On rust buckets like this-- I would always rather pull the CV's, pull the hood and just pluck it out the top. Why mess with all that other stuff: subframe/ steering/ brake lines/ etc.. and risk breaking half of it while fighting it to come apart... I guess doing it your way will end up going back together as a better car since everything has been touched/ broken loose/ etc.. But there's not really any benefit to going out the bottom once they get so old.
One important piece of information that wasn't included in this video has to do with the steering column and clock spring. It is important to make sure that the steering wheel is not turned once it is disconnected from the steering rack because it can break the clock spring since it can only turn a certain amount of times in each direction. A common practice of mechanics is to move the drivers seat all the way forward and to wrap the seat belt around the steering wheel and lock it in to place and back the seat back up.
Done a bunch of those and it's one of the easiest ones to drop out and change. You can just pull the ps pump off the motor, just yank the front axles,and just unplug the harness from the fuse block, and unbolt the exhaust off the manifold.. and there's a ton of room so you don't need to drop the k frame.
Thank you Rich! You just showed me that I'm not alone in hating some jobs. Picture this, I'm 70, a retired med duty truck tech, replacing a cam sensor on a 03 1500 Silverado, 4.8, without removing the intake, with a mirror, outside in 30f & windy! After many trips inside to defrost fingers, I invented many new languages!
I've been a mechanic for 20 years, mostly for GM and a 5 year stint with VW/Audi/Porsche. I didn't have a major opinion about Dodge/Chrysler one way or the other. That changed when I spent the last 8 years working for a credit lot chain where we sold TONS of cheap Dodge/Chrysler products. I can now confidently say they are some of the worst cars on the road. We sold anything and everything, but it was always the Chrysler/Dodge cars coming back on the hook with problems. A close second was Kia/Hyundai cars with their self-destructing GDI engines.
@@DEBOSSGARAGE They really have been. Biggest problem in our area is the waiting time for our local dealership to get time to replace the engine. They're backed up pretty bad. Aside from the random rod ejection, modern Kia/Hyundai vehicles are pretty nice.
Love this. Fun video! Nothing’s ever simple. Always frustrating to see a coolant leak destroy an engine. I’ve seen friends destroy engines by not bothering to check oil level periodically (I know, not the problem here). I explain to them the oil light is on a pressure switch not a level sensor, on their cars anyway. So when the light is on you’ve already lost oil pressure. Don’t drive to the next gas station to check the level! Shut it down! I guess in this case, don’t ignore a coolant level sensor light or the coolant temp gauge spiking. Or a coolant smell, etc.
@@DEBOSSGARAGE I guess most of my experience is with VW/Audi with pressurized coolant reservoirs. A coolant level sensor saved me in the middle of Nebraska on a cross country trip. Saw the low coolant light, pulled over to discover a burst hose, stopped at O’Reilly for some silicone tape and patched it up. Added some water and finished my trip.
Good people are worth their money and they are getting harder to find. Nothing better than to be able to lean on trustworthy people. Helping out will get everyone farther in the long run. Good vid.
Great vid Rich. Great explanation on what you're getting into when doing and engine/transmission swap. It's not just a plug & play. Thanks for sharing !
I love subframe cars. I did 2 engines in my buddies Mazda tribute 3.0 and I did a 3.6 in a Chrysler town and country van. Pulled the subframe, engine and tranny all 3 times. Awesome method
Good to help Vince out, as he has done plenty of miracle welding for ya over the years. I think the irony of me working on our 2001 silhouette minivan yesterday? Keeping what we have going longer is a must. I was sorting out 10 of the 20 issues it has in order to keep her running as the high school kid car. 270,000 miles so far. New cars are not only sparse, they are priced out of reach. Nice sourcing the tires out. I cannot believe you have to wait for common sized tires my friend. Thanks for the video. P.s. I'm enjoying the Stay Filthy hat Good quality and perfect fit.
Rich, look over TSB 18-058-19 when you get a chance. I program these PCMs often, and that TSB is a standard disclaimer when updating or replacing a PCM on these. It's only relevant when programming the module after an engine swap, I went down a rabbit hole one day trying to figure out exactly what is happening, best theory so far is part number changes on cam phasers cause it. Thought you should know.
Good stuff as always guys, nice to see Vince get hooked back up and running again. I'd certainly trust a guy like Rich with my stuff and I'm fussy. Tough to get quality work done in today's world.
