Man, I wish I'd seen this video sooner, WJ! I paid $700 for a new hose and a new thermostat because mere seconds after I bought my crown Vic, it went into limp mode and threw an overheating code. Live and learn! Thanks man!!
i was about to change the coolant on my 2006 grand marquis and i found your video for changing it by myself, thx for ur help, greeting from saudi arabia 👋😎
Whoa, super cool ratchet you got there! Made quick work of those two bolts. As for the thermostat replacement, well that was nicely done and detailed as usual. As always, good job showing what it takes to keep these Vic's on the road for virtually forever!
Nice, I got me a 2010 Vic I got for 5k I been driving for almost 12 yrs now. Some things are starting to show age at around 300k. Right now the worst is the blend door actuator that changes your vent from cold to hot.. its stuck on hot here in TX... Its ok for now but something tells me I will be trying to fix it before March! It looks awful to change.
Using other than recommended coolant will usually cool the engine just fine the problem is that it can leave behind scale that can eventually clog coolant passages
Just did the water pump on Isaacs P7B and boy did we learn some things lol. Thankfully there doesn't appear to be any impending doom of damage. Note if changing a water pump only and you don't have any means of vacuuming the air out of the upper portion of the engine/heads cooling system definitely take the Tstat housing loose and fill through there to get as much coolant in the engine as possible. We did not do this and only filled through the degas bottle and massaged the hoses and that was not enough. The thermostat would not open and we eventually started tripping the fail safe which start shutting off fuel injectors and will eventually shut the engine down to protect itself. This is Cylinder head overtemp protection active and it will trip a check engine light. We shut it off the moment is dropped two cylinders off line and started squeezing hoses again and thankfully that got the thermostat to open. Then we were able to fill accordingly. There is nothing more frustrating than when manufacturers require special bleeding procedures to do a simple coolant drain and refill. Thanks for the video WJ!
Gary one thing thats bugging me maybe yourself or a commenter can help. The coolant system is approx. 20 quarts. When I drain, flush, and fill the system, I'm only adding about 8-10 quarts. When I flush, I use distilled water. My thought is, you wouldn't want to use 50/50, because 10 quarts or so of water are still in the engine even after draining. Wouldn't it make sense to use full strength coolant to refill? Maybe I'm wrong.
I use green in my Vic. No problems to report. I even use green in the BMW and haven't had any issues. Next time I change the Vette coolant, I'm flushing the Dex Cool out and running green in there too.
it has worked well for me in every vehicle I've used it in but I get a ton of hateful comments from folks who want to see me using the exact spec fluid
Thank you for showing me an effective way to change out my coolant and thermostat. I have a 2005 Grand Marquis which I would much rather do my own work on.
Good coolant by the way. The only thing that I would have done differently s purchase Motorcraft thermostat. I prefer to stay original if possible. Other than that great job. Awesome video
@@WJHandyDad Before I bought my 2011 P7B I drove GM cars that used that Dexcool crap. All it did was gunk up radiators and water pumps. So I switched to the green stuff. Wondering if I should do it on my Vic...
@@blessedjuggernaut keep in mind I'm using a "universal" coolant that happens to be green in color. It is different than the old style "green" coolant. Hope that helps. But as far as using in a Vic, I've been using it without any problems in all my Vics for many years
@@WJHandyDad My brother is professional a mechanic. He's the one who turned me onto the green stuff. We replaced all my GM turd cars/trucks with it. It really helped and stopped coolant part problems. I just got my 2011 Crown Vic P7B. It has 107k miles and 6400 idle hours. Seems to be a good car. I just want it to last me longer than my GM turds have. I love this car. It's perfect.
