NO! Should never ever reuse plastic housings and orings. Idc if it's worked so far. And you definitely shouldn't be showing people this. The housings warp and the rubber o rings degrade.
Wanted to thank you for the great video. Had a sudden need to replace a thermostat in a 2014 Silverado with a couple kids and this saved a bunch of time and got us back on the road quickly.
Thank you for posting this video. I used it to replace my thermostat on my truck (2017 5.3 litre 1500 chevy silverado) when it was doing the same thing as your truck. I had about 133k on mine before it went. While I was at it I replaced my temp sensor as well! All fixed!
Thank for the video sir. Was able to change the housing out in about 20 min and fill it up and ran perfect at 210. It did take a bit longer then I expect to reach operating temp but with my old thermostat it never went above 180 mostly ran at 160.
Just changed mine on my 2014 1500 LTZ, 5.3 engine with 100+K miles. Thought I'd add what caused me to replace mine. Engine temp gauge running near 185 instead of 210 like normal. Sudden drop of gauge to 160 and the radiator cooling fans turning max RPM even with engine shut off. The coolant temp sensor and thermostat were both bad. easy fix. Also remember to not mix types of antifreeze. Can cause problems later down the road. Great video.
Thanks bud. My thermostat just started acting up with the same exact thing you're talking about. I pulled in to my home parked and heard those fans just screaming. So I turned it back on and shut if off quickly before it could send a code to turn the fans on.
@@carlosramos1189 the sensor tells the computer when to use fans ,when it goes bad the computer doesn't know the temp and turns on fans thinking the motor is running hot. Had to change both on my 2015 LTZ
video might be a few years old but still a great help. my problem was totally different from everyone tho. not once did my engine light turn on, my heat still DID work, and my temp gauge would go to 210 (normal) but would gradually shoot up and screen would say engine overheating. still overall ended up being the thermostat (fingers still crossed thats all it was) but drove after later filling the radiator and everything works just fine. video helped step by step and yes a very easy fix. Thank you!!
Thermostats fail two ways, either closed or open. Open is better, as it allows the coolant to keep flowing, it just won't reach temp, closed sounds like what you were experiencing, where the temp kept going up, because the thermostat doesn't open to release the hot coolant to be replaced with cooler fluid.
Thank you it helped and my issue on my 2015 serria is that cooling fan keeps running when truck off... I changed out the coolant temperature sensor auto part store told was temp sensor still the same now mb thermostat. I'm only used to ol school gm's lol
Thank you very much i just save a lot of money. One thing i did because when i just installed the new thermostat ot doesn't work what i did was unplug the battery and it works
Thanks for this video! My radiator fan would randomly come on and run hard AND it would run even after turning my truck off! I was having to unhook my battery cable. My thermostat gauge was also not registering any temp at all. Hopefully this does the trick! My temperature gauge currently reads right at 220 which from what I am reading, is where it is supposed to be.
The dash gauge is inaccurate. Mine reads 180, but data log reads 159f peak, 140 low. While dash again, remains relatively stable. In the winter, it would not blow real hot. Just comfortable warm. So I knew it was wrong. $40 OBDII bluetooth and an app shows the true reading.
I’ll be doing this tomorrow morning. Got off the freeway this afternoon and noticed my fan was running really loud. A few minutes later, noticed my temp gauge was down like I just started the truck. Plugged in the code reader(check engine light didn’t come on) and it showed a coolant thermostat(p0128). I’m waiting now to let the engine cool down to check the coolant level.
Good video. I call my call Chevy dealer here in Oregon and they quoted me over $500 just for parts because they said I had to buy the water pump with the thermostat I was like what???
Hi Dustin,my 2017 Chevrolet Silverado WT 1500 is overheating little bit above 210°,no leaks at all,new water pump and as I said it goes over 210° and then go back to the center,air conditioning fine,fan working fine,I had multiple misfires but all eight spark plugs were replaced with AC Delco and computer not show misfires anymore,just a problem with the active shutters system,what do you think, thermostat and temperature sensor are new and not leaking through
GREAT VIDEO! Easy to follow along and understand with useful tips. definitely got my subscription! You mentioned an affiliate link and I didn't see one. Was it removed?
Supposed to pull that o ring off its stuck from all that time on there. But id stay away from those duralast ones. My new one (housing) was cracked. Had to get another.
If you'll allow me a question, why in the world would you want to use the new housing with the OLD o-ring gasket? Seems like a simple knife blade would have removed the old one, (and it's not like the "old" days where you have to scrape and clean the paper gasket surfaces,) and wouldn't you otherwise be concerned that the old one would have been made brittle by the heat after so many miles/years?
As long as the old thermostat ring gasket does not have a tear / cut on the seal you can reuse it cause if it was bad and he turned on the truck it would be leaking around the bolts
@@austinortiz361 Im having this exact issue.. do you happen to know what it is? I replaced the thermostat & the o ring with the new one.. could that be the reason ?
