Thank you're awesome! I changed out the oil pressure sensor and still got the engine light, but when I did the job i noticed oil was in the bottom of the housing. After watching your video, I know now why. Thank you so much.
Great video sir. Just wanted to add that I usually drain coolant before disassembly to prevent it pouring into block when you remove cooler and also please cover up those valve ports while working. You don't want anything falling in there.
I didn’t need to drain the coolant went doing mine. This hose is towards the top of the system, so not much pressure to push coolant out as long as you keep the hose propped up
Excellent video, was extremely helpful. Also changed the plugs, and cleaned the trottle body while i was in it. Thank you for taking the time to make the video, saved me a great deal of time and money.
Good video. But the hardest part is how to loosen the lower nut on the back bracket to be able to get the small studs above to get out of the bracket. How did you do it? In the middle of this now.
The one time I decided to let a shop do my oil change "fire stone" .. I started to see oil in my drive way a few weeks ago and lead me to this video .. all around the plastic neck at the bottom is filled with oil just like this one .. same look under the jeep .. started not shifting at high rpm .. then I was like let me check my dip stick.. nothing !! .. top it off with 5gals of oil just to save my engine shifted great on the way back home , jeeps parked til the fix .. parts on order thanks for making this video !
Probably they Over tighten the filter and cracked the housing. Good idea not to use it until it’s fixed, you don’t wanna lose the engine. Good luck with the job. Let me know how it goes. Thank you for watching and I appreciate your comment.
Should I drain the oil before hand? I am in the process of doing this, I replaced the thermostat housing and am doing a flush before installing the oil cooler, water is currently in my radiator. Would it be a good idea to wait until after the cooler is installed to add fresh coolant?
I am very grateful for this video. This said, I want to stress to the average non-mechanic person that this is a difficult job with lots of challenges. I managed to get it done, but it is not as easy as it appears in the video. You will need some mechanical experience and a lot of tools. You will also need the grace of God (or a really long 13mm wrench) to get that lower frame nut loosened enough to free the upper intake. Ahh, removing the upper intake..... challenging in so many ways.... Also, the all aluminum version of the housing from Dorman (which I used) is slightly larger than OEM at the base due to an unused valve port. Because of this, it is very difficult to get it into the slot while repositioning the coolant hose. Otherwise, it is excellent quality. If I had to do this again, I would pay someone else. Regardless, thanks A2Z for the great assistance.
Wow, great video from start to finish. I appreciate you sharing your talents with the TH-cam Fam. The video confirmed this repair is a bit beyond my pay grade and skill. I had my go-to mechanic do the repair job. The cooler unit was ok, so we just did seal kit and intake manifold gaskets. After seeing this video, and all that is involved to just access the cooler unit, probably should have paid for new cooler as well.
At 6:25 not sure if its all models but there is an extra bolt on the manifold back and to the left. Hard to get to, mines A 2011 Laredo so not sure if it was removed in later models.
My jeep is booked in to have this job done in 2 weeks, unfortunately I haven't got the time to do it myself. The leak is at the beginning stage and I'm not seeing my oil going down except for drips on the exhaust. My question is how safe is it to drive it for the next couple weeks. Thanks you are a pro.
Hi , great video. I am seeing oil inside the coolant reservoir, could this be caused by faulty oil cooler, someone recommended i have it changed.Car runs fine except temp rises sharply and the fan kicks in.
Quality video and appreciate the time put in. I'm nervous just watching you work with the intake manifold holes wide open. All the debri from you work will fall inaide and not to mention the rogue bolt!
I just replaced my oil cooler and everything went great but it started and idled rough then shut off now it cranks but no start.Any idea what can cause it ?
I thought it was the transmission leaking so I changed gasket and I came across this video looked at where u said jeep cooler leaks from between the two heads and there is a bad leak.
Hey bud. Im in the middle of my swap now on a '14 Ram 1500 3.6L. Same pentastar engine. I had the oil leak issue for awhile before I found out it was the cooler housing. After awhile the truck started having issues with accelerating. It would sort of bog down or hesitate at 3000 rpm. This is when i immediatley investigated the issue and started the swap. Do you think the new coolant housing will fix this issue. I brought into a mechanic for diagnosis and they didnt find any other codes either besides the oil pressure sensor. So im hoping the acceleration issues are just due to the part failing. What do you think?
Hey! Good stuff man. Good luck with the swap. Honestly I haven’t seen it cause that problem before but I can see oil pressure issues causing something like that. It will probably solve that problem if you have no other codes on the system. Let me know how it goes. Thank you.
ok maybe a silly question. But where was the failure with the oil cooler? Was it cracked? Where did the oil actually come from? thanks great video - going to use this to do mine. And I just changed my spark plugs 3 months ago but didn't notice this till I looked under the car and my pan was wet with oil just like you showed. ty where was the failure?
Those coolers are known to leak from different areas. The gasket/seals area underneath, between the aluminum and the plastic part or sometimes the plastic part cracks. If you’re sure it’s only leaking from the gasket area and you got low miles, just change that but if you got a car with 140-150k miles, I recommend you change the whole thing. Thank you for watching
Make sure the coolant is full, open bleeder screw on top of thermostat housing while car is cold and refill coolant until it starts coming out of the bleeder screw then close bleeder screw. Run car with heat on low setting and check if radiator fan kicks in when car gets hot. Let me know.
