Before dismantling
In any car, including the Lada Kalina, replacing the cooling radiator implies that all the antifreeze has been drained from the system. How exactly you can get rid of old antifreeze was discussed in detail earlier. Well, now let us note once again that any manipulations can be performed after disconnecting the battery. It’s easier to unscrew and remove the “negative” terminal, which is what is done in practice.
It turns out that you first need to open the hood and disconnect the terminal, and only then can you proceed with subsequent operations. One of them will be removing the antifreeze, the other will be dismantling the fan.
Look again at exactly what the unit called “radiator” looks like. Before dismantling it, it is necessary to remove the fan with the casing.
The main thing is not to forget to disconnect the electrical connector. Also, you need to disconnect the pipes (two large and one thin). Of course, all this is done when there is no longer any antifreeze.
Tighten the battery terminal with a 10mm wrench
Owners of cars with 8-valve engines are a little luckier than everyone else. For them there is no need to remove the decorative trim that limits access to the engine. The plastic cover must be completely removed:
- Having pressed the latch lever, disconnect the wire loop from the connector of the adsorber purge valve;
- The metal plate fixing the valve is pryed with a screwdriver and removed;
- The valve module, together with the attached hoses, is moved to the side;
- You need to unscrew the oil filler plug;
- The cover is dismantled as follows: by carefully pulling the part up, it is disconnected along with the fasteners.
The actions listed in the list are illustrated in the photo.
Carrying out preparatory work
Any repair of the cooling system of a Lada Kalina car is accompanied by its partial or complete emptying. To dismantle the radiator, you will have to drain all the coolant. First you need to place the car on a level surface.
Armed with a 10 mm open-end wrench, you need to remove the metal mudguard installed under the engine. Do not ignore this operation, otherwise, when emptying, some of the antifreeze from the engine cooling system will flow past your container.
The antifreeze is drained after the Kalina engine has cooled, otherwise there is a risk of getting burns to the skin of your hands. Operations are carried out in the following sequence:
- Remove the air filter.
- To get to the drain plug of the cylinder block water jacket, remove the ignition coil, having first disconnected the high-voltage wires from it and the negative terminal from the battery. The coil is unscrewed with a 5 mm hexagon.
- Place a container under the neck, use a spanner wrench (13 mm) to unscrew the plug on the block, and drain the liquid from it.
- Wait until the engine cooling system is completely empty by moving a container under the radiator and unscrewing the drain plug on it. Do not forget to unscrew the cap of the expansion tank.
At the end of the procedure, the drain plug of the power unit can be returned to its place and tightened with a wrench with little force. Then you should use a screwdriver to loosen the clamp and remove the pipe from the air damper heating unit; when filling antifreeze, air will escape through it.
How to remove a radiator (step by step instructions)
Let's assume the following requirements are met:
- The negative terminal is disconnected;
- There is no antifreeze in the cooling system;
- The 16-valve engine trim was removed.
Then, you can begin to dismantle the fan cooling the radiator. It may be necessary to remove the air filter module, which prevents free access to the engine compartment. The module is not completely dismantled, but simply taken to the side. Then you can remove the fan:
- Disconnect the fan power connector;
- Unscrew two metric 10 located on top of the casing;
- The same bolt is located below. It needs to be unscrewed with a spanner;
- The fan casing must be carefully guided upward (along the guide on the radiator), then disengaging the plastic tab.
Without removing the dashboard and panel
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Another way. dismantle the “furnace” without removing the torpedo. Sequencing:
- Coolant drain.
- Removing the radiator cap and gas pedal. Unscrew the three nuts by 10. To remove the heater without disassembling the torpedo, you need to unscrew the cover
- Removing the retaining ring on the brake booster rod. Removes brake pedal rod with retaining ring
- Cut out the panel behind the radiator so you can pull it out without removing the dash. The radiator is removed through the split shell
- Removing the radiator with the brake pedal depressed. Before removal, the nozzles in the engine compartment are disconnected.
Finally, the radiator is removed!
The above method is good because it produces less labor and time wasted, but then it will be necessary to fix the hole left in the shell using soundproofing material or vibroplast.
We remove air from the cooling system (example in the video, engine 21116)
The radiator should be replaced if you find a fluid leak in your Lada Kalina 2. The radiator can be inspected and repaired in specialized services.
Take a 10mm wrench, a Phillips screwdriver, and a clamp with elongated thin jaws.
Warning
Carry out the removal procedure only on a cold engine.
2. On vehicles with air conditioning, unfasten the front bumper.
Note
The front bumper is disconnected because when removing the radiator of the cooling structure, it is also necessary to remove the condenser of the air conditioning structure. Because of the bumper, this procedure will become inaccessible as it blocks access.
3. Remove the electric radiator fan.
4. Squeeze the antennae of the breather fastening clamp, move the clamp along the breather,
5. Disconnect the breather and radiator fitting.
6. Squeeze the tendrils of the inlet breather fastening tie towards the radiator and slide the tie along the hose.
7. Remove the breather from the radiator pipe.
8. In the same way, disconnect the outlet breather and radiator.
9. On vehicles equipped with an air conditioning structure, disconnect the radiator of the cooling structure and the condenser of the air conditioning system. DO NOT disconnect the condenser and piping. Secure the condenser to the radiator frame.
Warning
Be careful when disconnecting the condenser from the air conditioner. Take it to the required distance so as not to damage the pipelines of the air conditioning structure.
10. Unscrew the 2nd fastening nuts to the upper cross member of the radiator frame,
11. Remove the nuts secured under the washer nuts,
12. Tilt the radiator towards the engine,
13. Remove the radiator from the engine compartment of Lada Viburnum 2.
14. Remove the 2nd lower fastening pads from the radiator, if any remain on the radiator mounting pins. If the cushions remain on the body, remove them from the lower cross member of the radiator frame.
How to replace the Lada Kalina cooling radiator
At the first signs of a leak, it is necessary, if not replacing the Kalina cooling radiator, then at least removing it from the car for the purpose of diagnosis and repair. You can try to eliminate the leak by pouring a special sealant into the coolant, but this method rarely gives a positive result.
Specialists at the nearest service station will tell you about the possibility of repairing a leaking unit; it is unlikely that you will be able to seal an aluminum radiator on your own. To successfully carry out the replacement, you should understand the sequence of work.
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