Dodge Dakota - A/C Compressor & Water Pump
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- In this video I check out a customers 2003 Dodge Dakota with the big 4.7. The customer states he needs a new A/C compressor as well as a water pump. Sure as heck he's right so let's get after it!
-Enjoy!
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Thanks, Eric. You make driving that old truck enjoyable again. I can always count on you and Josh to keep my vehicles operating as designed. My old Dakota is used in my part-time gig serving our three county Flood Warning System climate and river stations. 😊
Nice 😊
You had me wondering there lol 84° right now you're probably half about a foot of snow in the ground
SMA home of great auto repair. 🎉
Eric O. is the #1 best auto mechanic in all history 👏👏👏
And if he says otherwise, he's just being modest.
You're definitely lucky to live near him!!
Eric, I've been a mechanic for 45 years. I'm 61 years old. I have never seen that trick with using a gallon jug as an amplifier. I wish I would have saw that years ago. What an awesome trick. I love it when I learn something new from a great mechanic.
I've been a mechanic for 73 years. I'm 96 years old. Get your game up son
I'm 61... this trick has been around a long time. My instructor showed me this in 1980
I have new Thor envy
Thank goodness for UA-cam!
That's how record players worked before electrical amplification. Google victrola, rca Victor, or rca victor dog to see a picture.
Eric: "You can't screw this up." Me: "Obviously, he's never seen me work!" 🤣
Yep, me too.🤣
Me 3
Yes?
Yeah.... I thought to myself 'Challenge accepted'....LOL
The axiom "If I can do it, then you can do it." doesn't carry down to some people.
😂😂😂
You saved me, Mr. O.! I was just about to go out to shovel snow when your video notification popped up. 🤣
I wish all mechanic's could provide a video like yours. Not only would it inform the customer of the difficulties of repair, but it would make the price more understandable. Great video.
i wish they used those O-ring gaskets back in the day when we changed a water pump a day.....nothing scared you more than bolting everything up and hoping the cheesy paper gasket didn't move, tear or leak
at least now there is spray tack to aid with paper gaskets
Bingo PAL,
Ha, took one in 88 C1500,
Got er home, it leaked, paper
gasket, so I put a bottle (12 oz)
Of Barr’s stop leak/ water pump
Lubricant. Took for short drive,
3 miles, no more leak, best $6 I’ve
Spent in a while 💯🤙🏻😎
This 2003 seemed to still be in pretty decent condition, it's nice to see 1 survive in the rust belt. Even the headliner looked to be decent - only a few small sagging spots were in view. And what a pleasant surprise when you backed out, and it wasn't a salty, wintry street out there. Seeing the mature corn plants was a nice reminder that winter will eventually be over.
Its nice seeing warm weather and sun when we have 6 inches of snow.😁
aka 15cm
Dakota was one of their best products, so of course they stopped production. Great job Sir Eric!
You were holding back video's on us. It was worth waiting for. great video.
I had an 04 Dakota v-6 , drove it 14 years,
great truck. they should have kept making that version.
Unfortunately they last too long, so anything new than 15 years ago will die an expensive death. Especially hemis.
Cant beat a good old fashioned nuts and bolts repair video!! No scan tool required!
dont get me wrong...Ive learned a ton from Erics scan tool vids...but will watch every wrench job he posts!@@flightforensics4523
Something that always twists my noodle about SAE vs. Metric is RATCHETS are 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 drive for all sockets no matter where you are in the world.
Hahahaha that Fortnight comment was perfect. I'm watching this greatness and my son is playing Fortnight and he popped off "who thinks they are cracked!?!" LOL boy play your game. Appreciate the video Sir.
One of my 2001 Dakotas I have used for a snowplow the last 15 years. Only had to replace one water pump in that time. With 170K on it now it has saved me thousands in plow costs at my commercial locations. Love these little Dakotas. Great video as always.
4.7 is a great motor if maintained. 233k miles on my daily driver, a 2004 Grand Cherokee 4.7.
I like how you usually show the most efficient way to get the job done. Not necessarily the book procedure. Thanks.
Self employed, no Bull 💩🤷🏿♂️
99% of the time I don't even read service info or do research anymore. Just go in and fix it for jobs like that.
Anybody , best online source for repair manuals now? My online Chilton was discontinued. New stuff is beyond me many times....takes too long to figure out.
Stethoscope substitute. Jug and screw driver
"because it is graduated", I had an organic chem teacher at Drake university that said that joke in 1973. Thanks for the memory.
This one got lost in the cloud back in September. Always glad you "torqued" all the bolts
The danger of fixing a loud bearing is that then you'll be able to hear everything else that's wrong with the engine!