So i have a question my friends, jeep a 2013, super similar is leaking coolant from the same area to where its filling coolant around the oil filter instead of oil, and also when filling the radiator coolant jus flushes out. and runs above the trans behind the cooler under the car. Can the oil cooler cause that issue as well?
Thank you 1000 times . You video helped GREATLY ..a few tight spots,but all turned out good..had to improvise a tool ..but it all worked out .changed plugs while in that deep..I chose the aluminum filter canister instead the plastic one...THANK YOU AGAIN
Just for reference, year and mileage on the grand Cherokee ??? I have to replace mine, but the OEM part shows backordered in the whole country! Don’t want to put aftermarket junk in mine
It’s 2015 and I have seen them fail as early as 70K miles. Yea lately a lot of Chrysler products been on back order, not sure why. Could be COVID-19 related. I’m working on one now with a major engine knock, another common problem with 3.6L engine. Video probably coming next week. You should watch it if you have the car.
Thank you for putting this together. Currently working on this project, and curious what size the 5 bolts holding the oil cooler down are? Another video mentioned Torx bit E8? is this correct
Great video! I was wondering if the coolant lines nuts need to be removed/ loosen to have the intake manifold remove. Im not sure I understand why you need to have that extra slack.
Because the intake manifold is stuck between the two brackets on the driver side and the one in the back by the pass side. You have to slack the brackets to get the manifold out. I hope it make sense.
Hey I’m Having this issue with my jeep grand Cherokee that the oil is mixing with the coolant but I check my engine oil is fine than my oil temp is just slowly rising also the oil level was low
Hey, oil pressure is always higher than coolant pressure. So oil will always make its way to the coolant. Most likely your cooler is damaged internally.
You can drain some of the coolant before starting this job but anyway coolant inside the cooler won’t drain. You can just do that job and you might leak out about a 1-2Q of coolant that you can top off later.
My Jeep GC was diagnosed with this issue but I’m hardly losing any oil. Just seeing some spots on the ground. Dipstick shows normal/safe oil levels. Does it make sense to get it fixed? They want to charge me over $4k!
Wow. $4k is the highest I’ve ever heard. If you’re not so far and willing to stop by my shop I can’t do that within an hour and with a fraction of the price. It should be fixed. If you’re seeing oil already that means you have like 2q of oil have leaked already over time. Once it completely fails it will be a bigger problem
@@a2zautomasters862 Ok! Thanks! getting the P066DD code and I'm praying this solves it. Don't want to pay to get the oil pump replaced. Excellent instructional video!
Hi im no mechanic and i have some doubts i have a grand cherokee laredo 2015 and the trasmission cooler is leaking trasmission oil and the mechanic said that he has to empty the a/c gas so he can remove the old transmission cooler
That’s 100% true. The transmission fluid cooler in part of the AC condenser. It’s split in half the top part is for the transmission fluid and the bottom part is for the AC.
If that part (oil filter cooler) gets damaged could it create any oil and coolant mixture? My jeep started overheating and when I checked I found oil all mixed up in my coolant reservoir and radiator !
Usually while doing the oil change if you over tighten the filter that can happen, also the difference in the heating rate between the plastic part and aluminum part of the cooler can cause these issues.
is the pressure sensor part of what is changed when you change the oil cooler? what's the ave cost? Thx so much. My Dad now passed away, was always my guide on my Jeep repairs.
Sorry about your dad. May he RIP. Yes there’re two sensors mounted on the cooler and both are getting changed with the cooler. Oil pressure and coolant temp. Thank you for watching. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I'm having trouble with the back bottom bracket bolt. There's the coolant line that goes over the bolt. Is there a extra little nut on top of that holding the coolant line on?
It shouldn’t be a nut there. The line bracket is a tight fit around the bolt. Take your time and pry it out. Be carful don’t pry against anything plastic that might break.
@@tfgarvin122 the lines are aluminum so it’s little forgiving, not as strong as steel, so if you pry against the bracket it self and not the line it should come out.
Yea that’s normal. Some coolant get trapped inside the engine and wouldn’t drain completely out of the radiator and will come out when the hoses are removed.
Great video! I just did mine, and my finger tips are still sore 😊! I am having trouble starting the car after this change. I went over every single connection, electric as well as hoses and all nuts and bolts. A lot of smoke came from off the cats when I started it, and it’s running very rough. Also, the auto start is shutting off right after the crank… any idea what could be the issue… ? Did anyone else experience this after doing this housing replacement ? Thx
Can you scan for any codes? Make sure you plugged the throttle body, air temp sensor and MAP sensor on the pass side back of intake manifold. Let me know.
Thanks for this video. Can you please list the tools you used? Mainly the cordless nut driver and the long pry bar. Not sure if they are the official names. Thanks
Thank you for watching. Most of my tools I’m using are SnapOn tools. The cordless nut driver is a 1/4 drive long neck SnapOn, the other shorter one is also SnapOn but with a shorter neck and it’s a 3/8 drive and the long pry bar is actually a long panel popper.
Some stuff is plastic and brittle and will break for older cars. Prepare for issues. Everything can be solved. Do it on the weekend so you have plenty of time to recover from issues. This job is harder than shown here for first timers. Watch every video you can watch. Search for hiw to change spark plugs on this engine which also will cover the top and lower manifolds. If you can take out the manifolds the rest is easier especially dealing with the brackets and back bolts. Also with this kind of labor involved, change the housing, spark plugs, the sensors and even the water pump if the mileage is up there and never done before. You don't want to go through this and find out you need to change that $20 sensor a month after that.
