Replacing Heater Hose Fittings
 

Ok so this is my first write-up, hopefully its not confusing lol :o
so my heater hose fittings were starting to fail and leak. so i decided to replace them, this is the second time i did this so it was pretty simple, here goes

STEP 1. this is where we begin
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STEP 2. remove your engine cover
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STEP 3. disconnect battery (8mm socket) and i removed strut tower brace just to have more working space :D (four 13mm nuts, 2 on each side)
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STEP 4. Remove coolant reservoir (two 10mm nuts on top, also disconnect hose and cap it off if necessary)
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STEP 5. loosen and remove serpentine belt by loosening tensioner pulley (15mm deep socket)
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STEP 6. Remove your alternator and bracket (three 15mm bolts on alternator) the bracket is held on by a 15mm nut on one end and a 10mm bolt on the other end, disconnect harness and remove positive cable (10mm nut)
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STEP 7. Disconnect heater hoses, inlet and outlet, (using pump pliers to compress clamps) cap off if necessary and set aside
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STEP 8. remove the belt tensioner assembly (three 15mm bolts, one is hidden on the bottom left side) Also this is a good time to check your power steering fluid :thumbsup:
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this is the assembly once removed, the ends of the fittings broke off on mine because of how brittle and weak they were, i took some needle-nose pliers and carefully removed each broken end from the water pump inlet and under intake inlet
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new fittings put on :thumbsup:
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now to put everything back together just follow the steps in reverse order and make sure to top off and bleed the coolant system :)

HOPE THIS HELPS SOMEBODY OUT THERE TRYING TO REPLACE THEIR HEATER HOSE FITTINGS

Very informative, good job, pictures really help!