This video saved my life lol after replacing the radiator and adding coolant it started over heating and boiling,I did the procedure in the video and now no overheating, thank you.
Thank you sir. Just replaced the water pump, Radiator, and thermostat on my ole 07 Ram 5.7, and although I done F-up'ed and added coolant without burping the system, and it took me an extra minute to figure out why I'm still not blowing hot air, thanks to this video I know now what to do next. I appreciate ya 👍
Heater hose connected to the coolant tank busted. Coolant kept making a weird gurgling noise when it was cooling down. This video helped me removed all that trapped air. Hope you continue making more of these cause it really saved me.
Thanks Junior for watching the video and glad that it helped out. I will certainly keep making videos as long as people watch them. Make sure to subscribe.
Never knew this 5.7 had a bleeder valve. I definitely think you are a lifesaver. My engine didn't overheat, but the coolant reservoir acts like it wants to explode everyday. It's hot here in Texas, so I had to flush, and now bleed. I certainly hope that resolves the issue.
I just replaced my coolant reservoir the other day and it acts like it wants to overheat and the temperature gage gets to the half way mark on the dash and when I turn the car off after driving it, it sounds like its boiling. I'm gonna try bleeding it and see if this works for me and my charger
This video saved my day! For some weird reason my 2006 Jeep commander started over heating after getting it about a month ago(with no issues) it did not boil over or loose coolant! No engine lights, no sputtering! Just the temp gage went to red. So my dad and I replaced the thermostat. Which looked band new! So we replaced the water pump. It looked good when we got it off. Also the ECTS. Still over heated after adding 50/50 coolant! Then! I Found this video! So thanks!
working on a 5.7 Hemi dodge charger police edition. Vehicle was over heating while my daughter was driving. Thank God she pulled over and turned off the car. It did get hot enough to hiss from the radiator cap and spit out some coolant. I put a new thermostat and radiator cap. Car still overheated but temperature gauge was still in the middle. I believe air is in the system so tomorrow I will bleed it cold just like this video and change our the fan. Its one big fan....not two. I tested the fan by running a wire from the positive side of the battery to the positive side and the negative to the negative side of the plug in of the fan. Two wires going into a three prong but I aligned them with the wires. Fan wouldn't cut on. Fans wasn't working while car or AC running. No crack head or anything. No milky color on dip stick or inside where you pour in the oil. Coolant not leaking and water pump sounds fine. I'm thinking it has two issues.....air in the system and a bad fan. Will fix tomorrow. Your thoughts?
Finally! Someone that knows what they are doing. The breakdown of the coolant flow and the purge port for the air was excellent! You'll do well! I subscribed immediately!
Something you should also do while the car is running,turn on your heater in your car,that will open up your thermostat and will let you get the proper amount of coolant in your moter and also give you a more accurate level when filling your car with antifreeze,I did learn that.
Video is 5 years old but still very helpful. For anybody doing this on a jeep commander you will have to remove the box connecting to your air box and your throttle body to get to the bleeder valve. Once that box is out the way it’s clearly visible just like in the video
Was your Jeep commander overheating? I just replaced the thermostat, water pump, and coolant temp sensor on my 06 5.7 hemi commander. And it still shows it overheating. However, I just found this video and this vent port. Thanks!
I love it. I've had my nitro for a year and was pleasantly surprised that the 3.7 has a simular plug. It seems that all newer chryslers do. I use to do a simular procedure on previous cars by pulling an upper heater hose. I had a bad overheat once due to following the "run with the cap open" method.
Most dont know about the bleeder and others think you need to be running the engine to use it. Engine cold and plug removed...add until it comes out the hole. Simple enough and save alot of time. Thanks for watching and for the comment. Make sure to subscribe!
Thanks a million my dude. My heater stopped blowing hot air so I replaced the thermostat...still didnt work. After a little research I stumbled upon this and tried it. There must have been a sizeable air bubble trapped because once I took out the plug I was able to add another 1/2 gallon of coolant and hot air returned! Subbed.
Awesome. Glad that it worked out in the end. Its a common cause for the heater to not work properly for sure. Thanks for taking the time to comment and to watch the video. Make sure to subscribe.
NIce ! I never even considered air trapped there , I always added antifreeze until it quit taking it . Very informative video and well presented , Thanks
Thanks for the info. I had a side job coolant temp 3/4 towards hot. Previous guy put a water pump and thermostat. Trying to figure out what happened. Started to drain the coolant. 1/4 of a bucket, that's it. Then pull the thermostat. The coolant was not full. I found the plug. That guy never bled the air out. Had to verify the bleed port. Thanks a lot. You answer my question. 🎉😊
Great video! I just changed both Heater Hoses (which are located in the rear of engine) tried bleeding through the over flow bottle/reservoir the old way! It ain't work. Saw your video now I'm waiting for car to cool and do it again the way you showed it. Thanks
Jiffy Lube refused to flush the coolant in my 07 Charger 5.7. Something about a TSB. Now I know why. They cannot or will not bleed it. I was adding refrigerant to my A/C and cracked the reservoir cap open. Apparently, I pushed air into the system somehow and it boiled over (read fine on the gauge) the next day. I parked it and will try this bleed procedure. Thank You for the fine video. FOLLOW-UP! The bleeding process worked. The air pocket was the whole problem.
