Radiator replacement

[Josef161]

Hello, I think i need to replace my radiator but I'm not 100% sure. Yesterday my explorer started to lose a lot of coolant (after a 40 mile ride); once I got homw I literally could hear cooling spraying out. I couldn't see where the coolant was coming from but i saw that it dripped down at the radiator at the passenger side. The hoses look good, so the problem should be the radiator, right? Also how long should it take me to replace the radiator, and do i need to take the radiator fan out to do the job?

 

[TechGuru]

See if this helps.

https://www.chiltonlibrary.com/content/images/Ford/S3N/S3N33011.pdf

I'm pretty sure it can be done without removing the fan.

But first refill with distilled water and verify where the leak is.

 

[Josef161]

Thank you for your reply. Ok so it seems to be a relatively quick job, do you know how much time i should calculate for the job? I'm pretty busy right now but if it's a 2 hour job i prefer to do it myself instead of paying a shop $600-800 for it.