I have the green in there at the moment also.. I broke my oil cooler adapter connector.. and after fixing it I needed coolant in there ASAP because its my daily driver, so I went with what I can afford but I’m gonna just go by the book and use the gold after this flush
Hi... so recently i replaced my heater core at the shop and they replaced the thermostat as well non OEM and ive been noticing that when i driving and turn on my heater the needle on the temp gauge goes down a bit and not stay in the middle as it would be... once i turn off the heat a few seconds later the needle goes back to the middle... could this be because of the aftermarket thermostat... should i replace with a OEM? Thanks
it's possible they put in a "cooler" thermostat thinking it would be "better." As cheap and easy to replace as thermostats are, if it were my car I would try replacing with a "factory spec" one and see if things improve
We have one of these cars here in South Africa. When we installed the thermostat we were told to place the stat so the air bleed widget faces the upper hose where it angles up. Is this how it's done? Ciao ciao 🇿🇦
I took my 195 degree thermostat out and put a 170 in but my needle on the dash still seems to ride about midway. Does that seem right? On my 05 Yukon I put a 160 degree thermostat instead of the 195 and it went only quarter of the way up the gauge instead of half like it used to so it was a measurable difference.. any thoughts? Do these cars not respond well to lower temperature thermostats like an LS?.. Thanks 👍🍺
Your engine is so clean! How do I make mine that way? Anyways, thank you for the video. Not sure about the heater bypass part, but loved everything else.
How’s it going brother great video!! I have a quick question I just installed a new intake manifold But I see it’s leaking a little bit thru the 2 threaded plugs in front of the manifold i tried using Teflon tape but that’s not working what you think I should use to seal the plugs up ?
3:11 No laugh track =( - 3:48 James would say; “Mo Powa Babeh!” - 5:07 I watched that video of your ‘08 ten times before I did my T-Stat. - 7:05 Hateful comment. Not. - 9:18 If you ever want to annoy a shop mechanic, and receive some dirty looks ask him; “How often are you calibrating your torque wrenches?” (ask that question last, just before you leave). - 12:47 You failed to align the overflow cap so the direction of writing matches the oil cap . I guess you don’t have OCD after all. - -Chuck
I was the winner who guessed the code I thought I sent you my address where to send the mug, I’ll send it again to your email on the page. We have since moved so I’ll send my new address.
the Ford fill procedure states to remove the hose at the back of the intake until coolant comes out of it, then replace it and fill the rest of the way
i got question for ya, handy. ive got a p71 and i noticed it weeping and i took it apart and i notice two differences right away. is there supposed to be a metal spacer gasket and also how bad is it for the the seal to be UNDER the thermostat?
the video definitely covers the 2006-2011 models. I don't know about anything 2005 or older as I haven't changed a thermostat on any of them. so if you have a 2006-newer it should look like mine. If it's older I don't know.
My 08 crown Victoria has ran like a top “most of the time” lol anyway came out of DG while engine was running and it was running hot and hot air out the ac I limped it home 3/4 of mile turned it off and back on and ran fine at temperature and then started again. Think it’s a thermostat? I did change the coolant at the beginning of June now September but I’m kinda worried it’s never done this, I’ve also never changed the thermostat, problem is I’m from a little town w no Autoparts store open after 5pm and it’s 6 of course 30 minute drive for the nearest Advance/ Orilleys u think I should try it or nah
if the thermostat was stuck closed it would cause the vehicle to overheat and you'd need to replace the thermostat. Another possibility is you didn't get the coolant refilled all the way and have air in the system. Thermostat is cheap and easy to replace even if the existing one isn't broken. While you have the thermostat off, make sure to pour coolant down the opening where the thermostat goes until it's full. That should get any trapped air out. Good luck!
@@WJHandyDad I wish I would have seen this earlier because I did not know where the drain for radiator was. What tool did you use being it’s made of plastic/poly?
Man, I wish I'd seen this video sooner, WJ! I paid $700 for a new hose and a new thermostat because mere seconds after I bought my crown Vic, it went into limp mode and threw an overheating code. Live and learn! Thanks man!!
i was about to change the coolant on my 2006 grand marquis and i found your video for changing it by myself, thx for ur help, greeting from saudi arabia 👋😎
greetings, glad it was helpful
You’re my go to panther service guy.keep up the good work!!
Whoa, super cool ratchet you got there! Made quick work of those two bolts. As for the thermostat replacement, well that was nicely done and detailed as usual. As always, good job showing what it takes to keep these Vic's on the road for virtually forever!
Nice, I got me a 2010 Vic I got for 5k I been driving for almost 12 yrs now. Some things are starting to show age at around 300k. Right now the worst is the blend door actuator that changes your vent from cold to hot.. its stuck on hot here in TX... Its ok for now but something tells me I will be trying to fix it before March! It looks awful to change.
Using other than recommended coolant will usually cool the engine just fine the problem is that it can leave behind scale that can eventually clog coolant passages
Easy fix, back on the road, thanks for the clear directions.