Companies like Jiffy Lube have some many rules about what they will and what they wont work on. Glad that you searched online and found my video. I do recommend going to a shop to have the coolant flushed....its important to get the old 5 year antifreeze and replace it. Thanks for watching and for the comment. Make sure to subscribe
BTW... THANK YOUR LUCKY FKN STAAARRRSSS THAT "PISSY LUBE" REFUSED TO DO IT!!!! IT IS MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION THAT PISSY LUBE IS THE WORST PLACE ON EARTH TO GET AN OIL CHANGE!!! THEY COULDN'T EVEN SCREW BACK IN MY OIL DRAIN PLUG WITHOUT STRIPPING THE THREADING!!! THAT'S THE 1ST & LAST TIME I GOT PISSY LUBE TO EVER DO ANYTHING TO ANY OF MY VEHICLES!!!
Dude you are the MAN! Did exactly as you said! My 13 300 C AWD 5.7 is back on the road and temperature is actually lower then before! Thanks exactly why I subscribed! Thanks again!
That's amazing thank you so much.. I was just about to fill everything and I realized I have to believe the air somehow. Really appreciate it brother, keep it up
This video save me so much time and money when I changed out my water pump. I literally was trying to figure out how to bleed the systems without fancy tools and this video popped up. Part 2 of this video saved me because the bleeder screw was hot and I didnt have an allen wrench big to fit. So I used the coolant temp side.
You are awesome brother 👍🏻 my family and I have had 8 hemi powered mopars since 03 and we had to crack the seal for the very first time. Water pump went bad on my 2013 R/T. I replaced it yesterday with a mopar pump and this helped me bleed the system property. I will like and subscribe!
Glad I could help. Appreciate you finding the channel and for checking one of my videos out. Make sure to subscribe and check a few more out when you get time.
Thanks again for another great video man,I have been a subscriber for over a year now,but this time It helped me with my Vehicle-16 r/t charger,all your other videos I watched were for customers cars LOL,,but after flushing my cooling system I decided to junk the stock 205 T-stat,and use the Jet 180 with a 70/30 mix of water to OAT,Royal Purple Ice, and your bleeding advice I went from running 215-to 220 degrees in the desert heat-Las Vegas ,to 190-195 in serious stop N go traffic! Thanks again motor city! Keep up the great vids! and next time your in Sin City look me up,I feel like I owe you a first class Hooker for as much good advice your vids have given me Over the last year,LOL
I have to say thats the first time someone offered to repay me in that manner lol! Glad it all turned out well. I have viewers in Iraq that are fighting the same high temps. Seems swapping thermostats is about the only thing to help. Thanks for the info and for following the channel for a long time now.
Really? wow......thats a bit much for something so simple. Glad you decided to search online and ended up at my video. Thanks for checking it out and make sure to subscribe!
Any issues yet? I replaced my thermostat last week and now my temp gauge runs around 194 when driving but has reached 225 at idling. Fan quit working as well. Worked fine before replacing my thermostat. Fuses and relays are fine. Didn't bleed the system last week either so gonna start there. Still the fan should kick on with these hot temps.
Thanks a lot. Just replaced my radiator in my 06 5.7 Charger Daytona. Your videos both helped me out a lot. Watched the video and got,it done within the hour.
Maaaaaan you’re a life saver. Definitely got a new subscriber. I just replaced my timing chain and was trying to burp the system be it was a b**ch and a half.
Your videos are great , thank you for making them, we need one on LIMP HOME mode , it is tricky with the TIPM and the PCM controlling it, the most with the code i've seen is PO882---- 2009-2012
According to the shop manual, there should be some cylinder block drain plugs as well. I'm trying to figure out where those are as well. This is really helpful however.
Great Video bro.. just don't forget to mention to people to make sure they have the car on Level surface or the front a little raised.... I had my car backed up on my driveway & my driveway is up hill.. so i was having a really bad time...till i flipped it around..& that worked Great!
No problem bro... I was having so much problems.. i replaced the water pump.. then i went to fill the canister with Freeze with car cold & off right! I filled it up but it would not go down at All i was like WTF?? So i open the plug & still nothing,,, so then i turned On the car & still nothing...i waited for 10 min still nothing & car started over-heating lol...Shit so i just left it alone till it cooled off...later on i flipped it around where its facing up the driveway & left it there till next morning ...Thats when i tried it again.. & Bingo!! Lol...just never thought that having it downhill would cause it to get hella air...🤷♂️lol...lesson learned!
I may have stumbled on a better way. Last year when I had to replace my radiator, I left the upper radiator hose connected to the radiator. I pulled it up as high as I could and filled it up that way until the antifreeze started to come past the thermostat (it was bad and I didn't realize it at the time) today I replaced the water pump and filled it up the same way only I knew I would have to burp it. I took the bleeder screw out and I couldn't get much more than a spoon full before it was running out and that's with the front of the car jacked up. I'm sitting in it letting it idle now, have been for 30-45 minutes alternately running the heat and A/C to see if it'll overheat but it's running just fine, temperature is dead in the middle just like always.
Thanks for the video , could you please advice if the bleeding air works when system already filled and car run already and there is air inside radiator will the bleeding from water pump is enough?
Thanks very much. Great video. I have an 05 hemi with plug but a 98 without. Such a pain filling the 98. I use the vacuum filling system tool for that now though.
Great instructional video. If I have room & can find drain cock that will fit into port will install it for future drop & fill collant swaps. Nice to have a pro making a video. Thank you sir!