One reason I like living in the South...my 2010 Dodge Journey has zero rust and bolts/screws just come off. Super clean underneath still. Great content.
Can certainly agree with the thoughts on the junk plastic/ composite everywhere that Dodge used. Had a Nitro in for an oil change and the top of the dipstick broke right off, plastic seized to the tube.
Trials and tribulations just remember you doing it for a friend...it's worth it, when it's all said and done. Good Job Rich that's how you treat good friends.. cheers
Keep your fluids happy is the best advice you can give someone. I had a 01 saturn that I bought nearly new and like all those 1.9 liters it leaked/burned oil terrible. I put a quart of oil in it every other week for 12 years and it had 335,000+ miles on it when I sold it. Even heavy oil burners can last a long time as long as you religiously check your fluids 👍
I miss Saturn's! Every one I owned was still running with over 300,000 miles on them. My hole family owned them at one time. Great cars, lasted forever, didn't rust out, guess that's why they don't exist anymore... Planned obselesence. But you know they really care about the environment and "climate change"...
Fun fact, when i was still in high school, i was in a co-op class where they would send you out to work and learn things that interest you, i chose to go to a chrysler dealership and stayed there a while, it was crazy how many Dodge Journey's came in for stupid stuff.. And there was one that needed its engine replaced because of overheating. it was a 4wd version and was a massive pain to deal with.
Ya thx Rich. Watched ur vid a week to late. Just finished swapping the same motor in a patriot. I pulled motor out which wasn’t too bad but your way looks so much easier. Another great video
I feel your pain on this one brother! Many times I’ve been half way through fixing a rusty old piece of shit and then you think…..I should have just bought a different vehicle.
The 6 cylinder engine and 6 speed transmission is the better journey engine and transmission. The little 4 bangers are nothing but problems. I got 09 journey and it goes through a litter of oil every month and it runs like a champ with just over 300 thousand km. Great video
Agree 👍 100%, fix the old and keep an eye on the normal whear items, purchase them ahead, you can always sell them. So like tires, have a set of summers and winters ahead! Belt, hoses, plugs and ignition items for you gas mobiles, axles and brakes. When you have all this stuff, ask how to store it, keep it warm and dry! Thanks for sharing, love your Channel! Love your projects! And yes to taking care of Vince! Your welder. ✌🏻🧡👍⭐️🤘🌬❄️☃️🇨🇦😎.
Maybe it's just me but taking an old rusty vehicle and taking it apart and making everything all nice and clean and new again is such a satisfying thing for me and is why I love working on vehicles granted there are some I prefer to others like my 3rd gen ram trucks I own 3 that are fully together and running great with no noises or issues but Two of them I bought cheap because they needed a bunch of work but most of it was labor which I don't mind so I stripped them down to the frame and cleaned them up with new brake lines and fuel lines and etc and cleaned the frames up and painted them and everything so as thry go back together they are good to go for years to come. I also don't drive them in the winter because here in PA they use so much salt I'm suprised the entire state doesn't have high cholesterol lol
Yes the plastic on a dodge is probably some of the worst there is. Although you can get a lot of aftermarket pieces for the dashes on the second gen’s, mainly the cover parts, the pieces below you can’t and what you find at a junk yard is just as bad as what your trying to fix. But the one thing I admire about the dash of a dodge second gen is I can have the whole dash out and on the shop floor in a couple hours fix it and have it back in a couple more hours. Takes that long because I’m almost 70. I haven’t worked on any chevys or fords of those years as simple and easy and the dashes crack on both those makes of those years too. No company makes a decent truck and ones easy to work on anymore and the new ones really suck.
Yeah Dodge makes it really easy to pull the dash, I've done a 2001 and 2012 the newer one was just as easy. My square body gmc on the other hand is generally easy to work on but the dash is literally welded to the body.
There put behind the engine so you don't notice how brittle they are, or bottom of radiator, thanks for the video, all the best to you and your loved ones
my 07 frontier had those composite connectors on the heater core hoses. I broke down and was diagnosing a bad ignition coil when my forearm barely brushed one of the connectors. it blew up and sent a volcano of coolant up my arm. second degree burns. since then, any "composite" connectors on my vehicles are swapped for metal ones immediately.