Panzer platform & Bst informed me on your channel. Very informative and insightful
Just did the water pump on Isaacs P7B and boy did we learn some things lol. Thankfully there doesn't appear to be any impending doom of damage. Note if changing a water pump only and you don't have any means of vacuuming the air out of the upper portion of the engine/heads cooling system definitely take the Tstat housing loose and fill through there to get as much coolant in the engine as possible. We did not do this and only filled through the degas bottle and massaged the hoses and that was not enough. The thermostat would not open and we eventually started tripping the fail safe which start shutting off fuel injectors and will eventually shut the engine down to protect itself. This is Cylinder head overtemp protection active and it will trip a check engine light. We shut it off the moment is dropped two cylinders off line and started squeezing hoses again and thankfully that got the thermostat to open. Then we were able to fill accordingly. There is nothing more frustrating than when manufacturers require special bleeding procedures to do a simple coolant drain and refill. Thanks for the video WJ!
my Cobra requires removing a metal cap and pouring coolant into it. Very easy to miss!
👍🏻😎 I've never had a problem filing it up through the de-gas bottle and I drain a pan full of antifreeze out..
Gary one thing thats bugging me maybe yourself or a commenter can help. The coolant system is approx. 20 quarts. When I drain, flush, and fill the system, I'm only adding about 8-10 quarts. When I flush, I use distilled water. My thought is, you wouldn't want to use 50/50, because 10 quarts or so of water are still in the engine even after draining. Wouldn't it make sense to use full strength coolant to refill? Maybe I'm wrong.
you're not the only one that has mentioned that. I didn't measure mine, but it seemed like I got most to all of mine drained out.
I use green in my Vic. No problems to report. I even use green in the BMW and haven't had any issues. Next time I change the Vette coolant, I'm flushing the Dex Cool out and running green in there too.
it has worked well for me in every vehicle I've used it in but I get a ton of hateful comments from folks who want to see me using the exact spec fluid
Dang, nice video very well done. Thanks!
Thank you for showing me an effective way to change out my coolant and thermostat. I have a 2005 Grand Marquis which I would much rather do my own work on.
doing your own work is very rewarding and you know for sure it gets done
Great video my friend 👍
Thank you 👍
Good coolant by the way. The only thing that I would have done differently s purchase Motorcraft thermostat. I prefer to stay original if possible. Other than that great job. Awesome video
Thanks for sharing
@@WJHandyDad Before I bought my 2011 P7B I drove GM cars that used that Dexcool crap. All it did was gunk up radiators and water pumps. So I switched to the green stuff. Wondering if I should do it on my Vic...
@@blessedjuggernaut keep in mind I'm using a "universal" coolant that happens to be green in color. It is different than the old style "green" coolant. Hope that helps. But as far as using in a Vic, I've been using it without any problems in all my Vics for many years
@@WJHandyDad My brother is professional a mechanic. He's the one who turned me onto the green stuff. We replaced all my GM turd cars/trucks with it. It really helped and stopped coolant part problems. I just got my 2011 Crown Vic P7B. It has 107k miles and 6400 idle hours. Seems to be a good car. I just want it to last me longer than my GM turds have. I love this car. It's perfect.
didnt know how to do this, great video!
Glad I could help!
Thank u once again
Great info as always.
Great video, subscribed!!
I have the green in there at the moment also.. I broke my oil cooler adapter connector.. and after fixing it I needed coolant in there ASAP because its my daily driver, so I went with what I can afford but I’m gonna just go by the book and use the gold after this flush
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Hi... so recently i replaced my heater core at the shop and they replaced the thermostat as well non OEM and ive been noticing that when i driving and turn on my heater the needle on the temp gauge goes down a bit and not stay in the middle as it would be... once i turn off the heat a few seconds later the needle goes back to the middle... could this be because of the aftermarket thermostat... should i replace with a OEM? Thanks
it's possible they put in a "cooler" thermostat thinking it would be "better." As cheap and easy to replace as thermostats are, if it were my car I would try replacing with a "factory spec" one and see if things improve
We have one of these cars here in South Africa. When we installed the thermostat we were told to place the stat so the air bleed widget faces the upper hose where it angles up. Is this how it's done? Ciao ciao 🇿🇦
I took my 195 degree thermostat out and put a 170 in but my needle on the dash still seems to ride about midway. Does that seem right? On my 05 Yukon I put a 160 degree thermostat instead of the 195 and it went only quarter of the way up the gauge instead of half like it used to so it was a measurable difference.. any thoughts? Do these cars not respond well to lower temperature thermostats like an LS?.. Thanks 👍🍺
I would go back to the higher temp. These cars don't like cooler temps.
