The cooling fans in my Rav4 make quite the racket at full speed so I thought the bearings were going bad. Replaced the fans today but they still sound loud. In order to remove/replace the driver side fan, needed to remove the upper radiator hose. Upon inspection, the outer bottom half of the upper radiator hose nipple is gone. Didn't hear anything break or fall when I removed the hose. Seems like the plastic nipple just disappeared. Guess it's in the radiator, now. Put the hose back on and cinched the clamp down at the base of the nipple. No leaks!
Do plastic nipples just start to fall apart? I'd swap in a new radiator but what with all the ATF connections and what not, I'm sure it won't go smooth.
Do plastic nipples just start to fall apart? I'd swap in a new radiator but what with all the ATF connections and what not, I'm sure it won't go smooth.