As you know, the performance of the stove greatly contributes to more comfortable driving. Especially if we're talking about about the cold season. One of the main components of any heating system in the car, there is a radiator device, so every car enthusiast should monitor its performance. How to replace a Chevrolet Lanos heater radiator and how to determine if the device is faulty - find out in this article.
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Criteria for choosing a stove radiator
First, let's talk about what to look for when buying a radiator device for Lanos, Cruze and Lacetti cars:
As practice shows, the design of this product is usually not particularly reliable, especially when it comes to radiator devices in Lanos. Often, the mounting brackets for the device break, causing the product to let in cold air and, accordingly, not heat the interior well. In this case, the nominal temperature level will decrease, so even when the regulator is set to the most powerful heating, cool air will enter the cabin.
In addition to broken brackets, the product must be replaced in the following cases:
- if the device is clogged (you can try to wash it, but this usually does not help);
- if the product is damaged, which contributes to the leakage of coolant;
- if there is a malfunction in the thermostat.
Before making a replacement, it is necessary to eliminate all factors that could affect the performance of the heating system. For example, you need to check the pipes and hoses for leaks. If you notice that the volume of antifreeze in the expansion tank has decreased, or streak spots have appeared under the bottom of the car, then it is necessary to diagnose the pipeline. Failed pipes that show signs of damage need to be replaced (the author of the video is Ruslan Iskhakov).
Removal and replacement instructions
Let's look at the process of replacing a device using the example of a Chevrolet Lacetti:
- To begin with, the center console is dismantled, there is nothing complicated about it - you just need to unscrew all the bolts that secure it, and then remove the console from its mounts.
- Then all attachments are removed from the console, in particular, the glove box, plastic inserts, you also need to disconnect the cables from the heater dampers and dismantle the central trim. Also remove the glove box and the backlight control module, the optics regulator, and the clock. When disconnecting elements, it is advisable to label all connectors with wiring, this will allow assembly to prevent errors during connection.
- Then you will need a long wrench, as well as a ratchet wrench with 10 and 12 heads, and a Phillips head screwdriver. Also note that you will need a new thread lock to reassemble the center console, so purchase one in advance.
- Some center consoles are fixed to the beam from the inside, this can cause inconvenience when dismantling the torpedo. There is a self-tapping screw there, you will have to unscrew it anyway. All fastening elements of the center console to the beam are unscrewed. To dismantle the console, you need to lift it slightly and then remove it. You will also need to disconnect all the clamps of the chips that secure the wires to the beam.
- Next, on the right and left sides you will need to unscrew three screws, with which the beam is fixed to the car body. Also in the area where the steering column is fixed to the body, you can see six more bolts; these also need to be unscrewed.
- Then the beam is dismantled. Having done this, you can begin to remove the heater control module.
- There is nothing difficult about removing the module. You will need to unscrew two screws in the car interior, which secure the heater module to the block in which the air conditioner evaporative device with a filter element is installed.
- Then in the engine compartment you need to disconnect the two hoses that are connected to the radiator assembly. You should also unscrew the four screws securing the heater module to the car body.
- Next, the module itself is dismantled, after which you can easily remove the radiator device. To disassemble the module, you need to unscrew ten more screws. A new radiator is being installed.
Photo gallery “Replacing the radiator yourself”
Price issue
The cost of radiators today varies around 2-3 thousand rubles on average.
If you tried to flush the heater, but did not get positive results. Or the stove is leaking, then remove it and replace it with a new one. Chevrolet Lanos is simple, it can be done in 6-8 hours. Before you begin the disassembly process, study the issue carefully. Motorists have already done this replacement many times before you.
Location of the heater radiator in a Chevrolet Lanos
In our case, the heater is located in the area of the central part of the torpedo. Car owners are sure that it is impossible to replace the heater on a Chevrolet Lanos without a lift or pit. You can do the work yourself, although the help of a neighbor will not be superfluous.
Replacing the Chevrolet Lanos heater radiator without removing the dashboard is done in such a way as to reduce time and avoid unnecessary work. Disassembling the torpedo results in an unpleasant creaking sound, which is often called a “cricket.”
How to remove the heater radiator on a Chevrolet Lanos?