Mainly the O rings / seals between the cooler and the block go first. U can just change them but I don’t recommend doing that. It’s not an easy job, you don’t wanna do that and few months later it fails from another spot.
Great video man, i have a question...will this cause your engine light to come on? I have the same issue with my 2018 grand cherokee and while i was changing the oil i noticed the oil pooling in the same areas so im sure the oil filter housing needs replaced but just wondering if this would cause my engine light to come on.
I noticed the oil leak and when I looked at the housing I could see the oil build up around the housing thats what prompted me to change the oil thinking the rubber ring for the oil filter was bad.
Awesome video! I will be doing this. By chance do you know the torque specs for the oil housing cooler itself, because I know the bottom is made of plastic so I don’t want to over tighten them
Yes they actually do sell a kit for that. Just make sure the actual cooler/ housing isn’t cracked and you good to go. 854.020 Elring is the part # for the seal kit. Good luck.
@@jimmyaltamirano9192 I believe in the video if I remember correctly. I drained about 1G of the coolant before the job was started then an oil change after the job was done.
When removing the wire loom off the valve covers. What are the grey offset ziptie clips that have a ~1" stand off with Christmas trees at the end? I haven't been able to find those anywhere and have a few that broke.
I have a 2014 keep grand Cherokee limited with a coolant leak up top with a small amount of coolant around the oil cooler filler Cap. Should I replace the heater hoses as well or have anything else done while the mechanic is down there
I’m not sure what you mean by oil cooler filler cap? U mean the oil filter housing cap? Also heater hoses run on the driver side of the engine in aluminum pipes in the front and hoses in the back. I really haven’t seen any issues with those hoses so far. Usually the cooler and both upper and lower manifold gaskets are the usual stuff to change.
It turned out to be the oil filter Housing. A plastic piece put in a nice hot spot. Plugs will be changed as well. I am not a mechanic by any means. Just trying to gain some knowledge
Just subscribed. I love your videos! They are really detailed and helpful. Quick questions, for the two 13mm nuts on the driver side, I'm having a real tough time reaching the one by the firewall. did you use a long wrench to reach it? I also noticed that this same nut has a bracket on the other side so I can't use the closed end of a wrench to get it. Thanks for your help.
Thank you for watching and I do appreciate you subscription and comment. Yes a long gear ratchet works the best. The bracket in-front of it, you can just use a pry bar and just pry it out of the stud then loosen the nut. Let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks for the video! After a few hiccups I have been able to replace the oil cooler. The car had some hesitation to start (probably no oil running through) but it did start in 3 seconds and runs excellent! However, I am seeing oil drops under the engine and under the transmission at a very slow leak. I would appreciate any inputs/feedback. Thank you again!
The slow start it was probably the lake of gas. Oil drops might be from all the oil that previously leaked and trapped on the engine, transmission and frame.
It shouldn’t unless it’s leaking coolant from the coolant side of that cooler and you’re loosing coolant or the coolant temp sensor on the cooler it self is acting up.
Most likely it’s the cooler because it’s very rare to leak oil from the head gasket on those engines. Unless it’s been overheating for weeks, even then I seen the head gasket blown on the inside and never leaking on the outside. You can look from the top of the engine around the oil filter housing with the engine cover removed and see if oil filling up between the heads. Also from under the car on top of the tranny between the heads if the oil coming from there. Let me know plz how it goes. Thanks
@Zjtay was the cooler your issue ? Because I’m having the same problem my Durango overheats after normal driving and it also leaks little oil and I see oil in the valley also… I’m confused weather it’s head gasket or oil cooler
Thank you for watching and I do appreciate your comment. Symptoms are usually different from car to car but the most common are coolant leak, oil leak, check engine light for coolant temp sensor or check engine light for oil pressure switch.
@@a2zautomasters862 i appreciate your estimation for time required by mechanician to remove manifold in dodge durango 2012 !! in order to replace spark plugs or for gasket change !!
Excellent video, will be replacing this today. I noticed you didn't once mention torqueing (in/lbs) the bolts for the upper/lower, is it not a concern?
Adam Marineau thank you for watching. I really appreciate you comment. I did so many of them so I’m so used to change them and I use 1/4 drive ratchet so I can feel how tight it’s but if you actually look on the top of that manifold you will see it’s engraved 7-9nm that’s 60-80 in lb if you wanna torture them down.
Great video, than you for posting. One question: Did you replace the coolant o-ring (the green one) on the intake? I'm going to do mine and don't see it with the OEM cooler...
Thank you for watching and I do appreciate your comment. I’m not sure what green O ring you’re talking about there’s no O rings on the intake that Im aware of.
@@DonkeyKong2222 I’m sorry but can’t picture any green Orings for the coolant system. If you can plz take a pic of it and send it to my IG or Facebook. I can check it out.
@@a2zautomasters862 SO i did the job today. The new unit comes with an o ring on it. so theres nothing i had to worry about. THanks again for the vid. it helped
How many hours should this job take? Seeing coolant loss, I know this filter uses oil and coolant to cool gear system. When the coolant leaks, it hits the gears and burns off so you don't see a leak.
