Hi There,

Recently I replaced the radiator in my 1995 4 Cylinder Camry.
90k Miles had it from new.

I just followed the Haynes Manual.

So the fans were removed first.
That gave a lot more room to get to the hoses.

I replaced all hoses..thermostat...radiator cap at the same time.

One thing that did slow me down was the comment that the bottom rubber
bushes
that the radiator sits in would not need replaced.
Mine were totally shot so had to be ordered before I could complete the job.

As mine is a Auto there are also two hoses to be disconnected at the bottom
of the
radiator which is a gearbox oil cooler.
As these were still filed with oil.
I found that once they were disconnected at the metal pipes on the block a
small AA battery fitted
into the hose to stop them leaking worked well.

I don't know what costs are there.
But a replacement radiator from Toyota was quoted as £280 = US$560.
A local supplier of radiators made in Denmark quoted £84.00 =  US$168
The fitting holes were exact.

The total cost of all hoses and other bits including the RED refill from
Toyota was £100= US$200.

Toyota quoted me £800 = US$1600 to carry out the work.

In passing I was going to replace the sensor in the bottom of the radiator
that's the one that switches
the Fans on . Until I saw the price £84.00.= US$168.
I left the original fitted.

I asked on here about after market radiators as the replacement I purchased
had PLASTIC headers.
The opinion was to go for Toyota metal headers.
However when I took the original Toyota radiator out.
The bottom tank was indeed PLASTIC.

Easy job. Done in a day if you got those bottom bushes in hand.

Johnny UK

Either way would work, but without fans would be lighter and gives you
more room with the lower hose connections as said. I agree that it
would be a good time to change out the hoses and thermostat.Use Toyota
Red with distilled water. Use a rad cap with spring loaded vacuum
return valve, no dangling plastic valves.

Check www.rockauto.com for prices. I'd use only Proliance (formerly
Modine and Transpro/ReadyRad) and Koyo. Yeah, dealer Denso is
overpriced.