Radiator O-ring replacement. Gen 2 Montero

[miloe79]

After getting home from work I noticed a small stream of antifreeze at the bottom my Montero, so I looked under the truck and I found where the leak was coming from. It was coming from the bottom of the radiator, from a housing unit where the bottom hose connects. The job seemed pretty easy to do so I grabbed my tools and got on it.
Before you start removing parts, I would suggest you go to your nearest auto parts store and get your self a set of O rings, they're only about $5 for a set. The O ring you'll be using for this job is about the size of a silver dollar.
1st. You'll need to drain what ever antifreeze you have left in your radiator through the plug, otherwise you'll end up soaking wet when you pull the housing unit from the radiator.
2nd. Use a 10mm socket to remove the bolts that hold the housing unit to the radiator.
3rd. Remove the housing unit and the old O ring, look for the old O ring, which it will probably still be attached to the radiator.
4th. Put the new O-ring on the radiator, use Vaseline to hold the new o ring in place, other wise is just gonna keep falling and it'll make harder for you to install the housing unit back.
5th. Put everything back together, fill up you radiator and test.
For some reason I can't load pictures of this DIY.

 

[jeep-N-montero]

Yup, pictures would help. Not making much sense otherwise because the upper and lower hoses use slip on style fittings with a compression/worm clamp, no removable "housing" on the radiator. Unless you are mistaken and are thinking of something on the engine?

Edit/Disregard, there are aftermarket units that look like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radiator-Sp...Parts_Accessories&hash=item4630c6c65a&vxp=mtr that fit what you describe, the OEM unit does not.

 

[miloe79]

You're right, My radiator might be an aftermarket unit. And of course my thread would make more sense with pics. But for some reason I can't load them. I've tried countless times to do so.