The lower intake manifold contains the fuel rail. Torque to 12 Nm. Upper intake manifold is 10 Nm. The service manual has a torque sequence for each as well.
Quoted from a shop as $550. I appreciate your walk-through helped save me a ton Thanks!
Thank you're awesome! I changed out the oil pressure sensor and still got the engine light, but when I did the job i noticed oil was in the bottom of the housing. After watching your video, I know now why. Thank you so much.
Great video! No music, no joking around, just the facts. Thanks!!
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I appreciate you making this video man! Did the job Myself on my wife’s 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Keep up the good work 🙏🏽
Glad I can help. I really appreciate your comment. Thank you.
Do you have a part number or where did you get the replacement part?
How long did it take
Did you drain your oil?
I’ll echo the other comments, thank you for making this for us garage mechanics trying to save a dollar. Very much appreciated!
Absolutely. Thank you for watching and I do appreciate your comment. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Great video sir. Just wanted to add that I usually drain coolant before disassembly to prevent it pouring into block when you remove cooler and also please cover up those valve ports while working. You don't want anything falling in there.
Thank you for your input and thank you for watching.
I didn’t need to drain the coolant went doing mine. This hose is towards the top of the system, so not much pressure to push coolant out as long as you keep the hose propped up
Excellent video, was extremely helpful. Also changed the plugs, and cleaned the trottle body while i was in it. Thank you for taking the time to make the video, saved me a great deal of time and money.
Glad I can help. Thank you for watching.
How much was the part?
Did you have to drain your engine oil?
Good video. But the hardest part is how to loosen the lower nut on the back bracket to be able to get the small studs above to get out of the bracket. How did you do it? In the middle of this now.
I used a long boxed end wrench.
Worst part of the whole job
This was a pain, ended up prying that plate holding the line off and slipping a box end on
Camera helps
What size is that long box end wrench that you used please, great video
The descriptive detail on that replacement was fenomenal!!! I will be doing the replacement on my fiancé's Jeep soon... Thanks for the video
Thank you for watching and I do appreciate your comment. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻. Let me know how it goes. Good luck.
The one time I decided to let a shop do my oil change "fire stone" .. I started to see oil in my drive way a few weeks ago and lead me to this video .. all around the plastic neck at the bottom is filled with oil just like this one .. same look under the jeep .. started not shifting at high rpm .. then I was like let me check my dip stick.. nothing !! .. top it off with 5gals of oil just to save my engine shifted great on the way back home , jeeps parked til the fix .. parts on order thanks for making this video !
Probably they Over tighten the filter and cracked the housing. Good idea not to use it until it’s fixed, you don’t wanna lose the engine. Good luck with the job. Let me know how it goes. Thank you for watching and I appreciate your comment.
Just had this same problem with valvoline
Same. Started happen after I made a stope to jiffy lube. I always did it myself before that
Should I drain the oil before hand? I am in the process of doing this, I replaced the thermostat housing and am doing a flush before installing the oil cooler, water is currently in my radiator. Would it be a good idea to wait until after the cooler is installed to add fresh coolant?
I am very grateful for this video. This said, I want to stress to the average non-mechanic person that this is a difficult job with lots of challenges. I managed to get it done, but it is not as easy as it appears in the video. You will need some mechanical experience and a lot of tools. You will also need the grace of God (or a really long 13mm wrench) to get that lower frame nut loosened enough to free the upper intake. Ahh, removing the upper intake..... challenging in so many ways.... Also, the all aluminum version of the housing from Dorman (which I used) is slightly larger than OEM at the base due to an unused valve port. Because of this, it is very difficult to get it into the slot while repositioning the coolant hose. Otherwise, it is excellent quality. If I had to do this again, I would pay someone else. Regardless, thanks A2Z for the great assistance.
sir fantastic video! i will be calling you on monday to make a appointment to bring my 2014 jeep grand cherokee limited to get this job done.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻thank you. I appreciate your comment. Talk to you Monday.
thank you i was able to replace mine with your help took 3.5 hours
Great work. Thank you for watching and I appreciate your comment and feed back
Thank you sir, it was quite a hassle getting to some of the fasteners, but i got disassembled and the part arrived today.
Excellent video, from start to finish really saved me some money. Thank you
Glad it helped! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
great work.. as old tech here, i always cover up those intake ports. very good video
Absolutely correct. Thank you.
Wow, great video from start to finish. I appreciate you sharing your talents with the TH-cam Fam. The video confirmed this repair is a bit beyond my pay grade and skill. I had my go-to mechanic do the repair job. The cooler unit was ok, so we just did seal kit and intake manifold gaskets. After seeing this video, and all that is involved to just access the cooler unit, probably should have paid for new cooler as well.
Thank you for watching and I do appreciate your comment. Yea I recommend always changing the whole cooler since you doing all this labor. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻
At 6:25 not sure if its all models but there is an extra bolt on the manifold back and to the left. Hard to get to, mines A 2011 Laredo so not sure if it was removed in later models.
I have seen mopar is on the 3rd version of this oil cooler kinda of a joke 3rd time might be a charm great video.
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Well explained! Zoom Bubbles are very helpfull. All the best to grow your channel!
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 Thank you. I appreciate your comment
My jeep is booked in to have this job done in 2 weeks, unfortunately I haven't got the time to do it myself. The leak is at the beginning stage and I'm not seeing my oil going down except for drips on the exhaust. My question is how safe is it to drive it for the next couple weeks. Thanks you are a pro.
