OEM 2009 Ford F-250 Super Duty Radiator

2009 Ford F-250 Super Duty Radiator Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to Service and Repair a Radiator Cooling Module for Gasoline Engines on 2009 Ford F-250 Super Duty?

  A: The cooling module service and repair process starts with hanging the vehicle using a hoist until the vehicle is placed in NEUTRAL gear before recovering the refrigerant. The maintenance starts with draining the engine cooling system before removing the Air Cleaner outlet pipe. Start by disconnecting both the hood switch electrical connector with pushpin retainer and the horn assembly electrical connector if they apply. Detach the LH hood latch cable together with its retainers and also remove the horn assembly bolt. The procedure must be conducted once more for the RH hood safety latch cable. Detach the power steering fluid cooler hose retainer from the radiator then remove the LH air deflector retainer while carefully placing the power steering fluid cooler apart from the rest. First use the upper and lower radiator coolant hoses quick connect couplings to disconnect them before removing the A/C compressor-to-condenser and condenser outlet tubes. Discard both gasket and O-ring seal components. Before any fluid could escape the RH air deflector retainer must be removed to cap off transmission cooler tube entries and avoid fluid siphoning. Next follow with separating both transmission auxiliary fluid cooler tube fittings from their connections. Displace the engine compartment wiring harness outside the way and remove the lower air deflector retainers before rotating the lower cooling fan shroud upward. The top radiator support bolts with the engine cooling module should be taken off first. Position the engine cooling module before installing upper radiator support bolts finger-tight and tightening the top bolts to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft) while tightening front bolts to 63 Nm (46 lb-ft). Reinstall the lower air deflector while connecting transmission auxiliary cooler tube couplings to their respective places. The installation requires new gasket and O-ring seals which need to be tightened to 15 Nm (133 lb-in) torque when connecting A/C compressor-to-condenser and condenser outlet tubes. Reinstall the RH air deflector along with 4WD differential vacuum valve if included and the engine compartment wiring harness. Attach the lower radiator coolant hose while fitting the lower fan shroud back properly and connecting the degas bottle coolant inlet hose. Install the power steering reservoir followed by tightening its bolts to 7 Nm (62 lb-in) and the power steering fluid cooler where its bolts require 11 Nm (97 lb-in) torque. Reinstall the hood safety latch cable together with the horn assembly along with all other components before installing the ACL outlet pipe. The final steps include filling and bleeding the cooling system after which you evacuate and perform refrigerant system leak testing before carrying out its gas recharging.