on this particular vehicle is was not possible at all to get to the bottom bolts there was no access through the bumper not sure if it had been apart before and 'modified' :), glad it was possible on yours.

[@gsunde]

Same problem here .Ford SUX!! Thankx for the video.

[@jagvette1]

I hope it helped there are many ways of doing it this is just what I had to do

[@thatguy-rl1zd]

Mine just exploded yesterday. Is it the same assembly for a 2005?

[@danielserna8163]

I should have bought the Chilton motor manual.. this was my project from hell. Got it out thanks to my Dremel grinders on the last bolt on the passenger side. Now how do I reassemble it?

[@markrichards2634]

The Chilton manual is useless. It doesn't even state what size fasteners must be removed. An amateur hack at best.

[@larryaxsom9079]

So you dont use a catch pan for the anti freeze

[@jagvette1]

In this case no as it was mostly plain water it had already dumped most of the anti freeze.

[@papabear6364]

Ohh my god I thought I was the only one losing my shit over changing the fucken radiator.

[@CA-yb7rm]

Drain Pan?

[@ricardosv07]

en cuanto a la musica, buena melodía...!!! Y del video...excelente..!!

[@jagvette1]

I'm sorry to say I do not speak Spanish so had to use a translator , thank you for your comment.

[@paultadki8007]

This guy is funny

[@ceezauto213]

Great video. Is this the 3.0 engine?

[@jagvette1]

No this was a 4.0

[@picu2delhighenergy29]

No, 4.0

[@billcoley8520]

Hey man where did you get those steal toe 👠 lmbo

[@jagvette1]

Ah you can't see the invisible force field is new technology called "Move your fucking feet fast" trouble is sometimes not fast enough :)

[@picu2delhighenergy29]

@@jagvette1 Haha😁😂

[@bjbeardse]

IM ass deep in this process in a 03 4.0 right now... ONE FUCKING BOLT IS BURIED!!!! Fuck modern car design.

[@stevenmacdonald1256]

Next time remove fan clutch then seperate condenser and rad then you can get to bolts from between. No need to disconnect AC or trans cooler.

[@jagvette1]

on this vehicle if I remember correctly it was not possible as removing the fan clutch would still not give me access to the bolts at the bottom as the condenser was bolted in such a way that it was not possible to get them unless everything was taken out as a complete unit. Maybe your vehicle is different to this one.

[@lifestyles0101]

Don't need to remove fan or transmission lines on this. Just did one yesterday. No issues.

[@mostdopejay4333]

Yea I only needed to remove the fan screws and the bottom metal hose to get my radiator out

[@ry2322]

"tried to pee in my face" 😅 great video.. would you say there is a big difference between the 4.0 and the 4.6? Watching, it looks pretty similar

[@jagvette1]

I don't believe there are big differences, probably just some annoying ones to mess with you.

[@Dustin-jj5eh]

Nowadays it doesn't have to be built to last forever, just to outlast the warranty.

[@jagvette1]

I reckon they are designed specifically to fail just after the warranty

[@knutjob3835]

It's a pain in the ass for sure, but I've done it before and am doing it again without disconnecting the a/c or trans lines. I'm in the process of putting the radiator back in and hope I remember how TF I got it out. I'd say Ford sucks, but so does ALL the other asshoes out there. Thanks for the video.

[@jagvette1]

Good luck, but you must be an expert by now :)

[@nunyabidniss4385]

I couldn’t do it today. I got the old (6 months old Chinese) one out, but tried and failed to figure out how to get it back in. I did it before, but my shitty memory can’t figure it out. I finally disconnected the a/c lines and the trans cooler hoses and took it all out, made the sammich and put it back in. Somehow, my bottom hose won’t fit anymore. Either the new water pump is different, the new radiator is different, or both. It actually touches the fan belt. Thank you FORD/ASSHOLE. It’s as bad as planned obsolescence.

[@picu2delhighenergy29]

Mine is due this saturday....wish me luck☘

[@jagvette1]

Good luck you'll need it, by the way read the comments on this video, some other people were lucky enough not to have the same issues I had.

[@picu2delhighenergy29]

@@jagvette1 🖒

[@paultadki8007]

I did one yesterday it was a fucking pain...lol

[@jonathanmarsh8747]

Good video

[@jagvette1]

glad you liked it hope it helped

[@jonathanmarsh8747]

It helped, thanks man, just had to do mine in an 02

[@patsyroque6579]

@@jagvette1 thanks for this video man.. It really helped alot.

[@micahball7899]

😂😂😂😂😂😭love ya man

[@benbrown8147]

Shit, you're as old as I am and changing the same radiator, listening to the same music. I'm looking for tips on the final 8 mm above the drain tube. Haven't gotten that far in the video, but I'm going to cut the plastic off the old radiator instead of trying to remove the bolt first. Maybe I can see an easy way to get it out and put it back in. I'm also thinking about flipping over one or all of the clips that hold the bolts on the new radiator so that I can put them back in from the other (clear) way just in case I have to replace it again some day. May not work, but what the fuck, why not try?

[@jagvette1]

I'm probably older than you but mentally I am 30 going on 12 sometimes :). Yes this was a pig of a job and don't forget to check out some of the other comments as there seems to be little changes in the same model and access to bolts varies :(

[@benbrown8147]

@@jagvette1 Cutting the plastic around the last bolt did work to get the old radiator out. Clearances were tight, but I used a jig saw, a wood chisel and also a drill under the clip for the bolt to remove that plastic. No messing with the a/c or other coolers so far. I hope the engineer that made this a full day job at a dealership is rotting in hell right now...

[@rizzendamned4801]

Great entertainment watching you do this. A drain pan is nice though. If you have animals and even wild animals will be attracted to it and boom die. Fish are not immune to it either. Just saying. Doing mone soon thanks for the video! Loved it take care.

[@jagvette1]

Valid comment

[@marcostrujillo8571]

If you want to laugh is a good video, if you want to replace the radiator following this guy instructions, is not a good video, you don't have to mess with a/c lines nor the transmission lines. I'm not a mechanic, so I try to find the best possible way to fix my vehicles, sorry but I won't see any videos from this guy, viewer caution is advised

[@jagvette1]

great now you can show everyone how it's done, Huh. I grantee we won't miss you, stop hiding behind your keyboard and do something for once in your life.

[@F6FHellCat0013]

27:30 one more for the ones in the back. "You all are idiots"

[@jagvette1]

Why the insult, this is here to help people and all you can do is be negative, the method is not perfect, but hopefully helps.

[@F6FHellCat0013]

@@jagvette1 o no that was not a insult I was agreeing with you. The designers are the idiots. My apologies if it was taken so