Great video and directions. My neighbor and I just replaced the radiator on my 2017 Pacifica. However we didn't take off the aluminum bumper. Followed your video a lot. It was a success!
Great video!!! I knocked this radiator replacement project out in a day on my Pacifica because of the great work you did on this. Loved the simple way you showed things, not too much info, but just he right amount of info. You were spot on with the process and there wasnt a single surprise fastener or hurdle you didnt go over. Highly Recommend this for anyone with a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica that needs a radiator replacement the way i did.
Bro absolutely perfect!! This saved me so much time and energy. Hands down best video! If I had any suggestions, I would show the boltd and screws that were taken out after each segment.
I want to commend you on a very very excellent video. I have watched many that should have followed your formula. You saved me hours! Thank you thank you thank you. The only thing could be better is showing how you take the bumper of of the speed bracket. It took me a few to figger out u have to push down in the bracket to get it started. It would have been helpful to show that. Again ty sir!!
Well I'm glad the video simplifies the steps needed to get the job done easy, but yes I'm sure there is few steps I forgot to show, definitely thank you for the opportunity to help out saving you money and hrs on this job.
Thank you for the detailed video. It was super helpful. Ended up being a 5-hour job with $265 in parts (Duralast radiator from AutoZone and 2 gallons of Peak orange coolant). I found that big plastic brackets holding the radiator on top can be unbolted and just moved out of the way, leaving the wire harness in.
Thank you for your video. You gave me the courage to replace my radiator myself. I did not want to spend 2k on this. It took all day but is all worth it. 2019 pacifica w/ 88k miles upper rt area leak.
Thanks for sharing. I'm 45% through this. Rad started leaking pass side. You helped clarify perfectly the areas I was skeptical to touch and was hesitant to fool with. I have a 2017 with 130k. Owned since new in '16. I guess I 'should' feel lucky this did not happen to my Pacifica sooner. Just recently changed the oil filter housing due to failure. Staring at the front of the engine working on the rad it's clear I'm leaking oil out of the front valve cover on to the alternator and exhaust!
Glad I could help, but yes the most normal problems the have its oil cooler housing leaking water or oil mixing with the water inside engine, get the oil cooler update out of aluminum, radiator, valve cover best of luck.
Leave it ingenious Chrysler to have to remove all these parts just for a radiator. I have to replace mine as well. Thanks a lot for this video, really appreciate it. 👍🏻
@@kennyadriankc I feel you brother. My older 2005 Subaru Outback you remove 4 upper bolts and 2 switches and the whole radiator comes out with fans and all..
Started do this today. I removed the front bumper but believe it or not I’m having the hardest time removing the driver side front bumper main connector. 🤦🏻♂️
What process did you follow to bleed air from the cooling system after refilling it? I’m asking because I changed my water pump and thermostat, but I didn’t see a bleeder screw anywhere, so I squeezed the upper radIator hose in hopes of pushing any air out. Now, I’m getting a P0118 engine code for the ECT sensor which is also new as it comes with the water pump. Besides that sensor or thermostat possibility being faulty, which I doubt because it’s new, another possibility is an air pocket. I used all new Mopar parts too. Thanks.
You will need to turn the car with the heating system on front and back with the cap of the radiator of keep checking until there really hot air coming out of the vent inside the car.
@@kennyadriankc Thanks. I did that and I ran it with the coolant reservoir cap off while squeezing the upper radiator hose when the engine was at operating temp. I’m pretty sure if there was any air it’s gone now.
I have a leak right where the upper rad hose connects to the radiator and its gotta be a crack or something in that upper hose connection, I replaced the hose and it still leaks, but thanks to you guys I see I will have a ton of stuff to remove to have room to patch that crack since you get like no room to reach it from above normally
Glad I could help out guiding you , but I can tell you a patch on this radiator it's not a fix , the problem the plastic when it gets hot it will open the crack and it will leak again and maybe next time you are in a position that can't even patch it and it will be more $$$ just a heads up, best of luck.