@@austinortiz361It comes with a new seal for a reason. Let’s say the seal starts leaking after replacement but you can’t find the new seal you didn’t use. The seal is most likely not in the GM parts catalog so you will need to buy another thermostat.
My fan starts running as soon as I start my truck and no registered temp. I changed the coolant sensor and it was fine for a day then started again. I'm changing the thermostat now. I'm hoping that's the problem.
My 14s transmission hasn’t had problems as far as slipping or not going past 90mph and it’s already gonna hit 125k hopefully and same problem with heated seats
the code is still in the computer. Put an OBD meter on it and erase all codes, or if you don't have an OBD, take BOTH positive and negative terminal off for 10 min and put back on to clear the computer. See if this helps.
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great video - I did the same by just changing the guts and using the same housing - I did not even disconnect the two hoses. Very easy and fast.
NO! Should never ever reuse plastic housings and orings. Idc if it's worked so far. And you definitely shouldn't be showing people this. The housings warp and the rubber o rings degrade.
Wanted to thank you for the great video. Had a sudden need to replace a thermostat in a 2014 Silverado with a couple kids and this saved a bunch of time and got us back on the road quickly.
Watched your video and swapped mine out this morning in under 15 minutes. Thanks a ton man!!
Thank you for posting this video. I used it to replace my thermostat on my truck (2017 5.3 litre 1500 chevy silverado) when it was doing the same thing as your truck. I had about 133k on mine before it went. While I was at it I replaced my temp sensor as well! All fixed!
Thank for the video sir. Was able to change the housing out in about 20 min and fill it up and ran perfect at 210. It did take a bit longer then I expect to reach operating temp but with my old thermostat it never went above 180 mostly ran at 160.
Did this on our 4.3 a week or so ago. It was barely leaving 160 with the heater on. At least they made it super easy.
Just changed mine on my 2014 1500 LTZ, 5.3 engine with 100+K miles. Thought I'd add what caused me to replace mine. Engine temp gauge running near 185 instead of 210 like normal. Sudden drop of gauge to 160 and the radiator cooling fans turning max RPM even with engine shut off. The coolant temp sensor and thermostat were both bad. easy fix. Also remember to not mix types of antifreeze. Can cause problems later down the road. Great video.
I only use orange antifreeze is this the right one ?
@@GMC229 Yes. I got mine from Walmart. Prestone for GM vehicles. Its a 50/50 mix, orange in color.
Quick question, what is the difference with the sensor and the thermostat?
Thanks bud. My thermostat just started acting up with the same exact thing you're talking about. I pulled in to my home parked and heard those fans just screaming. So I turned it back on and shut if off quickly before it could send a code to turn the fans on.
@@carlosramos1189 the sensor tells the computer when to use fans ,when it goes bad the computer doesn't know the temp and turns on fans thinking the motor is running hot. Had to change both on my 2015 LTZ
video might be a few years old but still a great help. my problem was totally different from everyone tho. not once did my engine light turn on, my heat still DID work, and my temp gauge would go to 210 (normal) but would gradually shoot up and screen would say engine overheating. still overall ended up being the thermostat (fingers still crossed thats all it was) but drove after later filling the radiator and everything works just fine. video helped step by step and yes a very easy fix. Thank you!!
Thermostats fail two ways, either closed or open. Open is better, as it allows the coolant to keep flowing, it just won't reach temp, closed sounds like what you were experiencing, where the temp kept going up, because the thermostat doesn't open to release the hot coolant to be replaced with cooler fluid.
Thank you it helped and my issue on my 2015 serria is that cooling fan keeps running when truck off... I changed out the coolant temperature sensor auto part store told was temp sensor still the same now mb thermostat. I'm only used to ol school gm's lol
Thank you very much i just save a lot of money. One thing i did because when i just installed the new thermostat ot doesn't work what i did was unplug the battery and it works
Thank you Juan that fixed mine too short panic before I seen your comment
I’m having a heck of a time with those clips on the one side
Thanks for this video! My radiator fan would randomly come on and run hard AND it would run even after turning my truck off! I was having to unhook my battery cable. My thermostat gauge was also not registering any temp at all. Hopefully this does the trick!
My temperature gauge currently reads right at 220 which from what I am reading, is where it is supposed to be.
I had that same problem. Replacing the sensor fixed it for me. I now have the problem in above video so will be replacing thermostat
The dash gauge is inaccurate.
Mine reads 180, but data log reads 159f peak, 140 low. While dash again, remains relatively stable. In the winter, it would not blow real hot. Just comfortable warm. So I knew it was wrong.
$40 OBDII bluetooth and an app shows the true reading.
It saved us a bunch a money, thank you!
Your video came in clutch thanks so much for your help!
I’ll be doing this tomorrow morning. Got off the freeway this afternoon and noticed my fan was running really loud. A few minutes later, noticed my temp gauge was down like I just started the truck.
Plugged in the code reader(check engine light didn’t come on) and it showed a coolant thermostat(p0128).
