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Having replaced that exact same radiator on my 02 Camry and listening to your comments and looking at your video i would say that you have a pocket of air that is trapped in your cooling system and most likely trowing your coolant temperature readings off which is causing your very poor idle, i would not worry about the loose fitting nature of that air scoop that you had removed, it doesn’t necessarily need to be air tight at that point, that section is before the air filter and air flow sensor so that will not change anything, also i don’t believe your relay is a problem. as long as you connected all the fans back up using the correct connectors and didn’t accidentally switch anything around they should be good. all of the symptoms expressed by you in the comments line up with faulty temp readings from your coolant temp sensor,
Driving around for a bit is forcing the air to move past the sensor and allows it to read correctly, but the air will eventually bubble up to the top and get trapped again by “next to” the sensor. you need to make sure to bleed all the air out either using that spill free funnel and following the steps in Eric’s video which is what i did and had absolutely to issues or follow these steps below if you don’t have that funnel
1. Making sure the engine is off and completely cool take off the rad cap and make sure it is topped off with coolant
2. place a catch pan or bucket under the car to catch any coolant that may bubble out during this procedure.
3. start the engine and ensure that your hvac temp controls are turned to full heat, you can leave the vent fan off but make sure you have the temp set to full heat.
4. Run the engine @ around 2,000 to 2,500 rpm for about 10 minutes or until the cooling fans turn on completely and at full power.
5. now sitting in the drivers seat you should be able to see the coolant bubbling out of the top of the rad, if you do then that is a good sign as you are releasing some of that trapped air. once you see it stop you can let the engine idle again and go look at the top of the filler neck on the rad and see if you see coolant. if you do you you should be able to replace the cap and let it idle for a bit. if it sound good than your problem should be solved.
6. make sure you have plenty of coolant in the overflow, as the engine and coolant cools the coolant will contract some and pull a vacuum on the cap which will draw coolant from your overflow back into the system.
if you have the funnel it makes this process so much simpler and full proof.
good luck and let us know how it goes.Eric has a lot of great ideas, some of which May or may not be the best idea or way to do something, but some of the replies on YouTube suggest a witch hunt should be sent after Eric. Some viewers should learn to kindly point out their “differences in opinion” instead of starting war world 3 on YouTube haha.
Eric has a lot of great ideas, some of which May or may not be the best idea or way to do something, but some of the replies on YouTube suggest a witch hunt should be sent after Eric. Some viewers should learn to kindly point out their “differences in opinion” instead of starting war world 3 on YouTube haha.