Removing coolant hoses advice.

[edcantu9]

Hello all. I am changing a starter on an 2005 Mariner V6. I have to move some hoses out of the way.

I have never dealt with the cooling system but it will be my first time.

Is it easy as just removing the clamp and taking out the hose?

I always envision the worst case scenario when dealing with new things. I see lots of pressure and it squirting out!

Of course the car has been cooled down, I know that much! LOL

 

[Garett]

You shouldn't have any issues. Usually so it's less of a mess, drain the coolant level down below the level of the hose first. Then when you're done, put the coolant back in and bleed the air out.

 

[Kaizen]

a couple of tips. no it won't just pull off. take a pair of needle nose pliers or such and try and push the hose off by prying between it and the fitting its on. second thing to then try is get a flat blade little screwdriver and get it in there between the hose and the fitting. carefully move it around unsticking it till you get it off. don't overdue either of these by breaking anything or scratching the fittings.
no pressure just antifreeze.
if your water pump has a metal pipe coming out of it that goes to a hose careful you might have to reuse it.
use a 3m stripping disc to lightly clean the mating surface. should be perfect before putting back together.
buy two gaskets in case you have to do the job twice. ***** cause you don't know its good till you put it all back together. make sure you let the gasket material or rtv dry before testing.
consider getting new hoses while you are in there.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

DO NOT try to jam a screwdriver under the hose and try to pry it off!

Tommy

 

[Bondo]

a couple of tips. no it won't just pull off. take a pair of needle nose pliers or such and try and push the hose off by prying between it and the fitting its on. second thing to then try is get a flat blade little screwdriver and get it in there between the hose and the fitting. carefully move it around unsticking it till you get it off. don't overdue either of these by breaking anything or scratching the fittings.

Ayuh,..... Invest in a Hose Pick, 'n it becomes a simple matter,....
Slip it in between the hose, 'n fittin', wiggle it around, 'n the hose slips off,....

 

[dave*99]

Save yourself some headaches and replace any hoses you take off with new. Cheap, easy.

 

[theoldwizard1]

They make a special hose removal tool. It looks like a heavy duty pick but the end is bent back 180°. You slip the end under hose and pull.

 

[Rlfd213]

Jose the hose pick of a pair of channel locks to break the hose free. Make sure the coolant is drained and if you have gone that far you may as well out new coolant in and change the hoses and clamps too.

 

[T_R]

Why are you taking hoses off?

On those just take off the air filter and the shifter cable. The starter will come right out then.

 

[jerseykat1]

If the owner of that mariner is family. Tell them to sell the truck. They are money pits. Speaking from experience as a auto technician.

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[dave89iroc]

Why are you taking hoses off?

On those just take off the air filter and the shifter cable. The starter will come right out then.

agreed, I'm confused

 

[pmiranda]

If you are going to pull the coolant hoses, have a nice big clean catch pan ready to capture all of that. Maybe I'm ghetto but I always reuse it unless it looks dirty or rusty. Mine usually looks pretty clean and I filter it through a new shop rag in the bottom of a big funnel just in case anything gritty or metallic (or bugs) gets in it.

 

[Flivver250]

Save yourself some headaches and replace any hoses you take off with new. Cheap, easy.

+1 do the job once and do it right.

 

[cpttuna]

If I remove a hose, I'm usually replacing it so I use a cutter knife and slice it. It comes off easy then.

 

[Kaizen]

agreed, I'm confused

could have sworn he said water pump when I read it yesterday.

 

[Lotek]

If you are going to pull the coolant hoses, have a nice big clean catch pan ready to capture all of that. Maybe I'm ghetto but I always reuse it unless it looks dirty or rusty. Mine usually looks pretty clean and I filter it through a new shop rag in the bottom of a big funnel just in case anything gritty or metallic (or bugs) gets in it.

Yeah, that's ghetto, coolant is cheap, the additive package wears out, a shoprag won't filter out anything much smaller than gravel. Stepping over dollars to pick up pennies.

 

[sberry]

I agree with coolant replacement. I don't do it as PM normally but when there is a problem I replace in a worthy engine. I will agree that one may not have to take a hose off for this. It is a place where some persistence and trial are worth the effort, be surprised how starters seem to work their way out of impossible spots.

 

[theoldwizard1]

I agree with coolant replacement. I don't do it as PM normally ...

I just replace mine for the first time on an 8 year old car. Looked like new !

I even popped for the recommended Motorcraft coolant as it probably won't be replaced again !

 

[Ponchoguy]

+1 do the job once and do it right.

+2. I'd bargain it has the original hose which is now going on 11 years old....however if it doesn't have to be removed to do the job, that is another matter entirely.