I’m waiting now to let the engine cool down to check the coolant level.
Thank you for the video. I will be doing this soon on my truck.
Very helpful
Awesome, super helpful video.
Anyone ever had a problem with it showing 160 temp gauge and the fan staying on high? Change the ECT and still doing it
changed the temperature sensor 3 times each 2 months I have to change thermostat I hope fix problem
I have this problem too, which is why I am about to change thermostat.
Already have new sensor, best way stop it is disconnect the battery.
Good video. I call my call Chevy dealer here in Oregon and they quoted me over $500 just for parts because they said I had to buy the water pump with the thermostat I was like what???
Now that’s just bizarre! Hopefully this will save you some time and money.
Hi Dustin,my 2017 Chevrolet Silverado WT 1500 is overheating little bit above 210°,no leaks at all,new water pump and as I said it goes over 210° and then go back to the center,air conditioning fine,fan working fine,I had multiple misfires but all eight spark plugs were replaced with AC Delco and computer not show misfires anymore,just a problem with the active shutters system,what do you think, thermostat and temperature sensor are new and not leaking through
GREAT VIDEO! Easy to follow along and understand with useful tips. definitely got my subscription! You mentioned an affiliate link and I didn't see one. Was it removed?
Great video! You saved me $450 🙏🏼
But.... did it solve your engine running cold issue?
Thanks looks fairly simple..
Is there a second engine temperature sensor other than the coolant sensor that is beside the thermostat? Any ideas on where it would be located?
Thanks for your videos!!!
Thanks Bro..! the Chevy place wanted to charge me $500 😅
Great video Dustin T. Haven’t seen you on here for awhile. Very informative, thanks for sharing. You had a great little helper. ;)
For future repairs. They make clamps for the government to close them to reduce coolant loss.
Supposed to pull that o ring off its stuck from all that time on there. But id stay away from those duralast ones. My new one (housing) was cracked. Had to get another.
If you'll allow me a question, why in the world would you want to use the new housing with the OLD o-ring gasket? Seems like a simple knife blade would have removed the old one, (and it's not like the "old" days where you have to scrape and clean the paper gasket surfaces,) and wouldn't you otherwise be concerned that the old one would have been made brittle by the heat after so many miles/years?
Hahahaha right
i was going to say same thing but figured someone had to have said it. lmao on using old gasket :) lol
As long as the old thermostat ring gasket does not have a tear / cut on the seal you can reuse it cause if it was bad and he turned on the truck it would be leaking around the bolts
@@austinortiz361 Im having this exact issue.. do you happen to know what it is? I replaced the thermostat & the o ring with the new one.. could that be the reason ?
@@austinortiz361It comes with a new seal for a reason. Let’s say the seal starts leaking after replacement but you can’t find the new seal you didn’t use. The seal is most likely not in the GM parts catalog so you will need to buy another thermostat.
Great video
Wheres the link for the thermostat?
My fan starts running as soon as I start my truck and no registered temp. I changed the coolant sensor and it was fine for a day then started again. I'm changing the thermostat now. I'm hoping that's the problem.
My 14 with the 5.3 is doing the exact same thing right now. 114k miles, just got a new transmission 4K miles ago as well lol
My 14s transmission hasn’t had problems as far as slipping or not going past 90mph and it’s already gonna hit 125k hopefully and same problem with heated seats
Me too but had to do the transmission with only 92000 miles
Do you have to disconnect the battery ?
Thanks for the video. Very helpful for The Amish boy 😂
1:18 under that leaf 😂
Quick question. Please answer. How fast does your trans warm up with this vs the thermostat installed correctly?
I don’t believe you will notice any difference as the transmission has its own independent thermostat that opens at 190
It’s same for me also
Trans seems to warm faster . Engine temp real cool
I replaced the temp sensor and the thermostat and the radiator fan still runs when I shut truck off ? Any ideas what else to try
In the same boat!!!
Same here grrr
Any update?
Try resetting the computer by disconnecting the battery
the code is still in the computer. Put an OBD meter on it and erase all codes, or if you don't have an OBD, take BOTH positive and negative terminal off for 10 min and put back on to clear the computer. See if this helps.
Thanks
Great video thanks!
Gracias
How many miles is the truck at now?
What about air bubbles ?
What mileage did it go out at?
Anybody seen my 10mm?
I feel your pain buddy 😂
Noticed a leak coming from the housing. Anyone know if that mens Bad thermostat or could it just be the seal/clamp?
Most def seal
Looks like you have some carbon built up in your throttle body there too! Might as well clean that out while you have your breather off!
My 2015 with thr 5.3 goes to about 210 sitting in place then once I start driving, it goes down to about 185
Did you figure out the issue?
@@johnmontiel5710 changed the thermostat. Runs at 210 like it’s supposed to now. The heat is much better too.
What’s the link on Amazon
Just pinned a link for you in the comments. Thanks for the catch!
watching this video after spending $340 at the mechanic shop.
Sorry to hear that my friend!