Great video thanks for sharing. I am replacing the oil filter housing and wanted to drop a little bit of coolant out so that the level is below the top of the engine and hopefully I will not have a hard time getting any air out. Is there a drain plug at the bottom of that radiator on the drivers side. i have looked mine over pretty good and can only find what LOOKS like a drain plug possibly on the drivers side bottom but I don't want to crank on it till I know for sure that is not like a bracket for a support in another application. It flush with NO flange to grip, it is recessed inside with splines that fit a 3/8" drive socket extension. Sure looks like a drain plug. Radiator hoses are a real pain to get to so looking for an easy way to do a controlled partial drain on it....please let me know if anyone knows where the drain is on these and has a picture. I have a picture of what I am looking at but I cannot figure out how to post it here! Tks D
Hello I glad I could help out, I'm sure I should have a video on the oil cooler / housing replacement as well, if it looks like a socket it s most likely the drain, but what you could also do it take the thermostat out and that will drain.
Well it all depends how handy you are as a mechanic, but if I remember correctly we spend about 4-5 hr, im sure now with this video and knowing how its done we can cut sometime off. But plan for around 4-7hr job.
@@kennyadriankc I’m pretty damn mechanically inclined, but I see from your video that it’s still pretty time consuming to get everything apart and back together.
@@MrJoeltrain I can already tell he’s not gonna get off cheap if he wants me to do it. He would also probably have to leave his van at work for a few days because I can’t work on a vehicle for 6 hours straight due to my schedule.
@garyt124 😆 nevr go to stone or 🛞 plus any of them places they have no idea on what they are doing. Reason they don't pay there employees enough for them to care for anything they do, i have gotten many customers that have gotten there money taken and have of the things where not even put back together, if you fallow the video and some pointer of other people that have write on my video it should be straight forward, if you are ✋️ with tools go for it.
I'm told that you have to recharge the A?C after replacing radiator in the Pacifica. I didn't hear you mention that. Can you clarify, please? And thank you for a great vid.
I wouldn't do it that way. Reason been the torque converter holds the most of the oil inside , so anyways you will still have it running with old oil, so you will have to do it a few times anyways to really get as much of the old oil out, unless you have it running with the lines off and gravity feeding one line and the other dumping into a tank. But that will take a lot of oil.
@@kennyadriankc Yes I would run the old out and fresh in with the motor running. Lots of vids here show how, using the cooler lines. Takes a few gallons to get it all.
Get to the point on the video where I remove the fan and try going from there what you need to do to make it lose and you should be able to take it out
I did the job a lot faster because we where 2 on the same job normally any shop will only be 1 person doing it. But ill say with today's market on parts and cost of things ill say easy $1800 including parts been around $600 or so.
2018 Pacifica have problems where the coolant leaks into the engine causing a misfire in the cylinder, requiring a complete engine replacement. Beware!
So this POS needed a new radiator in 4 years????? Another reason to avoid all vehicles produced by Fiat/Chrysler like the plague. My 1994 F150 still has the original radiator.
It was definitely a process and 2 people working are it so , if you do it your self one person depending on how practice you have but ill say take the day off lol it will be from 4-8hr give or take if you get any set backs lol
Great video and directions. My neighbor and I just replaced the radiator on my 2017 Pacifica. However we didn't take off the aluminum bumper. Followed your video a lot. It was a success!
Glad it helped
How long did it take?
Great video!!! I knocked this radiator replacement project out in a day on my Pacifica because of the great work you did on this. Loved the simple way you showed things, not too much info, but just he right amount of info. You were spot on with the process and there wasnt a single surprise fastener or hurdle you didnt go over. Highly Recommend this for anyone with a 2018 Chrysler Pacifica that needs a radiator replacement the way i did.
Glad it helped, sometimes it's good to get replies like this one, it makes me feel I'm helping out people
Bro absolutely perfect!! This saved me so much time and energy. Hands down best video!
If I had any suggestions, I would show the boltd and screws that were taken out after each segment.
Thank you so much, I'm just glad I was able to clear the way for you to make it happen.
This video saved me $3K! Awesome video!!! Thank you so much.