Your engine is so clean! How do I make mine that way? Anyways, thank you for the video. Not sure about the heater bypass part, but loved everything else.
this is how I do it: th-cam.com/video/82QDoWXEVTc/w-d-xo.html
@@WJHandyDad Thank You.
@@gingerdwyer3804 very welcome... I'm very OCD about engine cleaning!
How’s it going brother great video!!
I have a quick question I just installed a new intake manifold
But I see it’s leaking a little bit thru the 2 threaded plugs in front of the manifold i tried using Teflon tape but that’s not working what you think I should use to seal the plugs up ?
I usually use PTFE paste or RTV when I need to seal up from liquid. I have terrible luck with teflon tape amzn.to/3vKWiNQ
3:11 No laugh track =(
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3:48 James would say; “Mo Powa Babeh!”
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5:07 I watched that video of your ‘08 ten times before I did my T-Stat.
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7:05 Hateful comment. Not.
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9:18 If you ever want to annoy a shop mechanic, and receive some dirty looks ask him; “How often are you calibrating your torque wrenches?” (ask that question last, just before you leave).
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12:47 You failed to align the overflow cap so the direction of writing matches the oil cap . I guess you don’t have OCD after all.
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-Chuck
I was the winner who guessed the code I thought I sent you my address where to send the mug, I’ll send it again to your email on the page. We have since moved so I’ll send my new address.
please contact me dad@wjhandydad.com
Any screws to loosen up for bleeding the air purposes?
the Ford fill procedure states to remove the hose at the back of the intake until coolant comes out of it, then replace it and fill the rest of the way
Didn't you already change the thermo? And it was Motorcraft wasn't it? Gosh that's unlucky!
that was my 2008 that I changed previously... it still works great. I have two Crown Vics now
@@WJHandyDad hahaha makes sense
Can I ask what ratchet that is? It doesn’t look like Milwaukee I have one of those.
Aoben purchased on Amazon... amzn.to/32IhLeS
Do you know where I can get my cluster fixed, its an 08 crown vic?
if you can't fix it yourself (I have a couple videos) I can recommend Circuit Board Medics 800-547-2049 or circuitboardmedics.com
I'll give it a try, thankyou
i got question for ya, handy. ive got a p71 and i noticed it weeping and i took it apart and i notice two differences right away. is there supposed to be a metal spacer gasket and also how bad is it for the the seal to be UNDER the thermostat?
the video definitely covers the 2006-2011 models. I don't know about anything 2005 or older as I haven't changed a thermostat on any of them. so if you have a 2006-newer it should look like mine. If it's older I don't know.
What coolant is best for a 05 crown victoria?
the "spec" is the Ford yellow. I have used the "universal" coolant shown in the video for many years without any problems
What’s the name of that tool
which tool? Give me a time stamp of the video please
My 08 crown Victoria has ran like a top “most of the time” lol anyway came out of DG while engine was running and it was running hot and hot air out the ac I limped it home 3/4 of mile turned it off and back on and ran fine at temperature and then started again. Think it’s a thermostat? I did change the coolant at the beginning of June now September but I’m kinda worried it’s never done this, I’ve also never changed the thermostat, problem is I’m from a little town w no Autoparts store open after 5pm and it’s 6 of course 30 minute drive for the nearest Advance/ Orilleys u think I should try it or nah
if the thermostat was stuck closed it would cause the vehicle to overheat and you'd need to replace the thermostat. Another possibility is you didn't get the coolant refilled all the way and have air in the system. Thermostat is cheap and easy to replace even if the existing one isn't broken. While you have the thermostat off, make sure to pour coolant down the opening where the thermostat goes until it's full. That should get any trapped air out. Good luck!
@@WJHandyDad replaced thermostat yesterday running good. Thanks for the videos
@@WJHandyDad I wish I would have seen this earlier because I did not know where the drain for radiator was. What tool did you use being it’s made of plastic/poly?
@@kevinspeight4664 I just use regular old fashioned pliers and a gentle touch
My car overheats when I walk for 15 minutes