All these years I just assumed that any air in the system would bleed out through the overflow tank. I just installed a new water pump 2 days ago so this is very useful, thanks. I saw that plug there and was wondering what in the hell was that for.
You would think so.....I learned it the hard way over the years. Now I know better and make sure I try to get most of it out. Thanks for watching and for the comment Raymond.
@@MotorCityMechanic I unscrewed that plug on my water pump to bleed the cooling system and coolant flowed out without me adding any. I'm left to assume the air bled out through the overflow tank, lol.
Thanks David for sharing. My reservoir was bubbling after a test drive . I replaced the water pump initially and the bearings were terrible on the old pump. I put it back together and do a test and it begin to boil in the reservoir. I went to purchase a hex bit to bleed the pump. I poured 50/50 in and later it begin to come out the port. Now what? Help please. I have not started it and where is all that antifreeze going ?
Hi David. Very informative video. Thanks!! What about air removal/purge of the air from the hose side of the thermostat? I recently replaced the alternator and for easier removal, removed the hose and housing connected to the thermostat. I didn't think of any air being trapped in that line, and the car seems to run around 219° now, so I quit driving it until I can solve the higher temp problem. Thanks!!
After replacing a head gasket on a 2007 5.7 Hemi this procedure seems to have fixed an overheating issue but not the no heat in the car issue. Yes I have the fan on and set to defrost.
If no overheating and no heat....I wonder if there is a blockage in the heater. Not sure if you have driven the car yet. If air is trapped in the heatercore then a good drive might help. Feeling both heater hoses will let you know if a blockage. What was the reason for headgasket replacement?
Talk about finding the video I should have watched an hour sooner and almost learning the hard way that this coolant bleeder plug even existed. Sure made a mess of coolant in the garage though.
I've never owned a mopar until I go my '08 300C (5.7L V8). It recently began to overheat but heat still blew HOT air. Took it to the dealer since I can no longer work on my own cars (arm was paralyzed in accident). I could CLEARLY see the waterpump leaking. Heater still blew HOT tho. Took to mopar ONLY dealer. they replaced wtr. pump, and "replaced" my thermostat & "replaced" some electronic temp. sensor even tho the heat gauge (both analog & digital) were still working fine! IMMEDIATELY on the way home, I noticed it only blew hot air if accelerating. Whenever I'd stop at stopsigns/stoplights, air would IMMEDIATELY start to blow colder and colder. Started overheating again AND now my "heater" won't even blow LUKE-WARM air.. AT ALL, EVER!!! ***COULD I HAVE AIR BUBBLES TRAPPED IN MY HEATER CORE, AAANND MY THERMOSTAT???***
Its very possible. I have learned that even if its a dealer it doesnt mean that the mechanics working on it are any better then any other shop. Sounds like they replaced alot of items that typically dont go bad. They may not have gotten all the air out the system.
MnA LANDSCAPING Cool. If you get time.....let me know the issue and what you might have done to make it work. Other viewers read the comments and yours might help someone else with a similar issue
underneath the big black hose where the thermostat is there is another big black hose that has the mesh heat protectant over it. Can you please tell me the name of this hose?
Hello my friend I'm glad I came across your video I need a bit of your advice if you have the time I own a beautiful 2006 Chrysler 300c with the 5.7 liter hemi my Upper radiator hose is going out and I'm going to need to replace it I like to know how I should remove all my antifreeze since I'm going to add some after the work is done I might as well drain all of it
The radiator has a drain on the passenger side but it can get sketchy as the vehicle gets older. If your replacing the upper hose then I would recommend replacing the lower hose as well. Being that we might be doing that....I would place something to catch the antifreeze under the vehicle and then take the lower hose off and catch the antifreeze that comes out of there. Its the method I recommend on the higher mileage vehicles. Thanks for asking and make sure to subscribe.
Here is my biggest question for this procedure and apparently the costliest. I am a Mopar guy and always used stock Mopar parts and fluids on my vehicles not only to preserve originality but to save a lot of headaches. When you say refill with your 50/50 coolant to which coolant are you referring to? Chrysler claims that using anything other than theMopar pink organic blend will damage their cooling systems. I tended no to think it was an upsell because the dodge mechanics where I worked would become physically ill if a customer told them they had put in some generic brand. Anything under warranty would be voided as well. Another tip for the 5.7 l Hemi. Keep it full of fresh clean oil and minimal hot idling time for the MDS models especially helps compensate for the poor lifter lubrication that leads to cam and lifter failures (one of the Hemi ticks). Also read the owner's manual regarding fuel. It will tell you that it will run on 87 but is actually tuned for 89 octane. Running on 91 or better on a factory tune is warned against. Everyone I know who had a first gen 5.7 l ran right down and filled up with high test but after a couple tankfuls caught a check engine light. They also do no like high ethanol blends. Cost me a burned out fuel pump to learn that one of the only rural stations nearby me at the time was using mostly corn ethanol to boost their 87 to 89 octane. They charged the same price for 89 as 87 so I thought it was a no brainer. What is it they say about a deal that is too good to be true? Lol
Great video. I have a 2014 Charger 5.7 hemi. I have a coolant smell that is coming into the car and it last for less than a minute after driving it and it's at a standstill. I have the heat on. I took it to 2 different dealerships and both of them did a pressure test and it held. Both the dealerships test drove it and couldn't smell anything. They told me nothing is wrong and there was no coolant leak. I still smell the coolant smell today. Any ideas of what could be going on? Everyone keeps scraping their head.