Thank you so much I'm glad I was able to help you out.
Great video! Really appreciate your time on this. I'll let you know how it goes.
Perfecto thank you so much , you should be ok getting it done.
I want to commend you on a very very excellent video. I have watched many that should have followed your formula. You saved me hours! Thank you thank you thank you. The only thing could be better is showing how you take the bumper of of the speed bracket. It took me a few to figger out u have to push down in the bracket to get it started. It would have been helpful to show that. Again ty sir!!
Well I'm glad the video simplifies the steps needed to get the job done easy, but yes I'm sure there is few steps I forgot to show, definitely thank you for the opportunity to help out saving you money and hrs on this job.
Thank you for the detailed video. It was super helpful. Ended up being a 5-hour job with $265 in parts (Duralast radiator from AutoZone and 2 gallons of Peak orange coolant).
I found that big plastic brackets holding the radiator on top can be unbolted and just moved out of the way, leaving the wire harness in.
Glad I could help, that's good information.
Thank you for your video. You gave me the courage to replace my radiator myself. I did not want to spend 2k on this. It took all day but is all worth it. 2019 pacifica w/ 88k miles upper rt area leak.
Glad I could help
MUY BUEN VIDEO AMIGO YO TENGO UNA 2017 PACIFICA LIMETED Y TENGO QUE CAMBIAR EL CONDENSADOR DEL A/C SALUDOS DESDE VENUS TEXAS
Gracias tigre , que bien que este video definitivamente te ayudará a llegar al condensador 🤣 saludos desde naples florida
Very thankful for the video!!! I had everything changed out and back going in 3hrs.
That's awesome, you must have had it down.
Thanks for sharing. I'm 45% through this. Rad started leaking pass side. You helped clarify perfectly the areas I was skeptical to touch and was hesitant to fool with. I have a 2017 with 130k. Owned since new in '16. I guess I 'should' feel lucky this did not happen to my Pacifica sooner. Just recently changed the oil filter housing due to failure. Staring at the front of the engine working on the rad it's clear I'm leaking oil out of the front valve cover on to the alternator and exhaust!
Glad I could help, but yes the most normal problems the have its oil cooler housing leaking water or oil mixing with the water inside engine, get the oil cooler update out of aluminum, radiator, valve cover best of luck.
Just finished mine This video was spot on!! Thankyou!
Fantastic!, great job thank you & I'm glad I was able to help you out.
Gracias por el video, tengo el mismo problema, exactamente se moja en la misma esquina del radiador, este video es de gran ayuda. 👍
Gusto en ayudarte
Very good video! Will be doing the wife's rad tomorrow, price for rad is between 199 and 220 at parts stores
Have fun! Glad to help out
Leave it ingenious Chrysler to have to remove all these parts just for a radiator. I have to replace mine as well. Thanks a lot for this video, really appreciate it. 👍🏻
Im glad I could help , today im doing a 15 ford transit 250 and the same thing bumper out and everything to be able to get to it lol
@@kennyadriankc I feel you brother. My older 2005 Subaru Outback you remove 4 upper bolts and 2 switches and the whole radiator comes out with fans and all..
Trust me the good all days where from 2008 under lol
Started do this today. I removed the front bumper but believe it or not I’m having the hardest time removing the driver side front bumper main connector. 🤦🏻♂️
I know some times they get stuck, just play with it for a second you will get it.
Amazing video! Videos should be more like these! Great job 👏
Glad you liked it!
I gotta do this to my van. Thanks for the video
You're welcome, it's not too bad if you have the right tools.
@ yeah I should have all the tools. I think I’ll be able to manage this. Too bad the don’t make it simple like the good ole days
Thank you for the video. It looks like I will need to do this shortly. I got a little drip from the bottom of the radiator.
Glad i could help , best of luck.
What process did you follow to bleed air from the cooling system after refilling it? I’m asking because I changed my water pump and thermostat, but I didn’t see a bleeder screw anywhere, so I squeezed the upper radIator hose in hopes of pushing any air out. Now, I’m getting a P0118 engine code for the ECT sensor which is also new as it comes with the water pump. Besides that sensor or thermostat possibility being faulty, which I doubt because it’s new, another possibility is an air pocket. I used all new Mopar parts too. Thanks.
