Coolant/ radiator lower hose leak?

Question

Hi frends, I need to replace my honda civic 97 ex coolant/radiator "lower" hose that connects to the water pump, i nearly hit a muthafoka last morning he didnt stop on yeild sign n i suddenly hit the brakes n smoke started coming outta my car,, coolant was leaking from the car's lower radiator hose... anyways, i have these questions:

- Which one of these repair centers shud i take to ? : Quicklane or PepBoys

- Or, If i buy one hose from PepBoys, and i have tools to change it, is it at least SAFE to change the hose by myself by learning frm youtube..i'm dead broke already..

- Well, the last question, how much can it possibly cost me to replace the hose? please frends help me out,,, its urgent,, i gotta fix it today,,, d**n i can't ride on DART... thanx in advance ,,

Answer 1

Yes you can replace it yourself ! You will need a s***w driver or a nut driver and get ready for the knuckle busting and the Fn bad feelings but you can do it! Be sure to catch all the old fluid that comes out and replace it and be sure that if you have to use some water to only use distilled water in your radiator! Why you ask? Because many people don't know that the water that comes out of your tap has lime and rust deposits in it and the lime will collect around the tops of your radiator and around your thermostat and it plugs up your radiator and when the first snap of cold weather hits you will see the cars setting along the highway with the hoods up on them where the thermostat has locked shut from the lime deposits collecting on the shaft and they have steam coming out of them where they overheat and they blow the head gasket if there lucky! Oh and you can pick up distilled water from any grocery store or wal-mart for about a dollar a gallon!

Answer 2

You can fix it yourself. Just buy the hose it will be kinda of a tight fit on the water pump and radiator. Just take the hose clamp off then turn the hose side to side and it will loosen up. Then put your clamps on the new hose loosely and put the hose on the pump and radiator outlets and tighten the clamps. good luck.