My car was over heating and the mechanic said my water pump broke.. do u think if I do this would fix my over heating and smoking coming out problem? Or shoul I just replace the water pump.. I’m just tryna save some money. Still helpful video tho! Will defenetly subscribe
Thank you for this video! I’m afraid I already added six quarts of coolant mix to my 3.6 and was going to take it off the jacks this morning and top off the rest and bleed. Is it too late to do this method if I already have about 70% if the coolant in there?
I thought all you had to do was turn the petcock on the radiator and take off the coolant cap on the reservoir and it would come chugging out. I really hope I don’t have to take apart the front of my car just to bleed the system.
The bleeder is on the thermostat housing....at the top of it where the upper radiator hose attaches to the engine. Hope that helps and make sure to subscribe
Actually I was staring at the engine while filming the update to the one you just watched that just launched this morning......and I thought about doing exactly that.....pcv valve on a hemi. Make sure to watch the new video and subscribe. Click that bell icon and when a video such as the one you requested gets launched you will be notified
Thanks for the info! New subscriber. Should I bleed for the heater to blow hot air and change the thermostat to keep the car from over heating? 07’dodge charger Hemi
Since you are expect - what can cause Temp gauge be right in middle like all is good but coolant in overflow just bursting out steaming spitting out - big time overheating. I did let air out of that allen bleeder port .... all this after RR waterpump.
7 years later and this vid is still helping people. Thank you sir.
A legend. My 2006 Charger is still going strong today because of this guy.
Hell yeah I got 2010 mopar 🫂
This video saved my life lol after replacing the radiator and adding coolant it started over heating and boiling,I did the procedure in the video and now no overheating, thank you.
How the hell do you not have a million subs? You’re by far the best, most informative mechanic channel on TH-cam IMO.
Wow….those are some very kind words. I do appreciate it. Wish it was that easy lol.
Hey what does it means when your top hose on your radiator is cold and the bottom is hot what should I check?
2014 Dodge Challenger rt keeps running hot after warming up and running for about an hour.
@@tyvoneprice74 you probably need a bottom hose
I AGREE GET CHANNEL, PUTING A WATER PUMP IN MY 06 GRAND TODAY 5.7 ,,,, 174K
A professional mechanic. I have watched ten vids on the air pocket. This one had it all. Thanks David.
Thank you sir. Just replaced the water pump, Radiator, and thermostat on my ole 07 Ram 5.7, and although I done F-up'ed and added coolant without burping the system, and it took me an extra minute to figure out why I'm still not blowing hot air, thanks to this video I know now what to do next. I appreciate ya 👍
I havent seen anyone cover this simple step. My AllDatadiy doesn't cover it either. Thanks man! Saved me alot of aggravation!
Heater hose connected to the coolant tank busted. Coolant kept making a weird gurgling noise when it was cooling down. This video helped me removed all that trapped air. Hope you continue making more of these cause it really saved me.
Thanks Junior for watching the video and glad that it helped out. I will certainly keep making videos as long as people watch them. Make sure to subscribe.
Never knew this 5.7 had a bleeder valve. I definitely think you are a lifesaver. My engine didn't overheat, but the coolant reservoir acts like it wants to explode everyday. It's hot here in Texas, so I had to flush, and now bleed. I certainly hope that resolves the issue.
Thanks for watching. Hopefully that helps your situation.
I have this same issue in Texas. I'm going to try doing this as well after replacing the coolant tank the other day.
I just replaced my coolant reservoir the other day and it acts like it wants to overheat and the temperature gage gets to the half way mark on the dash and when I turn the car off after driving it, it sounds like its boiling. I'm gonna try bleeding it and see if this works for me and my charger
@@MrjdblchrDid it work
@@Mrjdblchrdid it resolve the issue?
Dang. Got a blower port beside your Arby's to-go and hat is in race position. This dude is truly unstoppable.
Thank you for the real vid, sir!
This video saved my day! For some weird reason my 2006 Jeep commander started over heating after getting it about a month ago(with no issues) it did not boil over or loose coolant! No engine lights, no sputtering! Just the temp gage went to red. So my dad and I replaced the thermostat. Which looked band new! So we replaced the water pump. It looked good when we got it off. Also the ECTS. Still over heated after adding 50/50 coolant! Then! I Found this video! So thanks!
working on a 5.7 Hemi dodge charger police edition. Vehicle was over heating while my daughter was driving. Thank God she pulled over and turned off the car. It did get hot enough to hiss from the radiator cap and spit out some coolant. I put a new thermostat and radiator cap. Car still overheated but temperature gauge was still in the middle. I believe air is in the system so tomorrow I will bleed it cold just like this video and change our the fan. Its one big fan....not two. I tested the fan by running a wire from the positive side of the battery to the positive side and the negative to the negative side of the plug in of the fan. Two wires going into a three prong but I aligned them with the wires. Fan wouldn't cut on. Fans wasn't working while car or AC running. No crack head or anything. No milky color on dip stick or inside where you pour in the oil. Coolant not leaking and water pump sounds fine. I'm thinking it has two issues.....air in the system and a bad fan. Will fix tomorrow. Your thoughts?
Finally! Someone that knows what they are doing. The breakdown of the coolant flow and the purge port for the air was excellent! You'll do well! I subscribed immediately!
