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Adam larimer
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 30 ต.ค. 2011
Heater core hack in 15 minutes!! 05 - 08 jeep grand Cherokee
05 06 07 08 jeep grand cherokee heater core replacement in 15 minutes with nothing but a cutting wheel angle grinder and a torque head screwdriver! Guaranteed to save you thousands in shop fees!
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Do you know if you can access the evaporator the same way?
The world needs more videos like this. Quick ways to fix things if you don't care about it not being perfect when it's done. I am hoping this will work on my 2005 Liberty. It's supposed to be a 9 to 12 hour job. I have watched other people replacing them & it looks like a good 6 hour job even if you do cheat a little bit. I will try to do my own video if it does work.
Although you cut yours back I think it could also be cut and bent back out of the way then reattached with metal screws? Was you core bad or just the o rings? Wouk’s it not be cheaper to just get o rings?. Good job man!:)
My heater core was actually bad and needed replaced, but yes, many times it is just the o-rings. Although, considering how cheap the entire core is, I'm not sure why you wouldn't change it out while you're there
Wondering if this would work for a 2010 Jeep liberty?
I believe the 2010 jeep liberty is different. Take out the glove department and see if you can access the side panel of the console and get it pulled away far enough to see if the heater core is behind it. I believe it's in the same location, but takes a very different heater core with inlet and outlets that push through the firewall making it very difficult to replace
Great tip! Can you just drill the spot weld anc pull the brace back instead of cutting it off? Then push it back and put a bolt on it? While kerping everything else you showed the same?
Yes. I thought about doing that myself, but just to save time and because I didn't really care about the glove box, I opted to just cut the braces
Does cutting the brackets damage the interior structure of the car? What harm does cutting the brackets do?
It doesn't harm anything. They are just there to support the glovebox
Awesome sauce. THanks for this great information. It's an old vehicle with Issues so it won't matter.
I’m pretty sure mines going out soon, when I use my ac I smell coolant in the vents . Does that mean my heater core is going out ?
Good job thanks
Thank you for your video. I took it to one of the shops in my home town of South Lake Tahoe California and was stunned at how much I was quoted. 700 dollars is unbelievable. After watching your video it took me about 1 hour cause I am not a mechanic. Thank you
What about replacing the hoses as well
Holy hand grenades, Batman! This is da BOMB!!! Gonna try it... Let you know how it goes!
Dude thank u 🙏🏽
I don't believe it he didn't show it out I have the same problem no heat.
One more, to change the - fan for the heater, could I do the same process?
Respect ✊
Thank you for showing us it's possible without taking the dash out. I'm keeping my jeep till I junk it so change it like you did!! Easy and fast and it's fixed!!!! 😆
Saw saw Makes any job easy..lol
I am a seasoned mechanic but I've never done a heated core on a Jeep even though I've had a few. Most of these videos are done by mentally challenged teachers but yours was a breeze. I appreciate you more than you know.
From one mechanic to another. If you do a job like this you shouldn’t call yourself a mechanic.
Would you actually hack up a customers car and then charge them for replacing the heater core?? I know that I would not. I hope you wouldn't either, a respectable mechanic doesn't do work like that.
@@juans9343how much does that hurt the car by cutting the brackets? Is that a very dangerous thing to do or it doesn't hurt the car that much it just something a mechanic wouldn't do
@@lawyersimmons6953 they aren't structural supports. They are simply braces for the glove compartment
@@fastone371of course you wouldn’t do a customers car like this BUT, for your personal spare car.?.?. Hell yeah
take the braces you cut off and just use self tap screws to put back in place
👏👏👍
I have a 2005. I took the dash out because the previous owner mangled the wiring harness installing some radio junk. I cut the bracket, but I have a welder. Eh. It's going to be a postal vehicle. Its gonna get trashed anyways
Engineering joke how hard would it have been for jeep too build it right to start with.
Will this work on a 2009 jeep liberty?
No. Unfortunately that is a complete teardown job with no shortcuts
Genius!!! Im on the same page as u my friend small price to pay. Job well done
Can you do the ac this way to?
