Great video. My wife wanted to surprise me by having the dealer replace the fans on my 05 mazda6 since they ran so high even after having the engine turned off, and as well as valve cover gasket. It took them 3 days to do so(they originally said one day). They quoted her for a bunch of stuff that needs to be fixed(already aware of). While they were testing and or replacing the fans, "the radiator failed" for which they quoted her about $1000 to fix. Needless to say i can save myself some $$ by attempting it myself or even going to a mechanic. I'm pretty mechanically inclined as I've changed brakes, rotors and other minimal stuff in the car before. It looks like most of the work here is getting to the radiator where you can remove and replace it. I've subscribed btw.
Thank you very much for the feedback I appreciate it. You are correct the work is not that difficult its just removing alot of things to gain access , this is the same with most cars now it seems. Best of luck on your project and I hope all goes smoothly . Thank you for subscribing.
@@s33therfan Have any tips on engine bay cleaning? Or have you done a video on that? I figured while I'm down there and have so much access to some otherwise not so accessible place I might as well clean the engine,parts and what have you.
The best thing is a pressure washer , even without cleaner the water will blast all the greasy gunk out of there. I know this one was horrible on the engine side and I had washed it best I could. Purple cleaner works really well and a long handled scrub brush like you use for tires. Make sure to wear gloves because those degreasers are pretty harsh on the hands. Thanks again.
hi s33therfan i really appreciate your recordings it's a real time repairing guide you have a great technique experience that helped me replacing my combination switch on my Mazda3 2006.. i'd like to clean up my AC filter and refill with AC gas if you come across one of those please upload it and get a cold beer after :)
Thank you for the feedback , I've just replaced the expansion valve , condenser , & pump , on my Mazda 6 , hopefully it's going to behave now . I appreciate the feedback and thanks again
Thank you for the great feedback . I will say I was impressed with the replacement fans , they were not the oem however they have been working great since and looked oem. It was also nice for the price to replace it all new. Another thing I would add is if your overflow tank is cloudy I'd go ahead and replace it . Mine was cloudy and after putting it all together realized it had a small leak . I was able to squeeze a new tank in without removing anything but the ac hose clamp . Anyways I found one cheap on ebay and it was only 10 dollars and it's worked great and now I can actually see the fluid level . Anyways thank you for watching
Thank you very much for the great feedback , I'm glad the video could help make this job easier . I know after this replacement mine was blowing ice cold and perfect , I was very happy . Thank you for watching
Thank you for documenting this. I was looking for a video to help with changing out the condenser on my wifes '06 3.0L. This is exactly what I needed. Hopefully will not have to do the job but will to keep more money in my pocket. Thinking either a/c refrigerant is low or condenser is clogged since the a/c blows warm air when idling but cools down when moving. If it turns out to be the condenser, should I replace the radiator too since ill be down there anyway? Its the original.
I would start with the fans , check if they are blowing hard enough. Sure would not hurt to change the radiator while you are there. May be able to clean the condenser and radiator at the car wash and check for improvement. Really sounds like a fan issue if it cools fine highway speed. Thank you for watching.
@@s33therfan I didn’t even stop to consider the fans. I’ll definitely take a look at that and try cleaning the condenser at the car wash. Thank you, again!
Thats the hose that runs to the throttle housing . Its made for frost prevention but it warm climates unecessary . It does not affect how it runs or idles and alot will plug or bypass it. Thanks for watching
Hi can you help me when the engine is hot the coolant from the radiator transfer to the coolant reserve and never go back to radiator And its start to lick because its full Why it doesn’t go back to radiator? The fan isn’t working but when i turn a/c the fan working
I had this situation once and it was the thermostat stuck shut. Start there the thermostats are cheap. I would definitely get it fixed soon so it does not overheat the engine. Thanks for watching.
It should be the same fans I believe , and the front end will be the same . I haven't worked on one with the 3.0l but it shouldn't make the coolant fan replacement any more difficult . Thanks for watching
3 years later and your videos are still helping people like myself. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the great feedback , much appreciated.
Great video. My wife wanted to surprise me by having the dealer replace the fans on my 05 mazda6 since they ran so high even after having the engine turned off, and as well as valve cover gasket. It took them 3 days to do so(they originally said one day). They quoted her for a bunch of stuff that needs to be fixed(already aware of). While they were testing and or replacing the fans, "the radiator failed" for which they quoted her about $1000 to fix. Needless to say i can save myself some $$ by attempting it myself or even going to a mechanic. I'm pretty mechanically inclined as I've changed brakes, rotors and other minimal stuff in the car before. It looks like most of the work here is getting to the radiator where you can remove and replace it. I've subscribed btw.
