Stove radiator on a Chevrolet Lacetti

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Articles of the radiator of the stove on the Chevrolet Lacetti
- Analogues
We remove the stove radiator on the Lacetti without dismantling the front panel
- Stove testing
- Video about replacing the Chevrolet Lacetti stove radiator

If you do not control the state of the heating system, then in any car, according to an unknown law, it will flow exactly when the first frosts come. Checked. Chevrolet Lacetti, like most economy cars, may suffer the same fate. However, unlike some other models, getting to the plate radiator on the Lacetti is not easy. As a rule, you need to remove the entire front panel, and this involves almost complete disassembly of the cabin. Replacing the Chevrolet Lacetti stove radiator without removing the torpedo is possible if there is no time, but there is perseverance and ingenuity.

Articles of the radiator of the stove on the Chevrolet Lacetti

Here the conversation is short: either the original factory radiator with catalog number GM 96554446, or several analogues to choose from.

Everyone will be able to choose a radiator that he can afford and a reliable brand.

Analogues

Here are approximate prices for analogues of a native radiator:

a non-original heating radiator from the Luzar plant will cost 1900 rubles, reviews about it are not the most flattering, but the price is quite affordable, another thing is that if it leaks again in a week, you will have to start everything up again;
Radiator Luzar.
NRF 54270, a good Dutch radiator, the company specializes in automotive heat exchangers for heavy trucks and cars, the price of one radiator for Lacetti is about 2,7 thousand rubles;
Ava Quality Cooling DWA6088, German radiator, good heat dissipation properties, quite durable and of high quality, costs about three thousand rubles;
Van Wezel 81006088, a Belgian company, deals not only with radiators, but also with optics, body parts, the quality of the radiator is not inferior to the original, and according to some reports it surpasses it; the price of the radiator is not less than 3,2 thousand;
stove radiator Nissens 76509, Nissens Kolerfabrіk A / S deals only with cooling and heating systems in cars of various brands, the company has a century of experience in the production of radiators, and if you don’t come across a fake, then this radiator will be Feel free to give for all 3400 rubles that are asked. Heater radiator Nissens 76509.

In order not to confuse radiator 96554446 with similar ones, we will give its 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 stove radiator on the Lacetti without dismantling the front panel

The price of replacing a Chevrolet Lacetti heater radiator can be from 4 to 7 thousand rubles, depending on the level of service. It is quite possible to save this money by doing the replacement yourself.

However, there is a problem: according to the standard technology, in order to replace the stove radiator with the Lacetti, it is necessary to remove the entire front panel, or, as it is stubbornly called for some reason, the torpedo. However, not so long ago, an alternative method was developed to replace the radiator without removing the panel. But you still have to play. If you do not want to completely disassemble the interior, then you can try using this technology, at least no one loses anything but time. Let's go to:

Move the front seats to the rearmost position.
Remove the plastic casing from the central tunnel. We disassemble the plastic casing.
Completely disassemble the shift lever. It must be removed along with the transmission, so you need to unscrew the rods under the hood and disconnect them from the wings. Unscrew the drive and disconnect them from the wings.
After that, you can unscrew the clamp fastening bolt and completely remove the lever. Unscrew the clamp fixing bolt.
Next, unscrew the 4 bolts securing the gear knob actuator to the ground and remove it completely. Unscrew the screws of the gearbox control mechanism drive.
Now remove the console. To do this, unscrew the fastening of your metal part of the floor - 2 bolts and 4 nuts.
Access to the heater block is open. Now remove the air distributor cap. Loosen the three screws at the bottom.
The most difficult thing is to unscrew the screws securing the upper casing of the stove. It is under it that the radiator is located. It is necessary to unscrew 10 screws, and two of them are screwed into the motor shield and it is difficult to get to them, but possible.
Having unscrewed a dozen screws, we shift or remove the stove cover completely.
Access to the radiator is open. Now you need to decide on the external state of the radiator - replacement or flushing.
The stove is assembled in the reverse order, but you need to be very careful and install the covers strictly in the grooves, otherwise we will get hot air leaks and inefficient interior heating.

Stove testing

After assembling the structure, we test the operation of the stove, after which it is possible to install the gearbox control mechanism and the plastic casing of the tunnel. As you can see, with certain skills, it is not necessary to dismantle the front panel to replace the stove radiator with the Lacetti. Good luck and dry in the oven!