No. The evap coil isn't accessible from under the dash
What confuses me is that the hoses come through on the passenger side and it looks like the heater core is in the center. Are the hoses hiding under that black plastic casing?
Yes the heater core is under that black plastic cover in the center. When that plastic cover is removed, you'll see the heater core and hoses
Amazing! Now in the event of a collision, the structure is compromised and you increase your chances of winning a Darwin award! Passenger too!
Those braces aren't structural. They are simply there for framing out the dash components... Safety structural supports and brackets aren't spot welded and aren't thin metal
08 jgc has been having a slight burning RUBBER smell inside and somewhat outside near front left tire. Does anyone know if this might be heater core?
Not the heater core. It's over by the passenger side and won't get hot enough to make a burning rubber smell.
Are you in Ga? 🤣🤣
I'm taking my nitro in tomorrow morning to get my heater core replaced for 1400... If i can find someone to do this then send the dude my way lol
Would this also work on a 07 jeep commander?
Did you try this on your commander ?
Glove Department
It's glove "compartment" not "department"
Just cap the heater core hoses and get you a portable defroster from harbor freight for 20 bucks then set it on your dash and plug it in to your 12v cigarette port and your good...been doing that for years in my 2000 grand cherokee
@@qa1994sa get a heater core bypass kit ...it has a small curved hose and some fittings and clamps...there's videos on TH-cam about it and it takes only a few minutes to do the job
Would this work if the driver's side floor is wet because of the heater core?
Yes. If your heater core is leaking on the back side, it will leak into the drivers side as well
I have to do this on mine and was just quoted $1000.15 with parts and Labor. Thank you for the video very helpful!!👌👍
This held 3 years before my rad hose patch leaked. This took me an hour and cost $100.
So you you don’t have to put those brackets back on?
yea thats called being a hack definetly not doing this to any customers car and everyone would notice it wow
Duh! Obviously it's not a repair you would do on someone else's car! It's just a quick fix to get your own POS Jeep back on the road! Besides, if you're such a skilled mechanic, then why are you watching this video in the first place??
Will this also work for a 2001 jeep grand Cherokee with the 4.0?
Will that work on a 2000
Not exactly the same, but I belive the heater core is located in the same area and can be removed in the same way
When you have more meth than money.
You would have to be on meth to spend that much money on a POS Jeep! It's just a quick fix for a junk car.. douche
Worked like a charm, had this job done in 30 mins after a couple years of "mysterious" on and off overheating issues from pulling air into the system. Used an oscillating multi-tool with a wood blade to cut the plastic veneer...cut like butter and was able to salvage the bracket for glove box mount
For some reason, I personally don’t like the idea of butchering the bottom of your dashboard. No one can ever find enough time to do things right the first time, but always have enough time to do it right the 2nd time.
The hacks could save more time by opening the rear hatch, folding the rear seat down, attaching a chain to the dash and a tree then driving away quickly, in the end it will look about the same.
You miss the point entirely. What a surprise.
Ok Mr. Perfect, you wouldn't want to do it on a really nice vehicle, but my old 2005 Jeep's value or appearance is not going to be affected one penny by doing it this way. I'm glad I saw this video. I've been avoiding doing it but not anymore.
Thank you so much for this go around. It worked like a charm for my 2008 Jeep grand Cherokee.
Is this doable on a 2001 grand Cherokee V6? Asking before I try haha
I believe the heater core is in the same location on that year as well. The bracket locations and trim are slightly different, but same basic concept
Did you end up trying it this way I have a 2001 also ?
Will this work for a 2008
Did it and it worked not mechanical when it comes to cars but me and a friend did it in a hour and a half . We ended up cutting the bars. Thanks you guys are awesome. 08 cherokee laredo
Going to be doing this in a few days. Thanks for the hack.
Hack is right.
Fucking hell yeah. I mean I'll spend an extra 30 and do It cleaner and stil save mega pain in the ass. Thansk a million
Hell I could not make it with out TH-cam! TH-cam saves me a lot of head acks and money.