Check you oil level daily. The last think you want is to run out of oil. That leak can tune into a big leak in a min.
Why this part going bad why is the reason or cause to fail ? Thanks for your help
What brand of clip remover is that at 3:51? My clip removers are too angled to remove the clip on the back bracket.
Hi , great video.
I am seeing oil inside the coolant reservoir, could this be caused by faulty oil cooler, someone recommended i have it changed.Car runs fine except temp rises sharply and the fan kicks in.
What's the torx screws torque as the ALLDATA says they didn't make it..around 106 inch pouds
Is there a special socket to remove the bolts that attach the cooler? The heads look star shaped in the video.
Yes it’s E8 socket.
Hi, where the coolant hose that comes out of the oil cooler ends?
Should my Jeep be cold before this repair? Or can it be performed after running
Quality video and appreciate the time put in. I'm nervous just watching you work with the intake manifold holes wide open. All the debri from you work will fall inaide and not to mention the rogue bolt!
I just replaced my oil cooler and everything went great but it started and idled rough then shut off now it cranks but no start.Any idea what can cause it ?
I thought it was the transmission leaking so I changed gasket and I came across this video looked at where u said jeep cooler leaks from between the two heads and there is a bad leak.
Glad I could help. Great you caught that before it’s too late.
Hello just asking if this kind of damage will cost 25 thousand dirhams.
Hey bud. Im in the middle of my swap now on a '14 Ram 1500 3.6L. Same pentastar engine. I had the oil leak issue for awhile before I found out it was the cooler housing. After awhile the truck started having issues with accelerating. It would sort of bog down or hesitate at 3000 rpm. This is when i immediatley investigated the issue and started the swap. Do you think the new coolant housing will fix this issue. I brought into a mechanic for diagnosis and they didnt find any other codes either besides the oil pressure sensor. So im hoping the acceleration issues are just due to the part failing. What do you think?
Hey! Good stuff man. Good luck with the swap. Honestly I haven’t seen it cause that problem before but I can see oil pressure issues causing something like that. It will probably solve that problem if you have no other codes on the system. Let me know how it goes. Thank you.
I did this changeout and now my exhaust is putting out white smoke? Does this mean I have an intake gasket leaking?
Any codes? Might just be some oil or coolant got into the intake.
ok maybe a silly question. But where was the failure with the oil cooler? Was it cracked? Where did the oil actually come from? thanks great video - going to use this to do mine. And I just changed my spark plugs 3 months ago but didn't notice this till I looked under the car and my pan was wet with oil just like you showed. ty where was the failure?
Just wondering why dnt you just change the gaskets if the vehicle was just leaking oil or is it better to change it all while you have it off ?
Those coolers are known to leak from different areas. The gasket/seals area underneath, between the aluminum and the plastic part or sometimes the plastic part cracks. If you’re sure it’s only leaking from the gasket area and you got low miles, just change that but if you got a car with 140-150k miles, I recommend you change the whole thing. Thank you for watching
Nice video. What's the average labor time this job should charge?
I believe it’s rated for about 3h
Great video sir, would this be the same fix with a 2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee trailhawk 3.6 pentastar?
Thank you. Yea all 3.6l are very similar except for newer models the intake manifold is different
I see people removing the windshield wipers and cowl, but you did it fine without removing it, thank you
@ yea you don’t need all that extra work.
Thanks for your video, after the replacement oil cooler my jeep still overheating, what could be happening? Thanks
Make sure the coolant is full, open bleeder screw on top of thermostat housing while car is cold and refill coolant until it starts coming out of the bleeder screw then close bleeder screw. Run car with heat on low setting and check if radiator fan kicks in when car gets hot. Let me know.
Did you disconnect the battery and/or drain the oil and coolant before or do you not need to for this replacement?
So i have a question my friends, jeep a 2013, super similar is leaking coolant from the same area to where its filling coolant around the oil filter instead of oil, and also when filling the radiator coolant jus flushes out. and runs above the trans behind the cooler under the car. Can the oil cooler cause that issue as well?
What kind of prybar is that? Looks handy
I love that tool. It’s a long panel/Trim popper works great and makes you life easy around tight areas.
@@a2zautomasters862 Thanks brother great video
@@KnuckleSandwichMint 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻. I appreciate your comment. Thank you for watching.
Any tips or tricks to putting the bolt all the way in the back, back in 😢😅 I’m struggling
Sorry for the late response. I assume you talking about the back bolt in the intake manifold. I find the deep socket 8 with short extension works good
That’s very recommendable of you. Can you also do a video on how to replace the seals on an oil cooler on a Jeep v6 Diesel engine.
Thank you 1000 times .
You video helped GREATLY ..a few tight spots,but all turned out good..had to improvise a tool ..but it all worked out .changed plugs while in that deep..I chose the aluminum filter canister instead the plastic one...THANK YOU AGAIN
Glad it all worked out the way it did. Thank you for watching and I do appreciate your comment and feed back. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Which one you use?
Really great detail and video. I checked the areas of my Jeep and this seems to be the problem. Now I better plan to fix it.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 glad I can help. Thank you for watching.
