[pyromjm]

Im replacing my heater core, ive got the instrument panel (dash) out.
Now the instructions say to 'remove housing support bracket' and i have no idea what that is... Has anyone done this that can give some advice? Anybody know of a good DIY on the web anywhere? Please help!

 

[pyromjm]

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Soooo this is where i am, wtf do i do now?

 

[pyromjm]

i know someone out there has done a heater core on a 97 vr6

 

[91gl]

look at the fire wall on the motor side of the car you will find two hoses that is apart of your cooling system going threw the fire walll once you have identified there location look on the other side of the fire wall and out should see a plastic housing that you have to get to that has your heater core inside ov it. once you have found it you will need to remove every thing its way some of it should be brackets some of the heater duckting ect..... it sounds like a big project but its not once you locate the heater core

 

[pyromjm]

it seems like im going to have to take off this metal bar that goes all the way across... is tha true??? it looks like the steering column is attached to it and i cant get it off

 

[pyromjm]

im really stuck... the heater box assembly is not budging... i got the two bolts that are in the engine compartment under the U cutouts in the firewall, i cant think of anywhere else it would be attached

 

[Break4Euro]

Heater cores seem o be every common in 97s i have a 98 with 152k and never had a problem and two of my friends have 97 and one was replaced twice and the other once.

 

[pyromjm]

Good news!!!! Got old heater core out, new heater core in!

Couple problems why it wasnt coming out:
1. The debree trap in the plenum had to come out, it was attached by a glued in
gasket,
i had to pry it off
2. A reason the metal frame wasnt pulling out that far was i forgot to unclip the
fuse box, and it was hitting the paneling around the edges of the door.
3. Took off the bottom half of the heater box where it connects to the air vents
going to the back seat.

those metal clips holding the two halves of the heater box assembly together are a REAL PAIN esp the ones in the back, i hate those things

 

[pyromjm]

now i hope i put everything back together with no extra screws and with everything plugged in...

 

[Bobster]

now i hope i put everything back together with no extra screws and with everything plugged in...

Hope all is well--that is not one of my favorite jobs to do...especially if the car has A/C! Then things get tight!