That was super helpful, I just replaced the leaking thermostat on my 5.7 ‘15 Challenger and bled it perfectly. Thank you!
Something you should also do while the car is running,turn on your heater in your car,that will open up your thermostat and will let you get the proper amount of coolant in your moter and also give you a more accurate level when filling your car with antifreeze,I did learn that.
document this my good sir as one of your magnum opus because this is exactly what my 2013 ram 1500 needed
@@BuckingHorse-Bull assume glad it helped
I have a Jeep Grand Cherokee limited with the 5.7 hemi I changed my water pump and did it like the guy said and worked great
Awesome. Glad it worked out. Thanks for watching and make sure to subscribe.
Video is 5 years old but still very helpful. For anybody doing this on a jeep commander you will have to remove the box connecting to your air box and your throttle body to get to the bleeder valve. Once that box is out the way it’s clearly visible just like in the video
Was your Jeep commander overheating? I just replaced the thermostat, water pump, and coolant temp sensor on my 06 5.7 hemi commander. And it still shows it overheating. However, I just found this video and this vent port. Thanks!
I love it. I've had my nitro for a year and was pleasantly surprised that the 3.7 has a simular plug. It seems that all newer chryslers do. I use to do a simular procedure on previous cars by pulling an upper heater hose. I had a bad overheat once due to following the "run with the cap open" method.
Most dont know about the bleeder and others think you need to be running the engine to use it. Engine cold and plug removed...add until it comes out the hole. Simple enough and save alot of time. Thanks for watching and for the comment. Make sure to subscribe!
Thanks a million my dude. My heater stopped blowing hot air so I replaced the thermostat...still didnt work. After a little research I stumbled upon this and tried it. There must have been a sizeable air bubble trapped because once I took out the plug I was able to add another 1/2 gallon of coolant and hot air returned! Subbed.
Awesome. Glad that it worked out in the end. Its a common cause for the heater to not work properly for sure. Thanks for taking the time to comment and to watch the video. Make sure to subscribe.
Hey so if the heat dont work its cuz its clogged? Its because I tried this method but nothing came out
NIce ! I never even considered air trapped there , I always added antifreeze until it quit taking it . Very informative video and well presented , Thanks
Thanks for the info. I had a side job coolant temp 3/4 towards hot. Previous guy put a water pump and thermostat. Trying to figure out what happened. Started to drain the coolant. 1/4 of a bucket, that's it. Then pull the thermostat. The coolant was not full. I found the plug. That guy never bled the air out. Had to verify the bleed port. Thanks a lot. You answer my question. 🎉😊
Great video! I just changed both Heater Hoses (which are located in the rear of engine) tried bleeding through the over flow bottle/reservoir the old way! It ain't work. Saw your video now I'm waiting for car to cool and do it again the way you showed it. Thanks
Thanks for finding the video Corey.
I'll be replacing the coolant in my '14 R/T in a few days. Good video, great information! 👍
Thanks for stopping by and watching the video Brandon. Make sure to subscribe if you havent already.
Jiffy Lube refused to flush the coolant in my 07 Charger 5.7. Something about a TSB. Now I know why. They cannot or will not bleed it. I was adding refrigerant to my A/C and cracked the reservoir cap open. Apparently, I pushed air into the system somehow and it boiled over (read fine on the gauge) the next day. I parked it and will try this bleed procedure. Thank You for the fine video.
FOLLOW-UP! The bleeding process worked. The air pocket was the whole problem.
Companies like Jiffy Lube have some many rules about what they will and what they wont work on. Glad that you searched online and found my video. I do recommend going to a shop to have the coolant flushed....its important to get the old 5 year antifreeze and replace it. Thanks for watching and for the comment. Make sure to subscribe
@@MotorCityMechanic Im SSSOOO glad I found this video too!!
BTW... THANK YOUR LUCKY FKN STAAARRRSSS THAT "PISSY LUBE" REFUSED TO DO IT!!!! IT IS MY OWN PERSONAL OPINION THAT PISSY LUBE IS THE WORST PLACE ON EARTH TO GET AN OIL CHANGE!!! THEY COULDN'T EVEN SCREW BACK IN MY OIL DRAIN PLUG WITHOUT STRIPPING THE THREADING!!! THAT'S THE 1ST & LAST TIME I GOT PISSY LUBE TO EVER DO ANYTHING TO ANY OF MY VEHICLES!!!
Relb Dee Many thanks for watching this video
@@Relb_Deewow relax
Dude you are the MAN! Did exactly as you said! My 13 300 C AWD 5.7 is back on the road and temperature is actually lower then before! Thanks exactly why I subscribed! Thanks again!
Many thanks for subscribing Corey and for the comment. Glad it all worked out.
Word for me too. 2011 Awd ,300c 5.7!
Was it boiling in reservoir and was the coolant disappearing as well ?
That's amazing thank you so much.. I was just about to fill everything and I realized I have to believe the air somehow. Really appreciate it brother, keep it up
This video save me so much time and money when I changed out my water pump. I literally was trying to figure out how to bleed the systems without fancy tools and this video popped up. Part 2 of this video saved me because the bleeder screw was hot and I didnt have an allen wrench big to fit. So I used the coolant temp side.
Awesome.....glad that the video helped. I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Dont forget to subscribe Brian.
@@MotorCityMechanic I can't find the bleeder on my 08 ram 1500 5 .7
You are awesome brother 👍🏻 my family and I have had 8 hemi powered mopars since 03 and we had to crack the seal for the very first time. Water pump went bad on my 2013 R/T. I replaced it yesterday with a mopar pump and this helped me bleed the system property. I will like and subscribe!