The replacement I got didn’t come with sensors do u know part number on those. One I can’t Take off
I usually order the whole thing as one piece never had to get these sensors separate
Just for reference, year and mileage on the grand Cherokee ??? I have to replace mine, but the OEM part shows backordered in the whole country! Don’t want to put aftermarket junk in mine
It’s 2015 and I have seen them fail as early as 70K miles. Yea lately a lot of Chrysler products been on back order, not sure why. Could be COVID-19 related. I’m working on one now with a major engine knock, another common problem with 3.6L engine. Video probably coming next week. You should watch it if you have the car.
Thank you for putting this together. Currently working on this project, and curious what size the 5 bolts holding the oil cooler down are? Another video mentioned Torx bit E8? is this correct
Yes that’s correct. Thank you.
Where did you buy this part from
Great video! I was wondering if the coolant lines nuts need to be removed/ loosen to have the intake manifold remove. Im not sure I understand why you need to have that extra slack.
Because the intake manifold is stuck between the two brackets on the driver side and the one in the back by the pass side. You have to slack the brackets to get the manifold out. I hope it make sense.
Can you make a video where can I fine the knock sensor on a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee please
It should be right underneath that oil filter housing
I’m glad I watched this vid to see what tools to bring home 🙏🏻
Best video I have watched on this replacement
@@markscherping1711 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Hey I’m
Having this issue with my jeep grand Cherokee that the oil is mixing with the coolant but I check my engine oil is fine than my oil temp is just slowly rising also the oil level was low
Hey, oil pressure is always higher than coolant pressure. So oil will always make its way to the coolant. Most likely your cooler is damaged internally.
@@a2zautomasters862 i change it and it fix the problem
@@josueflores4442 it’s always good when everything works out right. Thank you for your feedback.
Did you drop the coolant prior to this video?
You can drain some of the coolant before starting this job but anyway coolant inside the cooler won’t drain. You can just do that job and you might leak out about a 1-2Q of coolant that you can top off later.
What are all the bolts size?
I believe the oil filter housing bolts were E8
My Jeep GC was diagnosed with this issue but I’m hardly losing any oil. Just seeing some spots on the ground. Dipstick shows normal/safe oil levels. Does it make sense to get it fixed? They want to charge me over $4k!
Wow. $4k is the highest I’ve ever heard. If you’re not so far and willing to stop by my shop I can’t do that within an hour and with a fraction of the price. It should be fixed. If you’re seeing oil already that means you have like 2q of oil have leaked already over time. Once it completely fails it will be a bigger problem
Was the vehicle throwing the P066DD OBD code?
There was no codes actually on that one, was just the leak.
@@a2zautomasters862 Ok! Thanks! getting the P066DD code and I'm praying this solves it. Don't want to pay to get the oil pump replaced. Excellent instructional video!
@@Kiddro22 how many miles on it?
@@a2zautomasters862 130k
@@Kiddro22 I haven’t seen an oil pump go bad on those at this miles. Most likely it’s oil filter housing.
Hi im no mechanic and i have some doubts i have a grand cherokee laredo 2015 and the trasmission cooler is leaking trasmission oil and the mechanic said that he has to empty the a/c gas so he can remove the old transmission cooler
That’s 100% true. The transmission fluid cooler in part of the AC condenser. It’s split in half the top part is for the transmission fluid and the bottom part is for the AC.
@@a2zautomasters862 thank you for the asnwer and your time
@@monokendo absolutely. Np.
If that part (oil filter cooler) gets damaged could it create any oil and coolant mixture? My jeep started overheating and when I checked I found oil all mixed up in my coolant reservoir and radiator !
I have never seen it go bad and mixed oil and coolant but it’s a possibility.
@@a2zautomasters862 I think that was the problem because the Jeep doesn’t overheat anymore, and it was bad I was worried I ain’t gonna lie!
@@victorrivera7075 that’s great man. 💪🏻💪🏻. Thanks for the update and thank you for watching.
Currently having the same problem with my keep 2017 , I changed the oil filter housing they told me it’s a faulty part & I have to change it again
Is that a dealership only part?
Hey guys I have replaced this housing 2 times what can it cause for it to go bad ?????
Usually while doing the oil change if you over tighten the filter that can happen, also the difference in the heating rate between the plastic part and aluminum part of the cooler can cause these issues.
is the pressure sensor part of what is changed when you change the oil cooler? what's the ave cost? Thx so much. My Dad now passed away, was always my guide on my Jeep repairs.
Sorry about your dad. May he RIP. Yes there’re two sensors mounted on the cooler and both are getting changed with the cooler. Oil pressure and coolant temp. Thank you for watching. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I'm having trouble with the back bottom bracket bolt. There's the coolant line that goes over the bolt. Is there a extra little nut on top of that holding the coolant line on?
It shouldn’t be a nut there. The line bracket is a tight fit around the bolt. Take your time and pry it out. Be carful don’t pry against anything plastic that might break.
@@a2zautomasters862 Its right up against the bolt. I'm just worried I'll hurt the coolant line.
@@tfgarvin122 the lines are aluminum so it’s little forgiving, not as strong as steel, so if you pry against the bracket it self and not the line it should come out.
@@a2zautomasters862 thank you!
@@tfgarvin122 np. Let me know how it goes. 👍🏻
Had drain the coolant had coolant spewing from the two lines when I took the cooler out
Yea that’s normal. Some coolant get trapped inside the engine and wouldn’t drain completely out of the radiator and will come out when the hoses are removed.
Do you just pry up on the injector lock? Red tab.
