Hey, guys, first time, I am ever doing a radiator. I got the behr replacement one, MB coolant. any tips for this? how long should this take? any input i would appreciate and save me a ton of aggregation.

 

should take an hour at the most. drain the coolant. squirt some penetrating oil on the transmission fluid connectors and the radiator hose connectors so they are not a hassle. time fror beer #1. get new radiator hoses - might as well replace them since you are going to be in there. after the penetrating oil has set for an hour or so, pull the wire retainers out that hold the transmission fluid and radiator hoses in. take the hoses out of the radiator. undo the clips that hold the top of the radiator in place. unclip the AC condenser from the radiator. lift the radiator out. undo the other end of the radiator hoses and take them off. take a picture for when you write your "how I did it" story on this forum. put the new hoses on the engine. put the new radiator in. time for beer #2. take more pictures. clip the condenser to the radiator. re-connect the transmission hoses and run the engine a minute while wiggling the hoses to make sure the connection is solid. running the engine without coolant just long enough to check the connections won't hurt the engine. having them pop off while driving will destroy the transmission. more pictures. put the radiator hoses back on. put the radiator pins back in to hold the radiator. fill up with coolant. squirt the transmission and radiator hose connections with engine cleaner and hose them off so there is no penetrating oil left on them, which could make it easier for them to pop apart. Beer # 3. Take final pictures. while waiting for the minimal alcohol from the beers to go away, write about your experience and upload with pictures so we can all see. Take the car for a test ride and know that you saved $$ by doing it yourself. BTW, there is no job associated with car repair that is any harder than this (and this isn't that difficult). there may be more steps involved and the need for greater precision with some parts of the car, and the occasional need for a weird tool, but auto repair is really quite basic stuff. i have been doing it for years and haven't come across anything yet that I couldn't handle.

Enjoy!

 

have we worked on cars together before? sounds all too familiar to me
to the op good luck on the instal