This is what happens when your radiator is not mounted properly...
All of the coolant leaked out of the radiator, and now i am replacing it. Don't worry, the car did not overheat. But the coolant did come out all at once because a friend of mine did a hard launch. Little did we know, my radiator was not mounted on anything at the bottom!
here is a pic of the parts diagram. My engine bay does not have part #6 or #7. These appear to be the "holders" that keep the radiator from moving.
Here are pics of the little "shelves" on my car where said brackets are supposed to be. I think the hole is what keeps the shelf lined up (circled in red).
You can see in the second pic, I have circled in green the piece of wire that I believe the previous owner tried to use to hold the radiator in place. Pathetic.
Here is a pic of the new rubber buffer on the replacement radiator.
So all I really need to know is, am I correct that I just need these two brackets and my radiator will be held in place? Do I need any sort of screws to hold them in place, or do they just have plastic studs to line them up in the holes? I figure the upper bracket and the weight of the radiator would hold the bracket in its place.
All of the coolant leaked out of the radiator, and now i am replacing it. Don't worry, the car did not overheat. But the coolant did come out all at once because a friend of mine did a hard launch. Little did we know, my radiator was not mounted on anything at the bottom!
here is a pic of the parts diagram. My engine bay does not have part #6 or #7. These appear to be the "holders" that keep the radiator from moving.
Here are pics of the little "shelves" on my car where said brackets are supposed to be. I think the hole is what keeps the shelf lined up (circled in red).
You can see in the second pic, I have circled in green the piece of wire that I believe the previous owner tried to use to hold the radiator in place. Pathetic.
Here is a pic of the new rubber buffer on the replacement radiator.
So all I really need to know is, am I correct that I just need these two brackets and my radiator will be held in place? Do I need any sort of screws to hold them in place, or do they just have plastic studs to line them up in the holes? I figure the upper bracket and the weight of the radiator would hold the bracket in its place.
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