This saved my headache for something else. Love it! Thanks!
Glad I could help. Appreciate you finding the channel and for checking one of my videos out. Make sure to subscribe and check a few more out when you get time.
Worked like a charm. Temp dead center sir. Thanks again. Subscribed
Thanks again for another great video man,I have been a subscriber for over a year now,but this time It helped me with my Vehicle-16 r/t charger,all your other videos I watched were for customers cars LOL,,but after flushing my cooling system I decided to junk the stock 205 T-stat,and use the Jet 180 with a 70/30 mix of water to OAT,Royal Purple Ice, and your bleeding advice I went from running 215-to 220 degrees in the desert heat-Las Vegas ,to 190-195 in serious stop N go traffic! Thanks again motor city! Keep up the great vids! and next time your in Sin City look me up,I feel like I owe you a first class Hooker for as much good advice your vids have given me Over the last year,LOL
I have to say thats the first time someone offered to repay me in that manner lol! Glad it all turned out well. I have viewers in Iraq that are fighting the same high temps. Seems swapping thermostats is about the only thing to help. Thanks for the info and for following the channel for a long time now.
MotorCity Mechanic ,Your welcome Motor City ,Keep the vids
Coming and we'll be here watching !!!
Much appreciated!
THANKS FOR THE INFO!!!! Helped out alot!!!! Saved me 180.00 Bucks!! a local mechanic was going to charge that much, i appreciate it sir!
Really? wow......thats a bit much for something so simple. Glad you decided to search online and ended up at my video. Thanks for checking it out and make sure to subscribe!
Awesome video! Just replaced my thermostat and I knew there was more to replacing the coolant than just filling the bottle.
Any issues yet? I replaced my thermostat last week and now my temp gauge runs around 194 when driving but has reached 225 at idling. Fan quit working as well. Worked fine before replacing my thermostat. Fuses and relays are fine. Didn't bleed the system last week either so gonna start there. Still the fan should kick on with these hot temps.
A video on how to do this procedure would be awesome.
I will keep that in mind.
Thanks a lot. Just replaced my radiator in my 06 5.7 Charger Daytona. Your videos both helped me out a lot. Watched the video and got,it done within the hour.
Wow....great job and quick as well. Thanks for using my video to take on that repair. Much appreciated and make sure to subscribe
Maaaaaan you’re a life saver. Definitely got a new subscriber. I just replaced my timing chain and was trying to burp the system be it was a b**ch and a half.
Dude your videos are awesome..helped with my Durango radiator replacement
Thanks! Glad the video helped and thanks for checking the channel out. Make sure to subscribe
2024 and this video just helped me. Thank you!
Your videos are great , thank you for making them, we need one on LIMP HOME mode , it is tricky with the TIPM and the PCM controlling it, the most with the code i've seen is PO882---- 2009-2012
I will certainly keep that in mind as a future video. Thanks for the request and for checking this video out. Make sure to subscribe.
David,
Thank you for creating your videos. They are HUGELY HELPFUL !!! Please keep producing them !!!!
Once again David. You are the best!!
Many thanks troy!
According to the shop manual, there should be some cylinder block drain plugs as well. I'm trying to figure out where those are as well. This is really helpful however.
Great Video bro.. just don't forget to mention to people to make sure they have the car on Level surface or the front a little raised.... I had my car backed up on my driveway & my driveway is up hill.. so i was having a really bad time...till i flipped it around..& that worked Great!
Great tip Rafael! I didnt think about it for sure. I appreciate the tip.
No problem bro...
I was having so much problems.. i replaced the water pump.. then i went to fill the canister with Freeze with car cold & off right! I filled it up but it would not go down at All i was like WTF?? So i open the plug & still nothing,,, so then i turned On the car & still nothing...i waited for 10 min still nothing & car started over-heating lol...Shit so i just left it alone till it cooled off...later on i flipped it around where its facing up the driveway & left it there till next morning ...Thats when i tried it again.. & Bingo!! Lol...just never thought that having it downhill would cause it to get hella air...🤷♂️lol...lesson learned!
@@rafaelmontanez715 Good thinking on your part! Glad it worked out.
Thank you MotorCity Mechanic, your videos have helped me do a lot of projects to my Ram.
Thanks! Great tip on getting the air out of the hemi. From another Motor City native.
This dude save a big headache an I appreciate you. ✅✅✅
Always happy to help how ever I can
I may have stumbled on a better way. Last year when I had to replace my radiator, I left the upper radiator hose connected to the radiator. I pulled it up as high as I could and filled it up that way until the antifreeze started to come past the thermostat (it was bad and I didn't realize it at the time) today I replaced the water pump and filled it up the same way only I knew I would have to burp it. I took the bleeder screw out and I couldn't get much more than a spoon full before it was running out and that's with the front of the car jacked up. I'm sitting in it letting it idle now, have been for 30-45 minutes alternately running the heat and A/C to see if it'll overheat but it's running just fine, temperature is dead in the middle just like always.
Just attempted this and it worked! Thank you so much for sharing this!!!!
man this guy know his buisness. i just installed a radiator on a 2006 chrysler 300 5.7. he walk me thru the who procedure. thanks
Many thanks for the kind words Esgar! Glad to be able to help out when I can! Subscribe and check out my other videos.
