Frontera 2.4i - The infamous rear coolant hoses - FIX

The time has come for the rear coolant hose to let itself go.. It's absolutely at the worst place possible, almost right at the firewall, but under the intake manifold and right next to the exhaust manifold (yes, on these engines both are on the same side). It is simply old, and the heat did its job too.
I'll replace those 2 rear hoses today, one of them started leaking quite badly, so it has to go.
PS: If you are in a hurry, and dont have any replacement at hand, you can qiuck fix it, just to get home, or if you need to drive the car urgently. Just take off both of the hoses, inspect them, then take the better one and just "connect it onto itself" (on both places on the engine side). You will eliminate the heater core, so you wont have heating, but you also need one less hose, so the engine can function, and you wont have any leaks or overheating. You'll have the car ready to go untill you fix it right 👋

[@danielemercuri1268]

👌peca ... dovrò fare la catena di distribuzione alla mia Frontera 2.3 perché in 30 anni i vecchi proprietari penso non L hanno mai sostituita ed ora fa un po’ Di rumore.. ❤

[@ThePeca1988]

sarà un lavoro divertente! non dovrebbe essere estremamente difficile, ma dovrai smontare un bel po' di cose. Non dimenticare di ordinare in anticipo tutte le nuove guarnizioni, guarnizioni e o-ring 🥂 una volta fatto, il motore rinascerà 👌

[@thefjordfeller]

Hey! I have been struggling to get my door panel up, i need to get in because the outside lock fell inn, and i cant get past the window roll. Do you have a solution?

[@ThePeca1988]

This problem i havent came across YET (😅), but i would definitely stick the lock back in place (glue, silicone or something similar), as some plastic tabs are most likely broken. If you really cant get there from the inside (tried rolling the window up and down, and there is still no access), i would try it from the outside, maybe with magnets to get it into place (or some similar wizardry), so it can stick right back to its place Edit : if the lock has a retainer ring (sometimes it does) then look for it in the bottom of the door first, and if you find it then you can start to come up with a plan 😀 if i know correctly you should be able to access the lock without a complete disassemble