You will need to turn the car with the heating system on front and back with the cap of the radiator of keep checking until there really hot air coming out of the vent inside the car.
@@kennyadriankc Thanks. I did that and I ran it with the coolant reservoir cap off while squeezing the upper radiator hose when the engine was at operating temp. I’m pretty sure if there was any air it’s gone now.
@@mf9309 radiator has a drain cap, lower passenger side in radiator
Great detail and explanation
Thank you im glad I could help.
I have a leak right where the upper rad hose connects to the radiator and its gotta be a crack or something in that upper hose connection, I replaced the hose and it still leaks, but thanks to you guys I see I will have a ton of stuff to remove to have room to patch that crack since you get like no room to reach it from above normally
Glad I could help out guiding you , but I can tell you a patch on this radiator it's not a fix , the problem the plastic when it gets hot it will open the crack and it will leak again and maybe next time you are in a position that can't even patch it and it will be more $$$ just a heads up, best of luck.
Great video thanks for sharing. I am replacing the oil filter housing and wanted to drop a little bit of coolant out so that the level is below the top of the engine and hopefully I will not have a hard time getting any air out. Is there a drain plug at the bottom of that radiator on the drivers side. i have looked mine over pretty good and can only find what LOOKS like a drain plug possibly on the drivers side bottom but I don't want to crank on it till I know for sure that is not like a bracket for a support in another application. It flush with NO flange to grip, it is recessed inside with splines that fit a 3/8" drive socket extension. Sure looks like a drain plug. Radiator hoses are a real pain to get to so looking for an easy way to do a controlled partial drain on it....please let me know if anyone knows where the drain is on these and has a picture. I have a picture of what I am looking at but I cannot figure out how to post it here! Tks D
Hello I glad I could help out, I'm sure I should have a video on the oil cooler / housing replacement as well, if it looks like a socket it s most likely the drain, but what you could also do it take the thermostat out and that will drain.
How long did it take you?
My coworker is going to want me to do this for him, and I’m trying to figure out how much I should charge him.
Well it all depends how handy you are as a mechanic, but if I remember correctly we spend about 4-5 hr, im sure now with this video and knowing how its done we can cut sometime off. But plan for around 4-7hr job.
@@kennyadriankc I’m pretty damn mechanically inclined, but I see from your video that it’s still pretty time consuming to get everything apart and back together.
Took me 6 hours and I'm pretty good I think lol
@@MrJoeltrain I can already tell he’s not gonna get off cheap if he wants me to do it.
He would also probably have to leave his van at work for a few days because I can’t work on a vehicle for 6 hours straight due to my schedule.
@@DiligentDave1966 I did it for $350 but he's one of my bf's
👏 👏 Thanks for the knowledge
Any time!
@ “🔥 stone” charging me $925.00 to replace my radiator n $200 to put put radiator fluid back in it…. SMH 🤦
I’m doing it myself
@garyt124 😆 nevr go to stone or 🛞 plus any of them places they have no idea on what they are doing. Reason they don't pay there employees enough for them to care for anything they do, i have gotten many customers that have gotten there money taken and have of the things where not even put back together, if you fallow the video and some pointer of other people that have write on my video it should be straight forward, if you are ✋️ with tools go for it.
Great job great video keep on going
Thank you so much for the support.
Radiator last round 10years ,, why only 4years it gone???
Same as chevy suburban/silverado ac condenser they get a small pin hole on a corner an its game over and normally diver side top corner. 😕
@@kennyadriankc Yup. All due to German engineering and plastics.
Mine has 55k and leaking as well
@@alexsterjovki5950 From where?
Same like on video left lower corner
Do you know if this is same process on the touring L?
Hello if it's a pacifica van it's the same thing. Touring L it should just be comfort engine and transmission all that should be the same.
Is the 2017 replacement about the same as the 2018? I'm thinking about replacing it myself.
