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V.Ivanov says:

Thanks..400cdi same thing just one radiator more INTERCOOLER…BUT GREAT JOB !

mrhvids says:

Did this job on my 500 today and this video was very helpful, just want to add a few notes to potentially help out someone else.

— I see people asking about what tools are needed. Firstly, this should be pretty obvious but you need a full socket wrench set. For removal of the torx screw holding the plastic cover over the wires to the fan seen @ 2:50, you need a torx T8 or T9 bit, either will work. For removal of the bracket holding the AC drier seen at 7:24, you need a torx E5 or E6 bit. Also note that there is another bolt on the back of the bracket. In the video they show removal of the front bolt and removal of the entire bracket, and removal of the back bolt is skipped over. In my case I was able to simply rotate the bracket backwards so the drier could be released.

— Check your battery polarity. You need to disconnect the negative terminal and they say so in the video, but I’m pretty sure they actually disconnected the positive terminal. But maybe their battery was just installed oriented different than mine. Regardless, pay attention to polarity.

— The condenser and radiator are sepearated by a small rubber piece, held in by a plastic fastener. The fastener must be cut to separate the condenser and radiator. The rubber piece can be saved and a new fastener can be purchased (”torqflo electric fan mount 900210” from AutoZone is the correct product, price is $5.99). However, in the video they appear to have not replaced these pieces and neither did I. I’m not sure what purpose it serves, perhaps a little more rigidity but you’ll be fine if you don’t bother replacing it.

L35 in Colorado says:

Thank you so much for this great video! I'm doing this job today. Here are some torque values and part #'s for anyone else who is doing this job:

Union nut on transmission line to radiator (shown at 18:06) is 16mm, and torque is 20 Nm (15 ft-lbs)
Banjo bolt on transmission line (shown at 18:47) is 19mm, and torque is 30 Nm (20 ft-lbs)
Gaskets for Banjo bolt (18:47): part # 163-501-00-60, 2 required.

Refill is bit more than 2.5 gallons of coolant, use Zerex Gold G-05 or equivalent; you can get that either in concentrated or pre-diluted (50/50). Minimal ATF loss, and power steering fluid loss is perhaps 1/3 cup.

I couldn't get my upper hose to move on the side where its clamped to the engine, so I slide the fan down, instead of out. I still had enough room this way to remove the radiator (with the fan in the bay, but pushed back and sitting on the floor).

Thanks again for this great video!

junglist1soldier says:

Hello??? A list of the required tools to do this would be excellent!!! I'm not the first to have asked for this but, you guys don't read the comments obviously.

Robert M says:

Great video. I remove the headlights and take the Bottom radiator hose off first to make dealing with the water easier..

moviestudioland says:

Thank you. Your video is outstanding and has given me direction for tackling my 2005 ML500 of which I cracked off the small plastic radiator top thin hose back to the holding tank. I figured 154,000 miles radiator probably plugged up anyway. Thanks again. Professional quality video