Gmc uses those garbage composite coolant connectors too i spent some time chasing a few coolant leaks in my 05 yukon xl one was the t connector between the reservoir and lower rad hose the other was the quick connect at the heater core... I agree with them being garbage
The mood of this one is clear as day, and you know this video is _only_ half an hour because the vocabulary from the other half violates community standards
this is why i always put real-time mechanical gauges on my cars. they saved me an engine in every car i put them in. blew a heaterhose off the the first one. the temp gauge rose to 215 and stayed there. i knew that was very odd for that car so i looked under the hood and found the heater hose off and no coolant in the engine. the idiot light would have never turned on since there was no water to heat the probe up and i would have fried the engine if not for the gauges.
No offense to Vince but the fitting didn't kill the engine, the driver did when it broke and there was a huge release of coolant and kept going. We have an 09 Journey in the family here and being familiar with it there is NO WAY he didn't smell that happen, all the coolant would have went down on the exhaust and catalytic converter, huge cloud of steam and smell from burning coolant, and the temp would have climbed pretty quick on the gauge. I know how it is just wanting to get home but i would have pulled over, found where it was wet and running out of that fitting and just left it on the side of the road and made a phone call. Ten bucks later and some coolant it would have been fixed and still running, sucks but sometimes you can't just keep driving. Ours don't seem to be brittle and it has a lot of miles on it, only issue we had with it was the intake runner solenoid, took it apart cleaned and lubricated it and put it back on when it got stuck and popped the check engine light.
2008 Mazda 5 Minivan. Already looking for a spare motor to rebuild from fresh. The transmission is going to have to be done by a shop, but my plan is to take the 250K miles already on it, and make it go another 250K. thankfully, locally, in January, Annual Emissions testing and Inspections goes away. I could techinically put in a Haltech or some other EFI system for better tuning and make it drive even better, perhaps even swap in a bolt in transmission that isn't so dependent on electric solonoids known for going bad...we will see what my homework produces.
I would have asked what strain you smoking if told I would be watching a Dodge Journey engine swap today, but here we are. Hope it gives Vince's family many trouble free kilometers.
The crappy plastic reminds me of working on some VAG cars... A few years of heat and all the plastics just fall apart. The Japanese plastics also fall apart but it seems to last about 10 years longer.
Have to K swap the Journey, Rich. The Honda K is a tank engine. It’ll run for years at high rpm without a problem. Turbo it so Vince has like 350 HP at the wheels. Either that or maybe a Perkins like that 87? Ford Ranger.
Rich you're right about saving old junk. I bought a low milage 2005 toyota 4wd in June. Missus wanted brand new, but that's ridiculous atm. The truck has needed a few bits and pieces, but it's a heap cheaper. And besides, every old car we keep going is stopping 500kg of plastic being sold to us in a new car.
It's the same issue many BMW's and other German cars have had for some time. Lots of cheap small parts that are a pain to replace preventively but if they break then there goes the engine or transmission.
My 2009 was the biggest POS.i ever owned. That thing ate brake pads,the catalytic converters needed replacing, there were broken wires in the door wiring harness that would occasionally lock us out. I honestly feel for y'all having to deal with something like that
I know the rust frustration being in Newfoundland! I'd like to see a video of you losing it at stuff. Cause yea knows there was some colorful language used when changing that tensioner lol
Fittings are really expensive currently, I purchased today a 3/8" pipe Tee, 3/8 to 1/8 bushing, 1/8x1/8 barbed , 3/8 hex nipple, $25.00, stainless steel bolts and nuts are crazy.
Too bad cars, even well used ones, are so darn expensive now. Easy solution to Vince's Dodge problem is a simple Toyota swap. Long lasting and works every time... 👌
People who do this work should be held up as environmental and economic heroes. Every vehicle saved even for a year or two equals reduced demand on new production and less money being sent out of our country to multi-billion corporations. If everybody kept their vehicles rolling for a few more years we could change the world.