Great video. Helped me after changing hoses and water pump on my Durango RT
Thanks for the video ,
could you please advice if the bleeding air works when system already filled and car run already and there is air inside radiator will the bleeding from water pump is enough?
Helped us on our 07 Chrysler 300 hemi radiator job. Thanks!
Awesome! Glad I could share I little knowledge.
Thanks very much. Great video. I have an 05 hemi with plug but a 98 without. Such a pain filling the 98. I use the vacuum filling system tool for that now though.
I actually filled it up there, worked great also
Glad it worked out and thanks for checking out the video.
Great instructional video. If I have room & can find drain cock that will fit into port will install it for future drop & fill collant swaps. Nice to have a pro making a video. Thank you sir!
All these years I just assumed that any air in the system would bleed out through the overflow tank. I just installed a new water pump 2 days ago so this is very useful, thanks. I saw that plug there and was wondering what in the hell was that for.
You would think so.....I learned it the hard way over the years. Now I know better and make sure I try to get most of it out. Thanks for watching and for the comment Raymond.
@@MotorCityMechanic I unscrewed that plug on my water pump to bleed the cooling system and coolant flowed out without me adding any. I'm left to assume the air bled out through the overflow tank, lol.
@@greatray6262 Sounds like you go it all out. Good to go.
Straight, no bullshit and to the point. Nice job 😎
Thanks for the help! I was getting frustrated with bleeding my system
You rocked this topic thank you for the video
I used your technique and it worked great. Thanks for taking time to make video.
Thank you very much
Your welcome! Appreciate you taking time out of your day to watch the video. Make sure to subscribe
This video is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much, brother. Definitely subscribing.
Many thanks for subscribing, watching, and for the comment!
Great video! Thank you much for doing it for us,,
Used the bleeder valve. Easiest way to bleed a cooling system. I wish ALL cars had a bleeder valve to bleed the systems of air in the cooling system.
Thanks David for sharing. My reservoir was bubbling after a test drive . I replaced the water pump initially and the bearings were terrible on the old pump. I put it back together and do a test and it begin to boil in the reservoir. I went to purchase a hex bit to bleed the pump. I poured 50/50 in and later it begin to come out the port. Now what? Help please. I have not started it and where is all that antifreeze going ?
Thank you so much. I have an air pocket to beat hell and you probaby just saved my engine.
Hi David. Very informative video. Thanks!! What about air removal/purge of the air from the hose side of the thermostat? I recently replaced the alternator and for easier removal, removed the hose and housing connected to the thermostat. I didn't think of any air being trapped in that line, and the car seems to run around 219° now, so I quit driving it until I can solve the higher temp problem. Thanks!!
I fill the coolant through the upper radiator hose when it’s disconnected. Fill up the reservoir and let the engine run with the cap off
After replacing a head gasket on a 2007 5.7 Hemi this procedure seems to have fixed an overheating issue but not the no heat in the car issue.
Yes I have the fan on and set to defrost.
If no overheating and no heat....I wonder if there is a blockage in the heater. Not sure if you have driven the car yet. If air is trapped in the heatercore then a good drive might help. Feeling both heater hoses will let you know if a blockage. What was the reason for headgasket replacement?
Might be the the air door actuator. Challenger has 3, pretty sure its the one on the heater, the hardest one to replace
Talk about finding the video I should have watched an hour sooner and almost learning the hard way that this coolant bleeder plug even existed. Sure made a mess of coolant in the garage though.
I have that plug, will try, my 300c overheating, I changed the cap also.
Thank you 🙏
My Ram is not overheating anymore!
David, goodness as always. Thanks for keeping us on the road.
Always glad to do my part Jack! Thanks for watching and have a great weekend
I've never owned a mopar until I go my '08 300C (5.7L V8). It recently began to overheat but heat still blew HOT air. Took it to the dealer since I can no longer work on my own cars (arm was paralyzed in accident). I could CLEARLY see the waterpump leaking. Heater still blew HOT tho. Took to mopar ONLY dealer. they replaced wtr. pump, and "replaced" my thermostat & "replaced" some electronic temp. sensor even tho the heat gauge (both analog & digital) were still working fine! IMMEDIATELY on the way home, I noticed it only blew hot air if accelerating. Whenever I'd stop at stopsigns/stoplights, air would IMMEDIATELY start to blow colder and colder. Started overheating again AND now my "heater" won't even blow LUKE-WARM air.. AT ALL, EVER!!!
***COULD I HAVE AIR BUBBLES TRAPPED IN MY HEATER CORE, AAANND MY THERMOSTAT???***
Its very possible. I have learned that even if its a dealer it doesnt mean that the mechanics working on it are any better then any other shop. Sounds like they replaced alot of items that typically dont go bad. They may not have gotten all the air out the system.
Have you found the problem mine does the same after replacing water pump, thermostat, hoses, and adding 50/50 coolant
going to the dealer literally means nothing except you paid way to much.
thanks for the fast response but is now working
MnA LANDSCAPING Cool. If you get time.....let me know the issue and what you might have done to make it work. Other viewers read the comments and yours might help someone else with a similar issue
Thanks David very informative video and you explained in a very simpler way. Well done!
Thanks , Mike from N J , i will go ahead and do my trucks radiator tonight .
Beginning of the video I thought you said a few beers that reached out to you to find out the coolant bleeding process
The bleeder location is a neat tip, but where is the coolant drain on the engine block?