So, let's consider the order of removing the radiator of the Lanos stove:
- Replacing a stove radiator requires free space for disassembly. It is not necessary to remove the front seats, but this will provide adequate access to the necessary elements. Don't be lazy and remove the seats.
- Disassemble the plastic tunnel on the floor of the car. We unscrew the screws in the front and back on both sides. Lift the rear section to release the tunnel housing halves. Don't forget to disconnect the cigarette lighter connector.
- Remove the gearbox drive. Loosen the lever linkage ring to remove it from its connection to the rocker. Remove the fasteners and ring from the rod. Remove the 4 bolts that hold the lever. Pull out the mechanism along with the rod. Mark the connection location with a marker so that it can be installed correctly during assembly.
- Unscrew the steel strips that secure the console. Remove both halves. The bar houses the ground terminal, so put it in place when you assemble it.
- Remove the small glove box. Optional, just for convenience.
- Remove the hoses from the heater radiator. We pour the coolant into the container, because it will come in handy. We extract sealing gum from the condensate drain pipe (located in the engine compartment).
- Unscrew the three screws and remove the air distributor that goes to the driver's feet. It’s not difficult to get there; the front part of the lower protection of the heater radiator housing is secured with screws.
- Start removing the bottom guard (casing). Secure with ten screws, but only two of them secure the distributor air flow. We unscrew only eight.
Chevrolet Lanos requires patience and skill.
Use a small ratchet with a long head for 7. At points 9 and 10 there is a wire harness that makes it difficult to remove the cover (casing). There are mounting clips located on the dashboard side of the Chevrolet. To lower the cover completely, remove the clips. Next, insert the harness between the casing and the torpedo.
If the Daewoo does not have air conditioning, then remove the casing without effort. Otherwise, in the place of the fifth point there is a fitting, which is used to drain the remaining condensate. This placement makes it difficult to remove the casing. The fitting is located to the left of the heater pipes and goes into the engine compartment. To remove the cover, lower it down and pull it towards you. The fitting will prevent downward movement.
How to change ? Removing the casing is complicated by the design of the elements. Here we choose from two options for solving the problem:
- Take a hacksaw blade for metal. Cut off the fitting.
- Apply the necessary force when you lower the casing down and immediately pull it towards you.
We choose the second option, in which the cover may be damaged or part of the plastic may break off. If this happens, then the fracture site is treated with a soldering iron.
Lanos heater radiator mount
How to remove the radiator? The heater is fixed in two places. At the bottom, a curly bracket secures the stove pipes (screwed with a self-tapping screw). Access the self-tapping screw. It holds the radiator mount, which is screwed to the upper box. Unscrew the self-tapping screw located between the radiator body and the pipe strip. You will find the screw by touch.
There is a steel clip on top, which is held on by a thin plastic insert. Remove carefully so as not to break the insert. The plastic may become deformed due to the weight of the device. The metal clip remains on the plastic.
Damper requires minor repairs
Press out the fixing elements. Remove the part that holds the damper axis. Unhook the cable and. Apply self-adhesive sealant to the damper using liquid nails. We clean the surfaces from dirt, take a new stove to collect in reverse order.
From this moment the replacement of the heater radiator begins. Make sure that the elements fit tightly into their grooves, otherwise you will have to compact them. The Lanos heater radiator is copper or aluminum, depending on which one is installed by the manufacturer.
How to fix the radiator of the Lanos stove? We install a new radiator. For ease of assembly, pre-attach the brace. Then insert the heater pipes and snap the steel clip into place. Screw the screw onto the bracket.
Install the lower casing. It is important that he sits exactly in his place. During installation, the casing rests against the central insert at the location of the fourth screw. Insert a thin screwdriver into the gap between the boxes and press it into the edge of the bottom cover so that it goes behind the central insert. It clicks into place.
We connect the pipes and fill the system with coolant. We start the car and check that the heater is heating and the fans turn on on time. We assemble the console and tunnel. We mount the gearbox back and check that the gears are shifted correctly. We put the seats in place.
This completes the work.
Summary
Lanos is quite possible to make at home. You will need tools, sealant, liquid nails, and patience.
Replacing a Chevrolet stove is carried out in the event that it is impossible to repair and replace individual spare parts that have failed during operation. Traveling in a vehicle with a faulty stove in the cold season does not bring a comfortable feeling, so you need to take care of carrying out repair work in advance.