Is it worth it? Yes - when you have a good, thorough, honest mechanic like yourself Rich. However will the “new” engine last? - this waits to be seen. In any event, you’ve helped out a good person big time. Cheers
Sure, its aggravating but dang man, people are too broke to do other ways of fixing issues. We have the throw it away mentality. I worked on a older rig for a man whom I didn't know at all but money is money and he sounded pretty desperate to have fixed... go a couple years, I have a problem myself. I just pulled onto the highway and a big truck comes out of a alley and parks on top of me. Jaws of life cut me out so good on that part but still go to emergency room for stitches. Guess who the doctor is? ya, you got it, the guy who's engine work I did and I might add, did a great job putting me back together
My buddy here in Elberta, Alabama owns Bobe's Garage. He is a 3rd generation mechanic. He is the only one I trust. He is always saying he hates all dodge products. Pure junk. But he also says they have kept his family well feed for a long time. He said if everyone purchased Toyotas or Hondas he would have less buisness for sure. Just about all manufacturers now are junk. Cheap, cheap, cheap parts and to much freaking plastic.
@@jimmason2388 cheep cheep cheep go the birdies(bean counters) circling around the enigineers heads. it's all about how they can save them $$$ by using (insert inferior garbage product here) and making the assembly line run smoother. it's all to the point of biting them in the rears now. everything is far overpriced and utter trash quality.
A simple thing like changing the serpentine belt can be a nightmare on those transverse mounted engines. I got a 97 mercury villager, even worse than that dodge. They just don’t give you any room or mercy.
What about the rattle when you first started it? Know you heard it when you first started cuz you kept putting your hand on top, was it just a dry lifter or just something the camera was amplifying?
Finally I watch a video of someone who is experiencing frustration and saying "I really don't wanna do this", and talking how cheap Chrysler products are. It's so refreshing lol.
Strangely satisfying to know that even in Canada scrappers or whoever it is that parts out vehicles for parts are just as awful as in the 2nd and 3rd world. I swear some people were never meant to do anything more complicated than digging ditches with shovels, certainly they shouldn't be anywhere near wiring of any kind.
I have a 2012 Journey same as this one 340000 km Original engine Change the oil every 7000 km still runs great no funny noises but definitely showing it's age. I know what you mean by that cheap plastic.
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On rust buckets like this-- I would always rather pull the CV's, pull the hood and just pluck it out the top. Why mess with all that other stuff: subframe/ steering/ brake lines/ etc.. and risk breaking half of it while fighting it to come apart... I guess doing it your way will end up going back together as a better car since everything has been touched/ broken loose/ etc.. But there's not really any benefit to going out the bottom once they get so old.
Vince is such a nice guy. I'm totally ok with you fixing his rusty POJ. 😂
Not one bad thing to say about Vince
@@DEBOSSGARAGE Well, he does own a Dodge 😝
We appreciate your generous permission.
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Lol
One important piece of information that wasn't included in this video has to do with the steering column and clock spring. It is important to make sure that the steering wheel is not turned once it is disconnected from the steering rack because it can break the clock spring since it can only turn a certain amount of times in each direction. A common practice of mechanics is to move the drivers seat all the way forward and to wrap the seat belt around the steering wheel and lock it in to place and back the seat back up.
Thanks for that!
@Usual Suspect Exterminator Whats not true
Done a bunch of those and it's one of the easiest ones to drop out and change. You can just pull the ps pump off the motor, just yank the front axles,and just unplug the harness from the fuse block, and unbolt the exhaust off the manifold.. and there's a ton of room so you don't need to drop the k
frame.
He helps you, you help him. That's what its all about, helping eachother out. Love the video and content. Can't wait for the next one. Happy holidays
These kinds of bread and butter jobs are still totally awesome to watch, especially because you were doing it to help a pal! Good on you Rich!
Love those things very easy.
Thank you Rich! You just showed me that I'm not alone in hating some jobs. Picture this, I'm 70, a retired med duty truck tech, replacing a cam sensor on a 03 1500 Silverado, 4.8, without removing the intake, with a mirror, outside in 30f & windy! After many trips inside to defrost fingers, I invented many new languages!
I've been a mechanic for 20 years, mostly for GM and a 5 year stint with VW/Audi/Porsche. I didn't have a major opinion about Dodge/Chrysler one way or the other. That changed when I spent the last 8 years working for a credit lot chain where we sold TONS of cheap Dodge/Chrysler products. I can now confidently say they are some of the worst cars on the road. We sold anything and everything, but it was always the Chrysler/Dodge cars coming back on the hook with problems. A close second was Kia/Hyundai cars with their self-destructing GDI engines.
I heard Kia was good with their engine warranty though. We have a 2018 Sportage and so far have been really happy with it
@@DEBOSSGARAGE They really have been. Biggest problem in our area is the waiting time for our local dealership to get time to replace the engine. They're backed up pretty bad. Aside from the random rod ejection, modern Kia/Hyundai vehicles are pretty nice.
