Replacing a Car's Radiator (on a 2003 Mazda Protege5)

This weekend we weren't cleaning dead emperors' ears, or melting copper to make exotic bronzes, or any of the other stuff we normally do. Instead, we had to replace a leaky radiator on a car! 😁
We made the video a sort of how-to, in case someone searches for "how to replace the radiator on a 2003 Mazda Protege5", but it is basically a blog type of video. If you need more detailed explanations, leave your questions in the comments below, please. 😊
#car #radiator #repair

[@Lucerious92]

I have no use for any of this knowledge but listening to you explain things and watching you work is just so soothing 😊

[@jthev]

Your talents and skills never cease to amaze! You can come and work on my old car anytime.

[@SculptyWorks]

I love old cars. Is it an antique or just 'old' old like the Mazda in the video? 😉

[@jthev]

◄ @@SculptyWorks Late 60s muscle car. We've been together 53 years. Next month will be 54 years.

[@SculptyWorks]

@@jthev That's awesome. Gotta love those old cars! 👍❤

[@christinashelby6083]

Holy crap, man, is there anything you can't do?? Wow. And kudos to you for filming all that, too--it must have at least tripled the time it would have otherwise taken you!

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! I'm not good at cooking. Or dancing. 😉 Three times is indeed about as long as it took to get it done, but I was also in no hurry. 😁

[@haydn-db8z]

Did the replacement today on my 2003 Protege5 with manual transmission. Got a Denso 221-3506 part, which is specified for automatic transmission-equipped vehicles but supposedly works fine in my car. I just left the lines capped as they were not needed. The catch? I couldn't use my existing (manual transmission) radiator cap. Had to go to auto parts store and buy a radiator cap for an automatic transmission. Wild.

[@SculptyWorks]

Yes, for some reason sometimes the radiator cap isn't sold with the radiator, for... reasons, I guess! 😉

[@rosemarybunch6846]

I am wondering: Is there something that you are not able to do? Your videos are like Easter eggs! 😊Great job, as usual, Fox! 👍

[@SculptyWorks]

Thank you! 😊 I'm not good at cooking. Or dancing. 😉

[@DruonGrawal]

Kinda amusing to see you working on something as mundane as a more-or-less contemporary car. ;) Still nice to watch. How long does a replacement like that take usually (disregarding any extra time you encountered to make sure to get the right shots for the video)?

[@SculptyWorks]

Took me 3 hours, but I was filming, and not in a hurry at all! 😉 I reckon I could do it in an hour if I really had to.

[@halildemir]

Hello. There is a thick hose at the top and bottom of the radiator. There are two thin hoses on the underside of your vehicle, what do they do? not in my car

[@SculptyWorks]

Hi! Those are the transmission fluid lines. That model has a radiator inside the radiator, to cool the transmission fluid.

[@halildemir]

@@SculptyWorks thanks ok

[@haydn-db8z]

@@halildemir If you have a manual transmission, your car won't have those lines. If the new radiator comes with rubber caps, you can plug the metal connectors with them - or just leave them uncovered.

[@halildemir]

@@haydn-db8z thanks

[@haydn-db8z]

In case you are going to do this on your manual transmission-equipped car, @@halildemir : Did the replacement today on my 2003 Protege5 with manual transmission. Got a Denso 221-3506 part, which is specified for automatic transmission-equipped vehicles but supposedly works fine in my car. I just left the lines capped as they were not needed. The catch? I couldn't use my existing (manual transmission) radiator cap. Had to go to auto parts store and buy a radiator cap for an automatic transmission.

[@heinrichfletcher6954]

I think this is the first time I learn you know about cars. We gonna see more car videos sometime?

[@SculptyWorks]

Yep, used to be a big car guy, back in the day. 😁 I don't have any more car videos planned, unless I have to work on one and figure I might as well turn it into a video too. 😉

[@murphykc]

Clippy thingy is my new favorite technical term 😆

[@SculptyWorks]

😁👍

[@norbertash7603]

Omg! You're multiskilled!🎻🗜🖥👏

[@SculptyWorks]

😁

[@jermsoutdoors]

life saving!

[@ireapzmodz]

Is it possible to remove without draining it?

[@SculptyWorks]

Possible? Yeah, but once you disconnect the hoses it's going to make a mess, and if there is liquid left it's going to be heavy, so you REALLY should drain it.

[@marshovision]

Something different - 👍🎻🔧 🚗

[@SculptyWorks]

Variety is the spice of life! 👍

[@00P1UM5]

i have a 1997 protege and last night I only had time to take the radiator out the hoses were a pain to take out especially because of rusty bolts but putting it back should be pretty straightforward right easier putting it back in than taking it out ?

[@SculptyWorks]

I think putting it back in should be a bit easier, since you've already found where everything goes, and cleaned up all the rusty and grimy bits that make the job a bit of a pain. 😉

[@00P1UM5]

@@SculptyWorks quick question if my cooling fan worked before repairing and now that I put the new radiator in the fan won’t turn on is it the fuse that isn’t making it turn on what should I do to make it work ???

[@SculptyWorks]

@@00P1UM5 Double-check and make sure everything is connected properly, and that you didn't nick/break any of the wires when disconnecting and re-connecting things. And you could test the fuse but it shouldn't have blown unless something arched or you got a short somewhere when moving things around.