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1 - what a mess inside (1987 560SL)
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1a - tools needed, actually only a few. Drive up the ramp,
secure the car, let it cool down
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1b - here the parts, check your hoses before buying, you
might need more than this.
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2 - remove tank top
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3 - this is where the radiator drain plug is. the stabilizer
bar must have been designed later, don't bother opening here,
it's impossible.
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4 - see why?
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5 - you got to catch the stuff, it's the law
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6 - remove bottom hose
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7 - remove top hoses and shroud
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8 - remove transmission cooling line from radiator (10mm)
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9 - remove trans cooling line, save bolt and washers (I spent
1/2 hour looking for that thing)
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10 - same on bottom
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11 - remove radiator clip left and right with pliers
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12 - and the old one goes, drain it, plug up the oil cooler
holes, remove rubber bushing left and right and place on new
radiator
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13 - clean debris from radiator bay, slide new radiator in
carefully
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14 - attach radiator brackets (clips), to reach the one on
the left (picture, driver side) remove air intake hose and ask
someone with small hands to do it
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15 - replace hoses where required, attach all hoses and lines
and shroud, add radiator fluid. run engine, burp engine, check
transmission oil level and add if necessarry
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16 - what is that rattle? The neck of the radiator intake
breaks off easily on older designs, what a waste of a good radiator.
All you need to do now is clean the car and brag about the money
you saved (about $800 in my case)
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17a - after the upper hose on the radiator blew, this is
how the car looked outside
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17b - isn't she a beaut? (brag)
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