Thats what the radio volume control is for. Just turn the volume up and presto! Problem fixed.
Nice video as always ! There are actually some good stories about the love story between the USA and the metric system :
- The US was actually one of the first countries that wanted to switch to metric, it was a good way to seal its independence from the UK (and what better way to do that than get closer to France at the time)
- The boat carrying the standardized metric scales from France to the US got hijacked, and for whatever reason the French did not send another one (I guess we were busy, or on strike)
- Lots of lobbies at the time wanted to keep the Imperial system, from tool manufacturers to just about anybody in the industry, the Industrial revolution was at its peak at the time in the UK; a huge proportion of the tools and machines were made there and they would've shot themselves in the foot by switching to metric and opening up to potential new competition from, well, France.
Fast forward to the modern day, the industries that really need to use it (like science and medicine) have for a while. For the average person, it is so easy to pull out a phone and do conversions. So compared to back then, there isn't much need or reason to so long as you are consistent in your application; I believe NASA had some issue where something was written for metric and someone input imperial or something like that.
Yes the Mars Climate Orbiter, crashed into Mars because the builders had used Imperial measurments for acceleration, NASA thoughf it was metric. Not the only case, but the most embarrasing I think.
excellent Vid Eric - it is interesting that technicians/engineers around world use the metric system, even including all engineers in the countries where imperial is the "Norm" - the US did try to persuade its General population to convert years ago, but somehow it never caught on. If you watch/listen to any NASA/ Space transmissions, they use Kilometres/metres/centimetres.
Unlike many a/c compressor and water pump jobs, with this one you didn't need eyes that can see around corners, additional joints in your arms, special tools, have to remove a lot of other stuff like air intakes, panels, suspension parts, fender liners, ending up spending all day instead of 2-3 hours.
Thta's why I will keep my 4.7 running for the rest of my life. If I get rid of it, I have to buy these poorly designed modern engines. No thanks. I'll keep driving my 233k mile 4.7 :-)
Folks this video, from start to finish, deserves nothing short of at least 5 Norman Rockwell paintings! This man and this shop are that incredible!
Simple fundamentals, mechanically as well as the lighting in this video- how can you not be a huge fan of this content???!!!
Water pump and an ac compressor drain and refill charge for under 800. You are the man.
This video must've fell between the seats, we're in long shirt weather now and crickets are long gone. Great stuff as always.
Thanks for the Sunday upload Eric! I like how you explain what you are doing while you are doing the task…instead of talking about what you are ‘going’ to do and then talking about it while you are doing the task, as in cuts down the repetition! Have a great rest of your weekend SMA Fans! 🇺🇸
That truck has survived the rusty north somehow, which is great because this repair on a brand new one is probably 10 hours labor. Man these are so easy to work on in comparison.
That screwdriver bottle trick to hear the bearings is a great idea. I never heard of that before!
You are one of the most honest and knowledgeable mechanics.
You should be proud of yourself.
We need your professionalism down here in Florida
There are plenty of good mechanics..problem is, unless you have a big family that drives lots of 15 year old cars, you may never get to know the good local guys near you.
There's Rainman Ray down there.
@@t-bear1863
And yes I subscribe to rainman and he is also fantastic and very knowledgeable and very knowledgeable
Great trick about the gallon jug. I actually saw that you forgot to plug the connector to the square intake box but figured it was done off camera. LOL. Great video Eric!!
The screwdriver megaphone is very hady.
My grandad taught me that gallon jug trick back in 72. The gallon coolant jugs work well also.
A satisfied customer is always the best testamony for a job well done.👌🤙
My favorite vehicle ever was my 2000 Dakota 4 door. Thr first year for the 4.7L in the Dakota. In 8 years and 290,000 miles, I changed the oil every 7k miles with full synthetic, replaced spark plugs every 40k, and the coolant once at anout 90k.
The only failure was an oxygen sensor and the AC compressor bearing. I pulled the clutch and replaced the bearing at anout 100k with one from a local supply house and other than a slight wobble from it not being pressed exactly straight (i used a little bench top arbor press) it worked for as long as the oem did when I sold the truck.
All in all that 4.7L was a rock solid engine and i stilliss that truck. I rebuilt 2 houses with that truck. It also hauled a well loaded 12 foot enclosed trailer between Detroit and Saint Louis about a dozen times.
Air hammer tool for the fan clutch!
I couldn't get mine off on my '00 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7. Lucky, all that was leaking was the O-Ring. Slipped the new one in and leak was gone!