The main signs of malfunctions that may indicate the need for work such as replacing a Chevrolet heater are:
- Incorrect operation of the unit, interruptions in its operation.
- The emergence of persistent unpleasant odor in the cabin.
- Long periods of vehicle inactivity.
- Coolant leak.
In preparation for the upcoming cold season, you should definitely perform preventive maintenance and make sure that the stove in your vehicle is working properly.
Chevrolet radiator replacement is carried out at the Bers-Auto service center. Our mechanics have great experience work, which allows them to competently and quickly eliminate any type of malfunction. A repair plan is developed after a visual inspection and diagnostics of the equipment, while original spare parts are selected and replaced in accordance with the work schedule specified by the manufacturer.
Replacing a Chevrolet heater radiator is a procedure performed by qualified mechanics in full compliance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. The reason for the failure of the central element of the heating system can be the most different reasons. The most common is the accumulation of dirt in the radiator, which inevitably entails failure to operate. In this case, you should disassemble the stove and clean the system by blowing it using compressed air.
Replacing a Chevrolet heater may be necessary when a motorist uses two coolants that have different chemical composition. This is most often observed when the rules of operation and replacement of coolant are not followed, in which a new one is simply added to the old fluid. In this case, as a result of the coagulation process, the sticky mass formed by the merger of two incompatible liquids clogs the ducts of the car’s cooling system. Eliminate this problem Replacing the Chevrolet heater radiator, performed at a specialized car service center, will help. After diagnostics, specialists may suggest flushing the system, for which they use chemically complex and hazardous reagents. It is not recommended to perform these manipulations yourself.
Replacing a Chevrolet radiator is not required if the cause of its malfunction lies in a banal air bubble, which occurs due to an insufficient level of coolant in the system. In this case, the car is placed at a slight inclination and the coolant is added to the required level (in this case, you should know the exact markings of the fluid and use a similar one for topping up, or completely drain the used fluid and fill in a new one).
Timely replacement of the Chevrolet heater radiator allows you to create comfortable conditions for traveling in the cabin and prepare the car in time for the upcoming cold weather. By contacting the professional service "Bers-Auto", you are guaranteed to receive high-quality service at reasonable and affordable prices.
Replacing a Chevrolet heater core
Chevrolet heater core replacement is performed by experienced mechanics, although this type work can be done on your own. When contacting our car service center, mechanics perform a complete check of the condition of the cooling system and heating devices. This allows you to accurately determine the type of problem, because replacing the Chevrolet heater is not required in all cases.
Repair work under our service conditions is carried out using branded spare parts. Mechanics select components taking into account the configuration features of a particular model vehicle, which allows you to accurately carry out repairs and eliminate the need to adjust spare parts. The decision on the need to carry out a procedure such as replacing a Chevrolet heater radiator is made on the basis of the impossibility or impracticality of performing repairs. In particular, if the cost of repairs exceeds the cost of services for replacing spare parts, the owner is offered the most profitable and economical option. To carry out repairs, we use original components that have a long service life and cope well with loads. This allows you to increase the intervals between repair work. During the operation of a vehicle, it is mandatory to regularly check all systems, including heating. These types of work can be done independently and do not require contacting a car service.
To ensure that the Chevrolet heater replacement is carried out efficiently, our specialists fully adhere to the current regulations. This allows you to follow the repair technology recommended by the manufacturer and guarantee the quality and safety of the services provided.
If you do not monitor the condition of the heating system, in any car, according to an unknown law, it will leak exactly when the first frost hits. Verified. The Chevrolet Lacetti, like most inexpensive cars, may face the same fate. However, unlike other models, getting to the heater radiator in the Lacetti is not so easy. As a rule, you have to remove the entire front panel, and this is fraught with almost complete disassembly salon Replacing the Chevrolet Lacetti heater radiator without removing the dashboard is possible if you don’t have the time, but you have perseverance and ingenuity.
Here the conversation is short - either a factory original radiator with GM catalog number 96554446, or a number of analogues to choose from.
Everyone will be able to choose a radiator that they can afford and a brand that is trustworthy.
Analogs
Here are approximate prices for analogues of the original radiator:
In order not to confuse the radiator 96554446 with others similar, we present it linear dimensions- width 178 mm, height 168 mm, thickness 26 mm, and the diameters of the inlet and outlet pipes are 18 and 20 mm, respectively.
