How to remove and install a radiator on a Dodge Challenger, and how to remove & install a thermostat
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- This will help you remove and install a radiator onto a Dodge Challenger. Bonus at 5:00 how to remove and install a new thermostat. Let me know what you guys think!
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Let me know what y'all think! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Did you pull the radiator out from the top?
@@MBiggs-ez5cd my apologies, UA-cam never alerted me about your message. No I had to take it out the bottom angling it a bit.
i have a 2013 challenger rt. I've been having a leak coming from somewhere from my cooling system confirmed that it was radiator fluid by tasting a bit of it. A few months ago my coolant hose ruptured my themostat overheated. I have to constantly keep filling up my coolant resovoir with fluid. Do you think my radiator could be cracked?
@@gtillustrated2304 it could be cracked but where are you tracing the leak back to? Maybe check your lower hose and see if it's cold to the touch, if so, your pump ain't working. Thanks for watching!
Same exact problem rn and same car
It would have been nice to see exactly how the radiator was removed. You went from the support bracket still attached to the radiator leaning against the wall.
Yes, I understand what you're saying, I had a corrupted file for that video. It was removed out the bottom, it will not come out the top as you would need to remove items like the throttlebody and what not. You'll just need the car lifted a bit higher so that it will angle out from the bottom. If you have any questions just let me know and I can help guide you. Thanks for watching!
Thanks to this video I was able to replace to radiator on my 2011 Challenger 392
I'm glad it helped you replace the radiator! If you have any questions let me know. Thanks for watching!
Do you need to bleed the coolant once installed so it doesn’t have air bubbles ? pressurize it ? Also great video I have same model and needed help
Yes, you will need to bleed the air out, if not you'll have pockets of air and you will get high temps randomly. Thanks for watching, I'm glad it helped!
Great detailed video. Much appreciated as I begin my own radiator swap.
I'm glad to help. If you have any questions just let me know!
Good job on the video. My radiator just started leaking on my 13 SXT V6. This helped. Thanks.
I greatly appreciate the feedback and I'm very glad it helped you fix your radiator! Thanks for watching!
I used to have a 14rt the same color💪🏾 I'm following these steps for my 14 Charger everything looks the same lol
Torred, is nice, shines up well! Let me know if you have any questions or if you need to know anything that may help! They should be the same, just as a pointer, I took the radiator out from the bottom not the top. Video was corrupted so I didn't get to add it in there. Thanks for watching!
That's what I'm figuring I'm glad I found your video not many show this much detail. It got too dark for me to finish tonight but I'll be referring to your video again tomorrow
@@Mill-on-da-track Always glad to help! Thanks again for watching!
Thank you for this video , I just started removing the radiator but it was very hard because I didn’t remove the fan first
Yeah it will be very difficult if not impossible to take out with the fans on. Glad I can help!
Did you pull the radiator from the top
I really wish that part of the video wasn't corrupted. I actually removed it from the bottom. Make sure to lift the car a little more so that the radiator can go back and down. A little at an angle. It'll come out fairly easy, you'll notice how once you're at that point though. Sorry I didn't have the video to show it. Thanks for watching!
@@elpingurt4657 Thank you very much for the very detailed video. I hope this isn't a redundant question, but the fan also comes out from the bottom, I presume?
@@SohCahToa30 Thanks for watching the video and I'm glad it helped. Yes it will come out the bottom, just raise the car higher than you normally would and it'll come out easily. The radiator will come out the same way easily as well but angled. If ita on a lift you're golden, it'll come out straight down. Ask all the questions you want, I honestly don't mind even if its redundant. Its better to know than to assume.
I have a question did you pull out and put in radiator from bottom?
HI GUY QUESTION FROM WHAT I SAW I DONT KNOW WHY YOU TOOK THE BOTTOM RAD. SUPPORT OFF IT LOOKS LIKE IT JUST SAT IN THERE LIKE A CROSS MEMBER AFTER REMOVING THE TOP SUPPORT N FAN N HOSES SHOULDNT I BE ABLE TO PULL IT OUT THE TOP. ACTUALLY WHY AM I DROPPING THE SUPPORT??
So, it won't come out the top, I tried that way and it just won't go out which is why I took the support off and took it out the bottom. I hope this helps, let me know if you have any more questions. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video!! Was alot of help bro!!
I'm glad I was able to help! If you have any questions let me know. Thanks for watching!
AC condenser coil. Your welcome
Ac hose unit detaching from actual radiator
Thanks for watching! Is it that you're expericing the hose coming off or just commenting to take it off? Any info helps!
One of the better how to videos. About how much time did it take you?
Well, it's tough to say since I had to set up and record at the same time. But if I had to guess, I'd say within three hours if you have all the tools and are technically inclined. Let me know if you need any assistance or have a question. Thanks for watching!
Great vid ? Why not replace upper lower hoses
I honestly did not think of it at the time, but also i was still in lower milage range (i believe 45k+, somehwere around there) and they were actually still in really good conditions. Ive since put on quite a bit of miles and they are still doing well (no rotting, cracks or driness to them) but i will be coming up soon to replace them just from the amount of time and milage. If you have any questions let me know and ill do my best to answer them! Thanks for watching!
what year is your challenger and what model? i have an rt 2013 and wanted to see if this procedure is the same thanks.
I also have a 2013 RT 5.7L hemi. This will work, it's fairly simple after you know where all the bolts are. Thanks for watching!
@@elpingurt4657 thank you sir, I have now a weekend project. thanks for the instructions.
@@mauriciosalgado953 You're welcome! Let me know if you have any issues or questions, also how it goes.
I have a question? Would that exact thermostat work for a 2010 RT?
I believe it should, but you should be able to find a 180° or 190° tstat for your car with no problem. The idea is to run cooler so you can find a total for your car at the temp you want to run. I mentioned it in the video but a 180° tstat or colder will give you a check engine light unless you're tuned for it, which if you get a Diablo you can tune it easily. Hope this helps!
@@elpingurt4657 okay thanks a ton!
Ok ok thanks man 👊
Glad to help! Thanks for watching!
Now I know how to!
Lol
Hey man, why is it so hard to let us know the year???????
It's a 2013 RT. I've posted it on other comments here also. Let me know if you have any questions, thanks for watching!
That bottom pan removal and installation needs a whole video for itself. Also, If you're going to replace the radiator, might as well replace the radiator hoses and heater hoses - and idler wheels and tensioner - buy the bearings only and press new ones in. Basically, the radiators are so cheap, you might as well replace it every time you do your coolant change.
14:14 did you have to unplug those hard lines?
My sincerest apologies! UA-cam did not alert me of your message. Not sure if you still needed to know, but no, I did not need to remove the hard lines. Thanks for watching!
Gotta be the worst install video ever. You skipped the actual removal of the fan and the radiator. Come on dude. That’s like the key points to this whole video. 100% fail.
I explained it in the comments that the video portion of it was corrupted. But thanks for watching and giving it a view! Oh, I'll be looking out for your amazing how to video!