Yes. Be little carful sometimes they just come out completely
I just change my oil filter houseing but my jeep is pu putting do u think I mite need a throttle body ?
Did you have that problem before you do the job? Or it happened after the job?
Great video! I just did mine, and my finger tips are still sore 😊! I am having trouble starting the car after this change. I went over every single connection, electric as well as hoses and all nuts and bolts. A lot of smoke came from off the cats when I started it, and it’s running very rough. Also, the auto start is shutting off right after the crank… any idea what could be the issue… ? Did anyone else experience this after doing this housing replacement ? Thx
Can you scan for any codes? Make sure you plugged the throttle body, air temp sensor and MAP sensor on the pass side back of intake manifold. Let me know.
Thanks for this video. Can you please list the tools you used? Mainly the cordless nut driver and the long pry bar. Not sure if they are the official names. Thanks
Thank you for watching. Most of my tools I’m using are SnapOn tools. The cordless nut driver is a 1/4 drive long neck SnapOn, the other shorter one is also SnapOn but with a shorter neck and it’s a 3/8 drive and the long pry bar is actually a long panel popper.
Some stuff is plastic and brittle and will break for older cars. Prepare for issues. Everything can be solved. Do it on the weekend so you have plenty of time to recover from issues. This job is harder than shown here for first timers. Watch every video you can watch. Search for hiw to change spark plugs on this engine which also will cover the top and lower manifolds. If you can take out the manifolds the rest is easier especially dealing with the brackets and back bolts. Also with this kind of labor involved, change the housing, spark plugs, the sensors and even the water pump if the mileage is up there and never done before. You don't want to go through this and find out you need to change that $20 sensor a month after that.
Thank you for the tips and tricks this was helpful I replaced my gaskets oil cooler spark plugs and coil packs on my 2012 JGC
Glad I can help. Thank you for watching and I do appreciate your comment
What happened to the old housing/cooler to cause it to fail? I’m hoping to repair mine versus replacing it
Mainly the O rings / seals between the cooler and the block go first. U can just change them but I don’t recommend doing that. It’s not an easy job, you don’t wanna do that and few months later it fails from another spot.
Great video man, i have a question...will this cause your engine light to come on? I have the same issue with my 2018 grand cherokee and while i was changing the oil i noticed the oil pooling in the same areas so im sure the oil filter housing needs replaced but just wondering if this would cause my engine light to come on.
I noticed the oil leak and when I looked at the housing I could see the oil build up around the housing thats what prompted me to change the oil thinking the rubber ring for the oil filter was bad.
Thanks for watching yes in some cases check engine light will come on for oil pressure sensor and or coolant temp.
Awesome video! I will be doing this. By chance do you know the torque specs for the oil housing cooler itself, because I know the bottom is made of plastic so I don’t want to over tighten them
@conner muddy sorry for the late response. These are usually 12 NM or 106 IN LBS
@@a2zautomasters862 thank you and no worries
Is there no way to just replace the o rings on the oil cooler ?
Yes they actually do sell a kit for that. Just make sure the actual cooler/ housing isn’t cracked and you good to go. 854.020 Elring is the part # for the seal kit. Good luck.
Do you drain the oil & coolant before starting this process??
You can, to avoid contamination.
@@a2zautomasters862 did you in this video?
@@jimmyaltamirano9192 I believe in the video if I remember correctly. I drained about 1G of the coolant before the job was started then an oil change after the job was done.
Thank you for this video. By far the best instructional video I have seen.
Thank you for watching and I do appreciate your comment and feed back. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Oil filter housing and new intake gasket are only parts needed?
Yes. If tune up wasn’t done in a while change the spark plugs while you @ it.
When removing the wire loom off the valve covers. What are the grey offset ziptie clips that have a ~1" stand off with Christmas trees at the end? I haven't been able to find those anywhere and have a few that broke.
Tuclis yea you probably wouldn’t find them. U can use just regular zip ties and tie them back to the cover
Doorman made a aluminum upgrade do you recommend me to replace it with that one?
I actually like doorman products but I have never used that cooler from them. I would think it’s a good product
I have a 2014 keep grand Cherokee limited with a coolant leak up top with a small amount of coolant around the oil cooler filler
Cap. Should I replace the heater hoses as well or have anything else done while the mechanic is down there
I’m not sure what you mean by oil cooler filler cap? U mean the oil filter housing cap? Also heater hoses run on the driver side of the engine in aluminum pipes in the front and hoses in the back. I really haven’t seen any issues with those hoses so far. Usually the cooler and both upper and lower manifold gaskets are the usual stuff to change.
It turned out to be the oil filter
Housing. A plastic piece put in a nice hot spot. Plugs will be changed as well. I am not a mechanic by any means. Just trying to gain some knowledge
Just subscribed. I love your videos! They are really detailed and helpful.
Quick questions, for the two 13mm nuts on the driver side, I'm having a real tough time reaching the one by the firewall. did you use a long wrench to reach it? I also noticed that this same nut has a bracket on the other side so I can't use the closed end of a wrench to get it.
Thanks for your help.
Thank you for watching and I do appreciate you subscription and comment. Yes a long gear ratchet works the best. The bracket in-front of it, you can just use a pry bar and just pry it out of the stud then loosen the nut. Let me know if you have any questions.
Whats the torque and the torque sequence to putting this all back together?
Check out my other Jeep videos. I have other detailed videos with all torque specs. Thank you.