Great video! Thanks for the “amplifier” tip. Nice work as always! 👍🏻👍🏻
It looks like a good funnel as well 😅
One of my favorite engines I've owned. Now have 370,000+ miles on my '01 Durango 4.7L, still runs awesome though now uses some oil. Underdrive system means accessories last a long time on that engine.
That's great man! I love the 4.7 too. My Dad's '01 Grand Cherokee 4.7 had 337,000 miles when we sold it. My '04 Grand Cherokee is my daily driver and has 233,000 miles, running like crazy.
I inherited my Mom's 2000 Durango with the 4.7L and I have to say it has been a blessing. It has been nothing but reliable and has become my 17 year old son's wheels. The only issue he has, is the cassette deck lol! Minor to say the least!
@@GM-hx5tc Perfect vehicle for a kid. My son has mine at school, low insurance cost and low cost of repair.
Owned an 02 Dakota with the 3.9. Everyone on the forums said at the time to stay away from the 4.7. But it’s really not a bad engine.
Good truck, but it sat for a year while I was away. My patience was very short. Kick myself for giving up on the truck.
On another note. Wish I could remember the brand of water pumps AAP carried in the mid 2000’s. Never had anyone warranty one. Found out the company also built them for the OE industry. Parts on the market now all seem to be junk.
My 2002 sucked. Had 3 head gaskets put in it before i dumped it at 40k. They replaced the heads once too. The thing was in the shop for warranty work constantly. Dumping it at the Chevy dealer was the best thing i ever did. The 06 Silvy that replaced it was a fantastic vehicle and a great tow mule.
The 4.7 had no beans down low either. If you towed with it like i did you pretty much had to rev the pants off it to make any power.
Had a 2003 Durango with the 4.7. Got 360K miles out of it - never had a head off. Replaced all the accessories, Water Pump, A/c Compressor, Alternator and PS pump over the lifetime of the vehicle. Engine purred right along until the driver side seat belt locked.
Ok the bottle on the screwdriver is simply amazing, i learned old school with screw driver to the ear trick.
Straight forward job nicely done. And like the tool kit for removing the clutch fan a couple bangs with the new air hammer & she’s off 🛠🔧⚒👍all the years watching & we still are still learning new tricks.
I learn something with this video. Been turn wrenches 54 years never knew about the plastic jug. Thanks for the video
Nice job. Brought back memories. Bought a 2002 Dakota quad cab SLT 4x4 first brand new truck. Used it to pull my boat, Used it as an oversize escort vehicle for a few years. Daily driver, racked up 178,000 miles on it. Loved that truck, was totaled out by a red light runner. Best truck I ever owned. Still miss that truck.
Only issue i ever really had was a intermitting no-comms on the Od display(no start). After a computer that didn't fix it and a week of chasing it down after work (Cat mechanic) sent to 2 shops and not fixed. Found the short by accident, In the ECM ground on the passenger fender. 7 or 8 wires don't remember exactly soldered into one connector. 1 wire had lost connection. Putt all of them on seperate connectors and never had another problem with it.
You found a short but then you said that you tied them together. I think you meant an open ground to the computer. Was it the PCM or Odo module not getting the ground? I would say it would be the Odo module unless the schematics showed that the PCM was supplying the ground.
Chased a crank no start on an 02 Grand Cherokee. 3 days, 2 batteries, crank sensor, cam sensor, battery terminals, computer, SKIM and a gutted interior to find out the ground wire on the block wasn’t tight enough. As a 15 year old, that was one fun lesson 😂
@@bolt_husky lol, go basics instead of chasing your tail. Always ensure all grounds are present and test load them before you say they are good. Sometimes the multimeter will show good voltage but will break as soon as you use a test light or higher current bulb.
@@scientist100 It was a short in the ground from the PCM. All the PCM grounds where on that one soldered terminal. So I grounded each wire with it's own terminal end
learned the screwdriver to the ear thing when i was a little kid. i have up until now, never seen it done with a jug on it. great upgrade to the old trick!!
I totally agree, America needs to start using the metric system
This old dog(66) just learned a new trick using a gallon jug as an amplifier. Sure beats holding your ear to a long wood plunger handle. Thanks
always suspect it. Eric is not a mechanic, he is a wizard.
Nice video! That water pump bearing is "loose as a goose" and when you said "she's got a little hitch in her giddy up" I just about fell off my chair because I was working on a Dodge Dakota and making a video a few weeks ago and said the same thing about a misfire! I think I would have started singing that Footloose song if I was wiggling the fan like that. I learn a lot from your videos and really enjoy watching them.
Watching Mr O calms my mind in this crazy world.
I still love the brake clean intro. and sound effects. Of course your video was excellent as always.