I like my crown vics. I cam work on one in my sleep they are so easy to work on when you have to work on them. Just reliable cars
Nice to see you breathe new life into a disposable vehicle. Your awesome
Love this. Fun video! Nothing’s ever simple. Always frustrating to see a coolant leak destroy an engine. I’ve seen friends destroy engines by not bothering to check oil level periodically (I know, not the problem here). I explain to them the oil light is on a pressure switch not a level sensor, on their cars anyway. So when the light is on you’ve already lost oil pressure. Don’t drive to the next gas station to check the level! Shut it down! I guess in this case, don’t ignore a coolant level sensor light or the coolant temp gauge spiking. Or a coolant smell, etc.
Education is key. This journey has a temperature gauge.
@@DEBOSSGARAGE I guess most of my experience is with VW/Audi with pressurized coolant reservoirs. A coolant level sensor saved me in the middle of Nebraska on a cross country trip. Saw the low coolant light, pulled over to discover a burst hose, stopped at O’Reilly for some silicone tape and patched it up. Added some water and finished my trip.
This was nice to see, doing things like old times 😁
Man I love watching these videos! Fixing stuff is so entertaining.
Not going to lie was entertaining watching you struggle lol was like real life mechanics as you always make it look easy
Turns out I am human
Good people are worth their money and they are getting harder to find. Nothing better than to be able to lean on trustworthy people. Helping out will get everyone farther in the long run. Good vid.
Gotta do it for Vince, he's been great. 🍺
We all have guys around and doing shit for them which we wouldn't do for other people.
So well done.
That's what friends are for, but the good ones are hard to come by just like parts these days. Loved watching the video good job brother.
Great vid Rich. Great explanation on what you're getting into when doing and engine/transmission swap. It's not just a plug & play. Thanks for sharing !
Sport Utility Van. Reminded me of my twenties. Nothing has ever made me angrier than an inanimate object.
I love subframe cars. I did 2 engines in my buddies Mazda tribute 3.0 and I did a 3.6 in a Chrysler town and country van. Pulled the subframe, engine and tranny all 3 times. Awesome method
Good to help Vince out, as he has done plenty of miracle welding for ya over the years. I think the irony of me working on our 2001 silhouette minivan yesterday? Keeping what we have going longer is a must.
I was sorting out 10 of the 20 issues it has in order to keep her running as the high school kid car. 270,000 miles so far. New cars are not only sparse, they are priced out of reach. Nice sourcing the tires out. I cannot believe you have to wait for common sized tires my friend. Thanks for the video. P.s. I'm enjoying the Stay Filthy hat
Good quality and perfect fit.
Rich, look over TSB 18-058-19 when you get a chance. I program these PCMs often, and that TSB is a standard disclaimer when updating or replacing a PCM on these. It's only relevant when programming the module after an engine swap, I went down a rabbit hole one day trying to figure out exactly what is happening, best theory so far is part number changes on cam phasers cause it. Thought you should know.
Good stuff as always guys, nice to see Vince get hooked back up and running again. I'd certainly trust a guy like Rich with my stuff and I'm fussy. Tough to get quality work done in today's world.
love how you are admitting frustrations and such - imagine the rage of a newbie mechanic - things don't always go smooth or as planned
Rich, you are truly a good man. It is an honor to be a fan of your channel.
Best regards from Indiana, USA.
Thank you very much Bill
It's so nice for someone to do something for a Welder normally we end up doing everything ourselves.👍
One reason I like living in the South...my 2010 Dodge Journey has zero rust and bolts/screws just come off. Super clean underneath still. Great content.
Can certainly agree with the thoughts on the junk plastic/ composite everywhere that Dodge used. Had a Nitro in for an oil change and the top of the dipstick broke right off, plastic seized to the tube.
