Lower radiator Hose

[ejc252]

Has anyone changed this hose out yet? I have an 09 with just over 100K miles and was going to do a cooling system flush and fill and was wondering about the best way to change the lower radiator hose out. Is going through the wheel well the best option. That's what I was thinking of doing after looking at the location of the hose.

 

[mwilson]

Has anyone changed this hose out yet? I have an 09 with just over 100K miles and was going to do a cooling system flush and fill and was wondering about the best way to change the lower radiator hose out. Is going through the wheel well the best option. That's what I was thinking of doing after looking at the location of the hose.

Take the inner fender out, you will have a lot more room. It is not a big deal to remove it. 8 or 9 screws at most.



I remove mine at the drop of a hat now once I found out just how easy it is to do.

One of the really great features of a third gen over a second gen.



Mike.

 

[Bob4x4]

Has anyone changed this hose out yet? I have an 09 with just over 100K miles and was going to do a cooling system flush and fill and was wondering about the best way to change the lower radiator hose out. Is going through the wheel well the best option. That's what I was thinking of doing after looking at the location of the hose.

It can be done from underneath also but the odds of wearing the coolant goes way up