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Excellent explanation!
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underneath the big black hose where the thermostat is there is another big black hose that has the mesh heat protectant over it. Can you please tell me the name of this hose?
Hello my friend I'm glad I came across your video I need a bit of your advice if you have the time I own a beautiful 2006 Chrysler 300c with the 5.7 liter hemi my Upper radiator hose is going out and I'm going to need to replace it I like to know how I should remove all my antifreeze since I'm going to add some after the work is done I might as well drain all of it
The radiator has a drain on the passenger side but it can get sketchy as the vehicle gets older. If your replacing the upper hose then I would recommend replacing the lower hose as well. Being that we might be doing that....I would place something to catch the antifreeze under the vehicle and then take the lower hose off and catch the antifreeze that comes out of there. Its the method I recommend on the higher mileage vehicles. Thanks for asking and make sure to subscribe.
@@MotorCityMechanic thank you my friend I did just that 👌✌
Thank you
I was seriously stuck
Thought I was going to a mechanic
Ouch
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Here is my biggest question for this procedure and apparently the costliest. I am a Mopar guy and always used stock Mopar parts and fluids on my vehicles not only to preserve originality but to save a lot of headaches. When you say refill with your 50/50 coolant to which coolant are you referring to? Chrysler claims that using anything other than theMopar pink organic blend will damage their cooling systems. I tended no to think it was an upsell because the dodge mechanics where I worked would become physically ill if a customer told them they had put in some generic brand. Anything under warranty would be voided as well.
Another tip for the 5.7 l Hemi. Keep it full of fresh clean oil and minimal hot idling time for the MDS models especially helps compensate for the poor lifter lubrication that leads to cam and lifter failures (one of the Hemi ticks). Also read the owner's manual regarding fuel. It will tell you that it will run on 87 but is actually tuned for 89 octane. Running on 91 or better on a factory tune is warned against. Everyone I know who had a first gen 5.7 l ran right down and filled up with high test but after a couple tankfuls caught a check engine light. They also do no like high ethanol blends. Cost me a burned out fuel pump to learn that one of the only rural stations nearby me at the time was using mostly corn ethanol to boost their 87 to 89 octane. They charged the same price for 89 as 87 so I thought it was a no brainer. What is it they say about a deal that is too good to be true? Lol
hoat before 10 after 2010 oat
Apparently the radiator drain is hidden & power steering reservoir needs to be moved to gain access to drain.
Thanks for the videos
Your welcome Jeff.....take the lower hose off and go that route. Not as easy as it use to be as far as that drain.
Thanks Dave ...you have another subscriber ...you are a good bloke
I'd like this video twice if they let me. Thank you!
Thank you man this was right on time for me
Glad it helped. Appreciate the comment and dont forget to subscribe
Great video. I have a 2014 Charger 5.7 hemi. I have a coolant smell that is coming into the car and it last for less than a minute after driving it and it's at a standstill. I have the heat on. I took it to 2 different dealerships and both of them did a pressure test and it held. Both the dealerships test drove it and couldn't smell anything. They told me nothing is wrong and there was no coolant leak. I still smell the coolant smell today. Any ideas of what could be going on? Everyone keeps scraping their head.
My car was over heating and the mechanic said my water pump broke.. do u think if I do this would fix my over heating and smoking coming out problem? Or shoul I just replace the water pump.. I’m just tryna save some money. Still helpful video tho! Will defenetly subscribe
Could you produce a full video on the entire coolant flush procedure for a 5.7 hemi ?
I will certainly keep it in mind as a future video. Thanks for watching and make sure to subscribe
Did you add the coolant while the engine was running? About to tackle mine today after work
Thank you for this video! I’m afraid I already added six quarts of coolant mix to my 3.6 and was going to take it off the jacks this morning and top off the rest and bleed. Is it too late to do this method if I already have about 70% if the coolant in there?
Is that the coolant temp sensor to the right of water pump with red clip?
It sure is. Thanks for watching and for the question,
Wayyyyy better location than the 3.5 fords...underneath the intake
I thought all you had to do was turn the petcock on the radiator and take off the coolant cap on the reservoir and it would come chugging out. I really hope I don’t have to take apart the front of my car just to bleed the system.
Where would bleed screw be on a 3.6 ram? Very helpful videos by the way.
The bleeder is on the thermostat housing....at the top of it where the upper radiator hose attaches to the engine. Hope that helps and make sure to subscribe
Hey great videos I appreciate the info. Would you mind a quick video on the location to the pcv valve on a 2006 ram 1500 5.7 hemi plz
Actually I was staring at the engine while filming the update to the one you just watched that just launched this morning......and I thought about doing exactly that.....pcv valve on a hemi. Make sure to watch the new video and subscribe. Click that bell icon and when a video such as the one you requested gets launched you will be notified
well done sir ! thanks for sharing the info you've learned . big help
Many thanks and appreciate you letting me know your thoughts about it.
Thanks for the info! New subscriber. Should I bleed for the heater to blow hot air and change the thermostat to keep the car from over heating? 07’dodge charger Hemi
Since you are expect - what can cause Temp gauge be right in middle like all is good but coolant in overflow just bursting out steaming spitting out - big time overheating. I did let air out of that allen bleeder port .... all this after RR waterpump.
your method sounds like an easy good method!!!!!
Its very simple and saves some headaches in the end. Thanks for watching and make sure to subscribe