Nothing i say can make you feel any better, I know i would feel sick it were me.in your situation. Just so sorry for you, as everyone always says, at least nobody was hurt. Doesn't make you feel any better about it but it's all you can be grateful for.
Standard, dicky/cheeky 4x4 forum response - it'll buff out
). Bill
I saw this the other day and have not had time to get to it but will definitely give it a try. Thank you.
Ouch. Sounds like it was low speed which is fortunate. The front corners do seem a bit soft on the Grenadier. I have seen similar but lesser damage on our steel bumper equipped Australian vehicles including bending of the bolt-on Roo Bar. Possibly part of the crumple zone.
I only just read yesterday that not only are our Eu regulated front bumpers plastic, known, but the wings are also weaker (deformable) for pedestrian protection. Non eu ones get stronger wings. Not great! Why pedestrians insist on getting in front of vehicles is baffling??!Ouch. Sounds like it was low speed which is fortunate. The front corners do seem a bit soft on the Grenadier. I have seen similar but lesser damage on our steel bumper equipped Australian vehicles including bending of the bolt-on Roo Bar. Possibly part of the crumple zone.
The cooler in the RH wing of RHD vehicles is an auxiliary engine cooler (radiator). The LH wing houses the transfer case oil cooler.
Coincidentally I followed the auxiliary cooler hoses on my vehicle last weekend in a 'if this gets damaged can I bypass it?' exercise. The cooler hoses are retained by spring clips. The hoses trace back to T joiners in the upper and lower main radiator hoses which puts the auxiliary cooler in parallel with the main radiator. It's some of the extra plumbing that makes that frontal engine area look like a bucket full of smashed crabs - junk everywhere
In a pinch I believe this cooler could be bypassed to get a vehicle out of trouble. I can't see any flow control devices, thermostats etc.
There would be an impact on cooling capacity due to the reduction of radiator surface area and we know the HVAC is sensitive to air in the cooling system so there will be secondary problems, but a bypass should at least get the vehicle to a better recovery location and might even get you home with close temperature monitoring.
You would need to replace any lost coolant or use demineralised water temporarily, plus do a cooling system bleed.
Australian pedestrians are either stronger - or less valuable to society. I suspect the latter.I only just read yesterday that not only are our Eu regulated front bumpers plastic, known, but the wings are also weaker (deformable) for pedestrian protection. Non eu ones get stronger wings. Not great! Why pedestrians insist on getting in front of vehicles is baffling??!
Ouch. Sounds like it was low speed which is fortunate. The front corners do seem a bit soft on the Grenadier. I have seen similar but lesser damage on our steel bumper equipped Australian vehicles including bending of the bolt-on Roo Bar. Possibly part of the crumple zone.
The cooler in the RH wing of RHD vehicles is an auxiliary engine cooler (radiator). The LH wing houses the transfer case oil cooler.
Coincidentally I followed the auxiliary cooler hoses on my vehicle last weekend in a 'if this gets damaged can I bypass it?' exercise. The cooler hoses are retained by spring clips. The hoses trace back to T joiners in the upper and lower main radiator hoses which puts the auxiliary cooler in parallel with the main radiator. It's some of the extra plumbing that makes that frontal engine area look like a bucket full of smashed crabs - junk everywhere
In a pinch I believe this cooler could be bypassed to get a vehicle out of trouble. I can't see any flow control devices, thermostats etc.
There would be an impact on cooling capacity due to the reduction of radiator surface area and we know the HVAC is sensitive to air in the cooling system so there will be secondary problems, but a bypass should at least get the vehicle to a better recovery location and might even get you home with close temperature monitoring.
You would need to replace any lost coolant or use demineralised water temporarily, plus do a cooling system bleed.
