heater core replacement

[fzj8097]

Hi all,

it seems the heater core on my 97 fzj80 is busted. I'll be replacing it this weekend. Need some help as I have no manual. Also the shop says that it's 11 hours of labour. Little expensive for me, so i'm doing it on my own. Any instructions and shortcuts are much appriciated.

 

[cruiserdan]

Easy.

Sit in front seat.

Study instrument panel.

Remove entire instrument panel.

Remove heater assembly.

Take heater assembly apart.

Remove bad core.

Put it back togther.

Shouldn't take more than a weekend, if you don't break anything.

 

[Cruiser Jimmy]

Welcome

Which heater core is leaking? the one inside the dash or the one under the front passengers seat?

Hope it's not the front or this is what your cruiser will look like.

 

[Sully]

If you haven't already torn into it, double check that it's not the hose feeding through the firewall that's leaking. That was leaking on mine, but I found that out AFTER I disassembled the entire frigging dash. Also, there is a small O ring on a pipe coming out of the core that could leak as well; not sure if that could have been checked without taking apart the dash.