Ok, before the flames start, I'm serious. I don't like dealing with anti-freeze as it's a nasty substance, but the dealer wants about $160 to replace the two hoses.

The only thing I can see is on the lower radiator hose, there could be a possibility of getting coolant on the alternator, which doesn't sound like a good idea. Any trick to avoiding that? I'm thinking undo from the radiator first, and probably the coolant will not only come out of the radiator, but from the block through the hose. Then maybe after that, very little would get onto the alternator....thx!

 

Drain the system. Replace the upper hose then replace the lower hose, don't worry about getting any fluid on anything, it just washes off with water. Your cars alternator is washdown safe. (it can get wet) Make sure you catch the old fluid and dispose of it properly. Bleed the system by running the car with the radiator cap off until the car reaches normal operating temperature and the system flows. That will get all the air out. Clean the overflow tank and fill that up to the full hot mark. Check the level over the next few days to make sure all the air is out and the tank is at the correct line.

 

Make sure they're not made in Mexico...

 

Watch your eyes.

 

HAHHAHHA +1

 

 

Might want to pick up a set of radiator hose clamp pliers it you can. Makes it a lot easier than using vice-grips, channel locks, or anything else.

 

Cool, thanks. Did not know that the alternator was safe from getting wet, or about the bleeding of the coolant.