How much did the oil cooler cost you?
Had mine replaced 40k miles ago. Having same issue again, and need it replaced again. Maybe I’ll give it a go this time.
Give it a shot. You will save some $$$ for sure
Thanks for the video! After a few hiccups I have been able to replace the oil cooler. The car had some hesitation to start (probably no oil running through) but it did start in 3 seconds and runs excellent! However, I am seeing oil drops under the engine and under the transmission at a very slow leak. I would appreciate any inputs/feedback. Thank you again!
The slow start it was probably the lake of gas. Oil drops might be from all the oil that previously leaked and trapped on the engine, transmission and frame.
Will a bad oil cooler cause your Jeep engines to run hotter than normal?
It shouldn’t unless it’s leaking coolant from the coolant side of that cooler and you’re loosing coolant or the coolant temp sensor on the cooler it self is acting up.
Is the oil cooler really the problem or is it the gaskets underneath? I’m asking because the oil cooler housings are in short supply
I have seen both fail. You should change the whole thing. Dorman makes a full aluminum cooler I believe
You did a great job explaining and showing I wanna try to fix my car my self
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻thank you. Go for it. Let me know if you have any questions.
How can I tell if it is the oil cooler vs head gasket leak on my JGC?
Most likely it’s the cooler because it’s very rare to leak oil from the head gasket on those engines. Unless it’s been overheating for weeks, even then I seen the head gasket blown on the inside and never leaking on the outside. You can look from the top of the engine around the oil filter housing with the engine cover removed and see if oil filling up between the heads. Also from under the car on top of the tranny between the heads if the oil coming from there. Let me know plz how it goes. Thanks
Get a "combustion leak test kit" and combustion leak fluid" from your local parts dealer to see if you have exhaust gas leaking into your radiator.
@@rust4866 would’ve been overheating already, and if it’s leaking oil outside that test wouldn’t help
@Zjtay was the cooler your issue ? Because I’m having the same problem my Durango overheats after normal driving and it also leaks little oil and I see oil in the valley also… I’m confused weather it’s head gasket or oil cooler
How much you think its cost for that i just did my and cost me 1200 i don't know if its too much
Sounds like bit over priced but again different area and different labor rates. I’m at $160h here Jeep dealership few min away $325h so 🤷🏼♂️
professional video 👍
mention please what are symptoms of damaged oil filter cooler/housing ?
Thank you for watching and I do appreciate your comment. Symptoms are usually different from car to car but the most common are coolant leak, oil leak, check engine light for coolant temp sensor or check engine light for oil pressure switch.
@@a2zautomasters862
thank you for reply,
is there any noise coming ? or only check engine light !
for dodge durango 2012
@@a2zautomasters862
i appreciate your estimation for time required by mechanician to remove manifold in dodge durango 2012 !!
in order to replace spark plugs or for gasket change !!
@@robertokristen8316 usually no noise
@@robertokristen8316 what kind of a noise ? Ticking?
Excellent video, will be replacing this today. I noticed you didn't once mention torqueing (in/lbs) the bolts for the upper/lower, is it not a concern?
Adam Marineau thank you for watching. I really appreciate you comment. I did so many of them so I’m so used to change them and I use 1/4 drive ratchet so I can feel how tight it’s but if you actually look on the top of that manifold you will see it’s engraved 7-9nm that’s 60-80 in lb if you wanna torture them down.
@@a2zautomasters862 Nice! Thanks for the tip & reply!
Adam Marineau np. If you run into any issue don’t hesitate to ask.
Great video, than you for posting. One question: Did you replace the coolant o-ring (the green one) on the intake? I'm going to do mine and don't see it with the OEM cooler...
Thank you for watching and I do appreciate your comment. I’m not sure what green O ring you’re talking about there’s no O rings on the intake that Im aware of.
@@a2zautomasters862 its the one right at the front of the engine...where the coolant runs to. the opposite end of where the hose goes.
@@DonkeyKong2222 I’m sorry but can’t picture any green Orings for the coolant system. If you can plz take a pic of it and send it to my IG or Facebook. I can check it out.
@@a2zautomasters862 SO i did the job today. The new unit comes with an o ring on it. so theres nothing i had to worry about. THanks again for the vid. it helped
@@DonkeyKong2222 that’s great. Yes the oil filter housing comes with all new seals. Than you for watching and I appreciate you comment.
Why didn’t you go with the upgraded aluminum one so you can avoid that problem in the future?
It was customer request to replace with original parts.
Which brand is the aluminum one?
@@carloslugo6684 I believe Dorman makes it
How many hours should this job take? Seeing coolant loss, I know this filter uses oil and coolant to cool gear system. When the coolant leaks, it hits the gears and burns off so you don't see a leak.
This job is rated for about 4h
@@a2zautomasters862 thanks!
@@ELV943 you’re welcome. Glad I can help. Thank you for your feed back.
Hi, I know this is a older video but wanted to ask ... Can you confirm you do not have to drain the oil or coolant ?
Hey, coolant will leak out about 1/2 G or so if you don’t drain it. I recommend a new oil change after this job just in case of coolant contaminant.
Hey brother, do you know the torque specs for the fuel intake rail?
Hey! What do you mean by fuel intake rail?
The lower intake manifold contains the fuel rail. Torque to 12 Nm. Upper intake manifold is 10 Nm. The service manual has a torque sequence for each as well.