2001 and up ford rangers had problems with plastic coolant tee's going bad also. 2.3 dohc and 3.0.
this is a nice journey in good shape and totally worth fixing.
i like the dodge journey!
great video Rich!
this is stuff i like to see
Trials and tribulations just remember you doing it for a friend...it's worth it, when it's all said and done. Good Job Rich that's how you treat good friends.. cheers
Keep your fluids happy is the best advice you can give someone. I had a 01 saturn that I bought nearly new and like all those 1.9 liters it leaked/burned oil terrible. I put a quart of oil in it every other week for 12 years and it had 335,000+ miles on it when I sold it. Even heavy oil burners can last a long time as long as you religiously check your fluids 👍
I miss Saturn's! Every one I owned was still running with over 300,000 miles on them. My hole family owned them at one time. Great cars, lasted forever, didn't rust out, guess that's why they don't exist anymore... Planned obselesence. But you know they really care about the environment and "climate change"...
@@mikehunt8375 yeah I owned 3 of them at one point and my brother and dad also dabbled. Good little cars, terrible heater if you’re in the tundra
Glad you are able to help old Vince out. 💪
Fun fact, when i was still in high school, i was in a co-op class where they would send you out to work and learn things that interest you, i chose to go to a chrysler dealership and stayed there a while, it was crazy how many Dodge Journey's came in for stupid stuff.. And there was one that needed its engine replaced because of overheating. it was a 4wd version and was a massive pain to deal with.
Ya thx Rich. Watched ur vid a week to late. Just finished swapping the same motor in a patriot. I pulled motor out which wasn’t too bad but your way looks so much easier. Another great video
I feel your pain on this one brother! Many times I’ve been half way through fixing a rusty old piece of shit and then you think…..I should have just bought a different vehicle.
Rich. You are THE most. Selfless
Realest. Truest. Real warrior. One of the best that has ever done it!!!!
The 6 cylinder engine and 6 speed transmission is the better journey engine and transmission. The little 4 bangers are nothing but problems. I got 09 journey and it goes through a litter of oil every month and it runs like a champ with just over 300 thousand km. Great video
Great Vid, thanks for all the information and tips. I will definetely pay attention to plastic couplings in the future!
From the looks of the wiring blocks dodge expected the engine to get replaced just to make it easier to remove it
Great video....your title drew me in. Really nice to help out Vince.
Agree 👍 100%, fix the old and keep an eye on the normal whear items, purchase them ahead, you can always sell them. So like tires, have a set of summers and winters ahead! Belt, hoses, plugs and ignition items for you gas mobiles, axles and brakes. When you have all this stuff, ask how to store it, keep it warm and dry!
Thanks for sharing, love your Channel! Love your projects! And yes to taking care of Vince! Your welder.
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Maybe it's just me but taking an old rusty vehicle and taking it apart and making everything all nice and clean and new again is such a satisfying thing for me and is why I love working on vehicles granted there are some I prefer to others like my 3rd gen ram trucks I own 3 that are fully together and running great with no noises or issues but Two of them I bought cheap because they needed a bunch of work but most of it was labor which I don't mind so I stripped them down to the frame and cleaned them up with new brake lines and fuel lines and etc and cleaned the frames up and painted them and everything so as thry go back together they are good to go for years to come. I also don't drive them in the winter because here in PA they use so much salt I'm suprised the entire state doesn't have high cholesterol lol
Every journey brings us one day closer to death.
Yes the plastic on a dodge is probably some of the worst there is. Although you can get a lot of aftermarket pieces for the dashes on the second gen’s, mainly the cover parts, the pieces below you can’t and what you find at a junk yard is just as bad as what your trying to fix. But the one thing I admire about the dash of a dodge second gen is I can have the whole dash out and on the shop floor in a couple hours fix it and have it back in a couple more hours. Takes that long because I’m almost 70. I haven’t worked on any chevys or fords of those years as simple and easy and the dashes crack on both those makes of those years too. No company makes a decent truck and ones easy to work on anymore and the new ones really suck.
Yeah Dodge makes it really easy to pull the dash, I've done a 2001 and 2012 the newer one was just as easy. My square body gmc on the other hand is generally easy to work on but the dash is literally welded to the body.
Breathing new life in an old dodge. Awesome video. ❤️🐸
There put behind the engine so you don't notice how brittle they are, or bottom of radiator, thanks for the video, all the best to you and your loved ones
my 07 frontier had those composite connectors on the heater core hoses. I broke down and was diagnosing a bad ignition coil when my forearm barely brushed one of the connectors. it blew up and sent a volcano of coolant up my arm. second degree burns. since then, any "composite" connectors on my vehicles are swapped for metal ones immediately.