A Sept video in Jan, you must of had this one in your spare videos folder just in case you wanted a day off...lol. I miss those temperatures already.... thanks for the video!
I did!
I was beginning to think you guys were having a mild winter until you cleared that up at the end. Great vid as always, even if you were holdin out on us.
Got to love rear wheel drive vehicles. So much room to work on the front of the engine. Some mechanics put a piece of cardboard in the back of the radiator just in case they bump it with a wrench.
Underrated good little trucks. Dodge priced them about the same as the Ram and it killed them. I miss the ol Dakotas
Eric - If you want to help your hurting hands use more battery powered tools. It stops the unnecessary wear on joints, and it makes a huge difference. I know you find them lacking but the m12 series of Milwaukee really fit well under the hood. Im a Heavy Equipment mechanic and would not be without them.
I once owned an '08 Dakota Quad Cab. That was a great truck. I shoulda never got rid of it.
Dakota good one
I have a 1989 Dodge Ram D50
What engine ?🤔
I have the 07 v6 half cab. Is that a good truck? I rarely drive it so I don't know. I have owned a few years a d did some work as part of it needing suspension work. Now all it needs is tires and possibly valve seals as it burns oil only when it has been sitting for months lol. I think the seals became brittle because I don't drive it unless that's a normal failure, not a big deal as it does it only after a cold start up.
I really appreciate your work ethic. Great explanation of work and tools. I've learned not to mess it up before I go to the mechanic.
Yes, they still make Folgers Coffee. That's my go to every morning. ☕
I had a 2000 Dakota and a 2003 Dakota 4x4 both had the 4.7, it is a good engine, likes to be rev'd.
I used to drink Folgers, then I discovered the joy of roasting my own coffee. Fresh roast coffee is soooo much better.
I drank Folgers. Then I bought coffee that didn't taste like it came from the $1 store.
When I started out as a Technician, I purchased a Mechanics stethoscope from one of the tool dealers. What a savoir when coming to listening to FWD wheel bearings!
great video I wish it was 90 degrees here today we had a snow storm the day this video came out and have another one coming this weekend. I live in Vermont about 5 hours northeast from you.
Wow, Eric! The weather in the PRNY is looking lovely this time of year. Please do share your climate secrets with the rest of us!
I had an '05 Dodge Dakota, the 4.7 V-8 got okay gas mileage, but kinda gutless. They are however very easy to work on and very dependable. Thanx Eric O.
My experience exact opposite..lots of power and shytt gas mileage
Had one, got about 12L per 100kms. Or about 22 mpg at best.
Was a constant chunk of work. Suspension parts and all the small things that died when we had it at about 200,000kms or about 120,000mi
got the 4.7 in a dodge campervan - uses oil, hardly any power, and l o u d
The 4.7 in my '04 Grand Cherokee is almost screaming fast. Amazing the difference that putting different gears in the diffs makes. Not only does it feel like it has a boatload of power but I get 17-18 mpg average, 22-23 mpg highway. Can't beat that!
@@southwestvajeeper5106 curious what gears you had? 3.73?
The bearing went on my AC compressor on a 2000 Dakota with a 4.7. No one had the bearing available .. only wanted to sell me an entire compressor. So I pulled it apart got the numbers off the bearing. Found the bearing really easy and Roberts your mothers brother.
Hi Eric, FYI Hot always goes to cold and cold never goes to hot because there is no such thing as cold air. Just moving heat around. Lol
I'm so glad you went back and torqued those to spec, I was getting worried
Had an '02 just like this, and I still miss it. Basically gave it to my brother at 200k and it's still running around being driven by my nephew. Around 150k I had to replace the waterpump, alternator, and left front wheel bearing, but otherwise just normal maintenance - many Toyota trucks wish they were as reliable.
Just finishing my last can of folders love that coffee
😂 Watching this video with my cup of Folgers instant coffee. I don’t usually drink instant, and if I do, it is rarely Folgers, but that is how the Lord worked it on this snow covered morning.
Your. Noise. Detector. Now. That’s. Smart. Thanks
Great video. I agree with you about the metric system - it is so much easier to use !
Eric,
Great video, fix - thank you!
I have no idea what Fortnite is but I read someone was playing it on the jumbotron at Fenway Park in Boston
Paul (in MA)
You need to get the arm extensions from the Snap On truck, Mr. O.
Recently I heard someone paid $90,000 for the rights to the Folgers jingle "The best part of wakin up"... I don't think he's gonna get that money back... LOL... Back to the subject at hand, another informative/entertaining video, my guy...
Yep Eric you are right, if you can do it, I can do it as I have been doing it for right on 40 years now. And I thought my days of turning a wrench, and washing the dirt, grease, rust and grime off my hands was over when I got that 1999 Dodge Quad Club Cab 3500. Oh man was I WRONG!