Hello yes it should be the same
excellent video thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
Do you have to disconnect the battery to do this?
You don't have to, but I'll recommend incase you don't have a scanner to read codes, just disconnect to be save
I'm told that you have to recharge the A?C after replacing radiator in the Pacifica. I didn't hear you mention that. Can you clarify, please? And thank you for a great vid.
No you don't have to , just have to move the condenser a side , don't disconnect the lines on it, look at the video you will see.
@@kennyadriankc Thank you. This is tremendously helpful.
Would you think you need to remove the front fascia(bumper) to remove the transmission cooler lines to do a tranny flush?
I wouldn't do it that way. Reason been the torque converter holds the most of the oil inside , so anyways you will still have it running with old oil, so you will have to do it a few times anyways to really get as much of the old oil out, unless you have it running with the lines off and gravity feeding one line and the other dumping into a tank. But that will take a lot of oil.
@@kennyadriankc Yes I would run the old out and fresh in with the motor running. Lots of vids here show how, using the cooler lines. Takes a few gallons to get it all.
Correct if you go that method you will need to get to the oil cooler line one to drain and the other to do the suction
Where did you guys purchase the radiator, I have been looking for one and can’t seem to find it nowhere?
If I'm not mistaken it was an order for next day or over the weekend from advance autopart
Do you have a video just to replace the fan?
Get to the point on the video where I remove the fan and try going from there what you need to do to make it lose and you should be able to take it out
Thank you. Nice job.
Thank you I appreciate the opportunity to help out , positive feedback its always welcome.
do you have to do all this just to replace the FAN or is that easier than replacing the whole radiator?
No fan its way easier then this
@@kennyadriankc do you have a video for just the fan?
Just advance the video to where the I start taking the fan out and try doing it with out the rest of the process it should come out
Thanks bro 🙏🙏🙏😊
Welcome anytime
So take 168 bolts out, 34 clips out, 13 plastic brackets off, 5 electrical cables and 28 plastic clips out, fenders off, bumper and grill off, transmission cooler out, AC condenser off and radiator out. Then, reverse procedure to install radiator.
Yes and don't forget to bleed the radiator lol and headlamp fluid lol
GREAT JOB!!!!
Thank you im glad I could help.
How many miles were on that?
If I remember correctly it had about 60-80k somewhere in there not much
Hiw much should a job like this cost?
I did the job a lot faster because we where 2 on the same job normally any shop will only be 1 person doing it. But ill say with today's market on parts and cost of things ill say easy $1800 including parts been around $600 or so.
what city and state are you from
Naples fl
Great bid
Thank you glad I could help
Gracias bro
Gracias a usted.
Thank you sir
You are welcome, glad I could help.
2018 Pacifica have problems where the coolant leaks into the engine causing a misfire in the cylinder, requiring a complete engine replacement. Beware!
Yes this engine they have a few problems, with heads cracking, valve , compression lost in cilynder, oil cooler , oil pump just a few lol
Thanks
Welcome
I think I have the exact same problem in the same spot.
Yes they all have the same problem. It just depends how soon you get it lol that's all.
@@kennyadriankc thank to this video I’m repairing it right now.
This is why you need a Honda...
That's what I say but the price are very deferent when it come to the package you ate getting
Definitely not doing this myself 😅
Yes its not a 5 minute job or a battery replacement, it takes some courage to make it happen lol 😆
So this POS needed a new radiator in 4 years????? Another reason to avoid all vehicles produced by Fiat/Chrysler like the plague. My 1994 F150 still has the original radiator.
That's true I'll take my 95 f150 351w all day vs new cars
Bro..u didn't have to do any of that
I'm sure I didn't have to its not my car, but if there is a better way please show , because this was an intensive operation lol
@CRANK UP MOBILE I lied..I did one today in 2 hrs..it wasn't too bad..this video helped..t.y
I'm glad I was able to help out.
Awesome job thxs
Thank you too!
how long did this really take
It was definitely a process and 2 people working are it so , if you do it your self one person depending on how practice you have but ill say take the day off lol it will be from 4-8hr give or take if you get any set backs lol