I'm sorry to hear that. Thanks for the heads up as I can see myself in the same situation at some point
Keep older cars going, love it
Gmc uses those garbage composite coolant connectors too i spent some time chasing a few coolant leaks in my 05 yukon xl one was the t connector between the reservoir and lower rad hose the other was the quick connect at the heater core... I agree with them being garbage
Good deal! This was way better than the Saturday morning motorhead shows.
that dude hands respectfully behind his back leaning on his belly was the most gangster thing ive seen in a while. gotta grow mine out
Great video, only way to do better would have been a HEMI swap and RWD conversion for the Journey.
Quality content as always thanks rich
Love all your doing Rich. Thanks for all your quality awesome content. The good, the bad and ugly
The mood of this one is clear as day, and you know this video is _only_ half an hour because the vocabulary from the other half violates community standards
Another great vid Rich, Nice to see you know how to pay it back . thanks
this is why i always put real-time mechanical gauges on my cars. they saved me an engine in every car i put them in. blew a heaterhose off the the first one. the temp gauge rose to 215 and stayed there. i knew that was very odd for that car so i looked under the hood and found the heater hose off and no coolant in the engine. the idiot light would have never turned on since there was no water to heat the probe up and i would have fried the engine if not for the gauges.
Enjoyed the odd video, always enjoy the content!
Gee, Rich ... you didn't get near as excited when this little 4-banger started up as you did when the CAT purred to life :o)
Weird eh?
No offense to Vince but the fitting didn't kill the engine, the driver did when it broke and there was a huge release of coolant and kept going. We have an 09 Journey in the family here and being familiar with it there is NO WAY he didn't smell that happen, all the coolant would have went down on the exhaust and catalytic converter, huge cloud of steam and smell from burning coolant, and the temp would have climbed pretty quick on the gauge. I know how it is just wanting to get home but i would have pulled over, found where it was wet and running out of that fitting and just left it on the side of the road and made a phone call. Ten bucks later and some coolant it would have been fixed and still running, sucks but sometimes you can't just keep driving. Ours don't seem to be brittle and it has a lot of miles on it, only issue we had with it was the intake runner solenoid, took it apart cleaned and lubricated it and put it back on when it got stuck and popped the check engine light.
2008 Mazda 5 Minivan. Already looking for a spare motor to rebuild from fresh. The transmission is going to have to be done by a shop, but my plan is to take the 250K miles already on it, and make it go another 250K. thankfully, locally, in January, Annual Emissions testing and Inspections goes away. I could techinically put in a Haltech or some other EFI system for better tuning and make it drive even better, perhaps even swap in a bolt in transmission that isn't so dependent on electric solonoids known for going bad...we will see what my homework produces.
I would have asked what strain you smoking if told I would be watching a Dodge Journey engine swap today, but here we are.
Hope it gives Vince's family many trouble free kilometers.
born and raised CA im still shocked when i see the rust you guys have to deal with
I was hoping for a cummins swap :p
It's a wild world when these are worth saving!
The crappy plastic reminds me of working on some VAG cars... A few years of heat and all the plastics just fall apart. The Japanese plastics also fall apart but it seems to last about 10 years longer.
Have to K swap the Journey, Rich.
The Honda K is a tank engine. It’ll run for years at high rpm without a problem.
Turbo it so Vince has like 350 HP at the wheels.
Either that or maybe a Perkins like that 87? Ford Ranger.
I was a mechanic for 10 years worked on everything gas I speak the language you are talking about.
Rich you're right about saving old junk. I bought a low milage 2005 toyota 4wd in June. Missus wanted brand new, but that's ridiculous atm. The truck has needed a few bits and pieces, but it's a heap cheaper. And besides, every old car we keep going is stopping 500kg of plastic being sold to us in a new car.
Welcome to my world I've been an Automotive Technician for 25 years
Hopefully this is a good favor for Vince, because then we know some awesome fabrication and welding will come back on the bigger builds..
It's the same issue many BMW's and other German cars have had for some time. Lots of cheap small parts that are a pain to replace preventively but if they break then there goes the engine or transmission.
My 2009 was the biggest POS.i ever owned. That thing ate brake pads,the catalytic converters needed replacing, there were broken wires in the door wiring harness that would occasionally lock us out. I honestly feel for y'all having to deal with something like that
Just a quick engine swap they say!,how hard could it be they say!. Why did it take so long. Some people just got no idea..