September?… Must be out snowmobiling. 🤐 Just did a water pump on a friends 99 Ram Van conversion with the big 5.2L. Wish its WP bolts came off as easy as that Dakota. All 7 were “heat, yeet, repeats”. Took several hours but I didn’t break any thank God. Was out in the wild to boot so did my best impersonation of a mobile mechanic. Vans are like “ships in a bottle” compared to a PU. Liked that fan clutch wrench set! I used the flat chisel bit on the air chisel to burp off the nut. Happy New Year to you and yours! 🎉
Nice new tools. I see you also are using electric tools more than pneumatic now. Compressor on top but still a pain to remove. Another good video and another happy customer.
I live on Vancouver Island, British Columbia and it is 2 degrees C. Wish I had your weather Eric.
Do me a favor please. I don’t know why the USA never converted to the metric system. They were talking about when I was back in school in the 50’s and 60’s but it never happened. Now, I would hate to see us try to switch over to metric. Please don’t urge our politicians to do so until I’m dead. It shouldn’t be all that long from now. 😊 Another great video. Keep ‘em coming.
I agree with you on the metric system... the more I use it , the easier it becomes ....
Nice diagnostic work by the owner.
I'll be using the screw driver megaphone. Thank you.
Eric and Mrs. O. I am the Brooklyn South guy. Thank you! Love the channel.
You should film more test drives, looks quite pretty where you're located. This from someone who loves taking day trips to destinations unknown. Take the Mrs. with ya, have a picnic and enjoy. Oops, I'm off topic. 😂😂
You must have pulled this one out of the archives. Where is the 2.862 meters of snow and ice, I wondered. You really had me going there. Nice work as usual.
Another tip for you there feller but you probably already know it
Instead of using a expensive air hammer tool
You could take a larger pipe wrench and put it on the fan bolt give the wrench a wack with a sledge hammer it’ll break the fan loose so you can unscrew it off.
👍🏼👊🏼
This must be old footage. It is not 84F in New York on January 7th. Great video Eric. Shows the simplicity of working on older vehicles.
I haven't bought Folgers in years but it's still there. We use whole beans and grind it fresh for making coffee.
Eric, when you struggled with that AC Compressor I was wishing for a good MOTHER LOVER to come out. Great job
Happy Sunday and Happy New Year. Best to you and your family. Thanks for all the great content.
Your videos have helped me keep my sanity while I have been isolating with Covid-19.
Fifty degrees is a little high for the outlet temperature. Maybe a bit more refrigerant while watching the gauges closely would drop the temp down into the low 40's. And wow, that was an easy water pump to replace. I'd take them all day.
You should use the same knife as Nate the hoof guy uses for a gasket scraper. Just don't forget to put some salicylic acid in the radiator. Wouldn't want that belt to get digital dermatitis.
Love that winter weather you are having in upper New York.
He's been holding onto this video for about 5 months. The trees are not that green in New York in January. Besides he says it's September at the end of the video.
The best explanation of degrees Celsius:0 is cold - 100 is hot 😄
Right?!
0 degree Celsius? Cold.
0 degrees Fahrenheit? Pretty cold.
0 degrees Kelvin? Dead.
100 degrees Celsius? Boiling hot.
100 degrees Fahrenheit? Pretty warm.
100 degrees Kelvin? Dead.
Thank you Eric, for sharing your knowledge with us.
B-series Cummins waterpump is the easiest waterpump I've ever encountered. Two bolts (socket-head cap screws) hold it on, and an o-ring seals it. Messing with the belt and coolant is the slow part of that job. Have done it on the road twice, so easy. Also note that they last a couple hundred thousand miles or more to begin with.
I have 4.7 so good to see I live in Florida so the systems you repaired this this I’m sure I’ll end up doing
Enjoy that nice short sleeve weather, it's not that way here in Spain.
Happy New Year and All the best.
Older video from the summer, I'm sure it's below freezing now.
My grandma and grandpa loved Folgers coffee. Good memories! Keep up the good work, Eric!
40 years since I was last in the States, Folgers was the best of the instant coffees by far. I have never seen it in the UK, I'll have a look on Amazon after I have finished watching Mr. O.
Posts a video recorded in the summer while NY is in the middle of a blizzard...dreaming of warmer weather are we 🙂. My dad is one who is verry much against the metric system. I don't know why I tried to explane how simple it is but he is extremally hard headed and stuck in his ways.
From the Chicago area Eric, I know only to well the rust issues. However, Eric, you really need to appreciate the beautiful scenery you get on your test drives.