Thank you very much for the feedback I appreciate it. You are correct the work is not that difficult its just removing alot of things to gain access , this is the same with most cars now it seems. Best of luck on your project and I hope all goes smoothly . Thank you for subscribing.
@@s33therfan Have any tips on engine bay cleaning? Or have you done a video on that? I figured while I'm down there and have so much access to some otherwise not so accessible place I might as well clean the engine,parts and what have you.
The best thing is a pressure washer , even without cleaner the water will blast all the greasy gunk out of there. I know this one was horrible on the engine side and I had washed it best I could. Purple cleaner works really well and a long handled scrub brush like you use for tires. Make sure to wear gloves because those degreasers are pretty harsh on the hands. Thanks again.
@@s33therfan Well I don't own a pressure washer but I was more concerned with getting things wett that shouldn't be. No problem.
hi s33therfan i really appreciate your recordings it's a real time repairing guide you have a great technique experience that helped me replacing my combination switch on my Mazda3 2006.. i'd like to clean up my AC filter and refill with AC gas if you come across one of those please upload it and get a cold beer after :)
Thank you for the feedback , I've just replaced the expansion valve , condenser , & pump , on my Mazda 6 , hopefully it's going to behave now . I appreciate the feedback and thanks again
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Helped out a lot
Thank you for the great feedback and thanks for watching.
Really helpful video!!! Now i know how too replace the fans also! Thanks so much
Thank you for the great feedback . I will say I was impressed with the replacement fans , they were not the oem however they have been working great since and looked oem. It was also nice for the price to replace it all new. Another thing I would add is if your overflow tank is cloudy I'd go ahead and replace it . Mine was cloudy and after putting it all together realized it had a small leak . I was able to squeeze a new tank in without removing anything but the ac hose clamp . Anyways I found one cheap on ebay and it was only 10 dollars and it's worked great and now I can actually see the fluid level . Anyways thank you for watching
This was an excellent and highly detailed R&R. Thanks for taking the time to share it with us!
Thanks for watching , it's been a fun journey with this car so far lol
what tools are needed to just change the fans
11:01 Can you or someone please tell me what purpose does that wire function for the car?
Thaks for your help my Mazda 6 3.0L year 2004
Thank you very much for the great feedback , I'm glad the video could help make this job easier . I know after this replacement mine was blowing ice cold and perfect , I was very happy . Thank you for watching
When you take out the fan connector you put the video away can you explain how to remove it
Thank you for documenting this. I was looking for a video to help with changing out the condenser on my wifes '06 3.0L. This is exactly what I needed. Hopefully will not have to do the job but will to keep more money in my pocket. Thinking either a/c refrigerant is low or condenser is clogged since the a/c blows warm air when idling but cools down when moving. If it turns out to be the condenser, should I replace the radiator too since ill be down there anyway? Its the original.
I would start with the fans , check if they are blowing hard enough. Sure would not hurt to change the radiator while you are there. May be able to clean the condenser and radiator at the car wash and check for improvement. Really sounds like a fan issue if it cools fine highway speed. Thank you for watching.
@@s33therfan I didn’t even stop to consider the fans. I’ll definitely take a look at that and try cleaning the condenser at the car wash. Thank you, again!
Hello, trying to find out where is the: cooling fan resistor . Any chance can you showed to me in a screenshot from your video?
There is a small 1/2" hose to the left of the upper cooling hose. Do you know what that is for?
Thats the hose that runs to the throttle housing . Its made for frost prevention but it warm climates unecessary . It does not affect how it runs or idles and alot will plug or bypass it. Thanks for watching
Hi can you help me when the engine is hot the coolant from the radiator transfer to the coolant reserve and never go back to radiator
And its start to lick because its full
Why it doesn’t go back to radiator?
The fan isn’t working but when i turn a/c the fan working
I had this situation once and it was the thermostat stuck shut. Start there the thermostats are cheap. I would definitely get it fixed soon so it does not overheat the engine. Thanks for watching.
Will this process be the same for the 3.0L ? I just need to replace my fans
It should be the same fans I believe , and the front end will be the same . I haven't worked on one with the 3.0l but it shouldn't make the coolant fan replacement any more difficult . Thanks for watching
What’s that one wire for on @11:06
I believe it may have been the hood latch sensor . The only other wires up there were to air temperature sensors. Thanks for watching.
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