We remove the heater radiator on the Lacetti without dismantling the front panel
The price for replacing a Chevrolet Lacetti heater radiator can be in the range of 4–7 thousand rubles, depending on the level of service. It’s quite possible to save this money by doing the replacement yourself.
However there is one catch - according to standard technology, to replace the heater radiator on a Lacetti, it is necessary to remove the entire front panel, or as it is for some reason persistently called, the torpedo. However, not so long ago it was developed alternative method replacing the radiator without removing the panel. But you still have to play. If you don’t want to completely disassemble the interior, you can try to use this technology, at least no one loses anything except time. Go:
- Move the front seats to the rearmost position.
- Remove the plastic casing of the central tunnel.
Remove the plastic casing.
- We completely dismantle the gear shift lever. It needs to be removed along with the drive, so you need to unscrew the rods from under the hood and disconnect them from the rocker.
We unscrew the rods and disconnect them from the rocker.
- After this, you can unscrew the fixing bolt from the clamp and remove the lever completely.
Unscrew the fixing bolt from the clamp.
- After this, unscrew the 4 bolts securing the gearbox control drive mechanism to the floor and completely dismantle it.
Unscrew the bolts securing the gearbox control drive mechanism.
- Now remove the console. To do this, unscrew the fastening of its metal part from the floor - 2 bolts and 4 nuts.
- Access to the heater block is provided. Now remove the air distributor casing. To do this, unscrew the three screws at the bottom.
- The most difficult thing is to unscrew the fastening screws of the upper casing of the stove. It is under it that the radiator is located. You need to unscrew 10 screws, two of them are screwed into the engine shield and it’s difficult to get to them, but it’s possible.
- After unscrewing a dozen screws, we move or remove the stove casing completely.
- Access to the radiator is open. Now we need to decide external condition radiator - replacement or flushing.
- The stove is assembled in the reverse order, but you need to be extremely careful and install the casings strictly in the grooves, otherwise we will get a leak warm air and ineffective interior heating.
Stove testing
After assembling the structure, we test the operation of the stove, after which you can install the gearbox control mechanism and the plastic tunnel casing. As you can see, with certain skills, it is not necessary to dismantle the front panel to replace the stove radiator on a Lacetti. Good luck to everyone and a dry and warm stove!
Video about replacing the Chevrolet Lacetti heater radiator
Sooner or later, you may need to replace the radiator of the Chevrolet Niva stove with air conditioning. This is due to the tendency for this element to maintain a normal microclimate in the cabin to break down. After all, gone are the days when copper radiators were installed in AvtoVAZ’s creations; they were essentially eternal. Aluminum parts are now being installed, which does not have the best effect on the operating life of the stove.
At the same time, many drivers are afraid to do renovation work independently and turn to services. They don’t like this work there, because the volume is large, not very comparable with the payment, and they often do it not very well. In this regard, it is advisable to make the replacement yourself.
Symptoms of a problem
Replacing the radiator of a Chevrolet Niva stove with air conditioning is quite a difficult job, but at the same time it can be done independently. Just first you need to determine whether the cause is really in the heater radiator. Symptoms of malfunction are as follows:
- Poor operation of the stove;
- Regular lack of fluid in the heating system;
- (not always);
- A puddle of greasy liquid under the driver's mat (at the same time, read the article).
Tool. This work does not require any special tools; almost everything you need can be found in regular dialing keys. You will also need 2 screwdrivers (slotted and Phillips) and pliers. And also a box for screws. In addition, you can stock up on markers.
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Replacement
There are 2 ways to change the heater on a Chevrolet Niva with air conditioning. They differ in execution speed and additional work required to perform the action:
- Without removal dashboard. In this case, the air conditioner will have to be depressurized, which will require its subsequent refilling with refrigerant;
- With removal. This method does not cause damage to the air conditioner, but is longer in execution.
This completes the dismantling of the heater radiator. Everything is assembled in reverse order.
Conclusion. Drivers often face the problem of heating the interior. Which is not surprising. After all, the heater operates in a very difficult mode. Therefore, it often fails. Then you will need to replace the Chevrolet Niva heater radiator with air conditioning. This work is simple, but painstaking. It is important to do everything as carefully as possible, otherwise you will have to refill the air conditioner.