I did an engine swap in the Saturn in about 7 hours
I know the rust frustration being in Newfoundland! I'd like to see a video of you losing it at stuff. Cause yea knows there was some colorful language used when changing that tensioner lol
I really lost it when the license plate bolts were seized in the plastic holders and were spinning inside the housing.
Fittings are really expensive currently, I purchased today a 3/8" pipe Tee, 3/8 to 1/8 bushing, 1/8x1/8 barbed , 3/8 hex nipple, $25.00, stainless steel bolts and nuts are crazy.
Nice informative video, thank you !
Too bad cars, even well used ones, are so darn expensive now. Easy solution to Vince's Dodge problem is a simple Toyota swap. Long lasting and works every time... 👌
People who do this work should be held up as environmental and economic heroes. Every vehicle saved even for a year or two equals reduced demand on new production and less money being sent out of our country to multi-billion corporations. If everybody kept their vehicles rolling for a few more years we could change the world.
Crazy the difference in Ontario and southern B.C. cars. We would have tossed that thing here on Vancouver Island. Lol
Dude must really love his minivan
Is it worth it? Yes - when you have a good, thorough, honest mechanic like yourself Rich. However will the “new” engine last? - this waits to be seen. In any event, you’ve helped out a good person big time. Cheers
It isn’t going to last when that rotten oil pan on the new engine blows.
watching someone work on a rusty passenger vehicle, I half expect the hear Wes say "howdy folks"
Sure, its aggravating but dang man, people are too broke to do other ways of fixing issues. We have the throw it away mentality. I worked on a older rig for a man whom I didn't know at all but money is money and he sounded pretty desperate to have fixed... go a couple years, I have a problem myself. I just pulled onto the highway and a big truck comes out of a alley and parks on top of me. Jaws of life cut me out so good on that part but still go to emergency room for stitches. Guess who the doctor is? ya, you got it, the guy who's engine work I did and I might add, did a great job putting me back together
My buddy here in Elberta, Alabama owns Bobe's Garage. He is a 3rd generation mechanic. He is the only one I trust. He is always saying he hates all dodge products. Pure junk. But he also says they have kept his family well feed for a long time. He said if everyone purchased Toyotas or Hondas he would have less buisness for sure.
Just about all manufacturers now are junk. Cheap, cheap, cheap parts and to much freaking plastic.
@@jimmason2388 cheep cheep cheep go the birdies(bean counters) circling around the enigineers heads.
it's all about how they can save them $$$ by using (insert inferior garbage product here) and making the assembly line run smoother. it's all to the point of biting them in the rears now. everything is far overpriced and utter trash quality.
We have that thing in Europe too,it's called Fiat Freemont here
shoulda just swapped it for the 3.5 v6 that came in those...the 4 bangers were gutless
Vince is getting back at you for all the diesel soaked aluminum welding you made him do
Baseball bats to radiators lol
A simple thing like changing the serpentine belt can be a nightmare on those transverse mounted engines. I got a 97 mercury villager, even worse than that dodge. They just don’t give you any room or mercy.
I had a 97 Malibu that needed to remove the motor mount to change the belt, absolute god awful design.
What about the rattle when you first started it? Know you heard it when you first started cuz you kept putting your hand on top, was it just a dry lifter or just something the camera was amplifying?
for the heater hose, us Charger guys change those out to 1"x1"x1" and 1x1/2x1 PEX tee. The plastic tees are utter trash I see them break daily
Let's be honest, when Vince asked him for an engine swap, Rich assumed he'd be putting in a 4BT.
@23`23" checking things twice... GO ON SANTA CLAUS....
Finally I watch a video of someone who is experiencing frustration and saying "I really don't wanna do this", and talking how cheap Chrysler products are. It's so refreshing lol.
By any chance, do you still have the old 2.4 engine cover off the old motor
Strangely satisfying to know that even in Canada scrappers or whoever it is that parts out vehicles for parts are just as awful as in the 2nd and 3rd world. I swear some people were never meant to do anything more complicated than digging ditches with shovels, certainly they shouldn't be anywhere near wiring of any kind.
Gotta do what you gotta do to get by.
I have a 2012 Journey same as this one 340000 km Original engine Change the oil every 7000 km still runs great no funny noises but definitely showing it's age. I know what you mean by that cheap plastic.
2012 ford super duty, the washer nozzles are made of the same cheap composite!