Thank you for the help. I am 55 year old single female. I did not have hundreds of dollars to send my car to the shop. I put in a new blower fan all by myself thanks to your information.... I am proud of myself and only had to spend 40 bucks for the fan.
Chris, it's been 6 years since you posted this. And recently my car started taking forever to warm up the air now that's it's cold out. First thing I remembered was this video that I watched a good 3-4 years ago. I just wanted to say thank you! My car now has hot air blowing during these cold mornings/evenings! It turned out that my car was just low on anifreeze/coolant. Thankfully, it's all that the car needed. No, I don't have a leak, it just normal evaporation that exits from the reservoir. But it also shows how often I look under the hood, and this situation reminded me that it was past due that I checked under the hood. Thanks again!
THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN INFORMATIVE VIDEO. IM A 46 year old widow and having this exact issue but on a very tight budget. Currently I am stranded due to a snow storm combined with no heat making it dangerous since I cannot see through the windshield due to ice. Sadly im stuck until tomorrow afternoon when hopefully some sunshine will allow me to complete my 2 hour journey home but I cannot wait to follow your instructions and get my heat working again. My poor dog is shivering so bad. That’s the hardest part for me. We are soooooo cold but you’ve given me some hope so we never have to go through this again. Thanks again. Jami
YOU are the reason why I'm glad these types of videos are made on RUclips. Thanks for what you do and HOW you explain it so thoroughly and articulating 👍
I'm only here to comment that I was far from home (South Orange County, CA) and very deep into the city of Riverside (approx 1hr away) when the heater wasn't working at all. Did EXACTLY what my dude here recommended: Buy coolant specific to my Lexus RX300, head home, go to bed, letting the engine go completely cold by morning.. Wake up, look at the reservoir (which was slightly above the L aka low level), fill up the reservoir with coolant to the F aka full level, start the vehicle and wait until the engine was warm, turned on the heater and PRESTO: Instant fix and running exactly as it was before! Thanks my dude for setting me on the right path!
Chris is the people's champion! He explains everything in everyday language and great video close ups of what he is explaining! Thanks for all your Fantastic videos Chris!
This is seriously one of the best automotive tutorial videos I’ve seen. As someone without A lot of automotive experience, I often have a hard time figuring out which parts are which and videos are often either too dark or not clear enough to help. This was crystal clear and Now my heater is working again after a month of trying to figure it out on my own. Hooray!! My heater valve doesn’t look anything like the one in the video but your description and visuals were clear enough that I was able to locate mine and reattach the cable. Thank you.
@@chrisfix this video was a lifesaver I thought I was going to end up spending possible thousands of dollars to get my heat fixed now because of this video it’s going to save me a lot I think the blend door actuator is not working because we cannot hear it open and close when we rotate the switch THANKS CHRIS FIX !!!!
Thank you so much for posting these videos I Am A 42-year-old single female with little to no mechanical knowledge LOL 😆 I mean I can change a Tire and Oil but that's about it... Being only a week after Christmas & a legit single mother (kids father passed away) & my oldest birthday in less than 2 weeks every penny i can scrape up comes out to be less than $100 and had me feeling pretty bummed & stressed especially since temps dropped to extreme lows 2 days ago. All i was hoping n praying for was a fair shot at an attempt to not only provide my kids with a warm vehicle to school each morning but also 1 their mother could actually see out the windshield of bcuz it had become down right dangerous with the freezing 🥶 Temps windshield wasn't thawing no matter how long I "warmed" the car up😔feeling almost defeated I gave it 1 last shot n started googling and there u were!! My saving grace!!! Thank u so much for posting these videos!!! Fixing my cars blower motor as we speak!! U rock!! Keep the awesome content coming!!💚
So complete...awesome. You sir are a fine teacher. This is weird...I own a Ford Ranger and a Chrysler Sebring of the same year as the ones used in Chris' videos. It's been like having my own personal tutor. It's saved me a bunch of time and money. Thanks Chris, you rock!
Chris. As usual, you have the most clear, quick, and helpful information out there. It's such a treat to see such casual excellence. We just moved to Edmonton. It has been almost 40 below this last week, and my son has no heat in his car. Thank you for helping us to diagnose what was the problem!
Thanks Chris, I'm just going through your videos, seems Heater problems seem to be easier than other problems with cars. You make it sound so much easier and close up to the parts your talking about. Thank you so, so much. You're appreciated.
Had a shitty morning waiting for my DeVille to warm up and defrost my windshield to no avail. Came inside after calling in to work and found this video. Never heard of you before now but this 7 year old video is still getting you subscribers. Great work and thank you!
Wow, this is absolutely the best video I have seen on diagnosing a heating problem. You were spot on. I found my problem with the blend door actuator. Somebody give this guy a reward! Amazing!
Thank you for taking the time to make your videos. I greatly appreciate it. I went through all the stuff you recommended and was able to troubleshoot my issues and fix it my self for an amazing cost of 0 dollars!
I am leaving for a vacation to arizona in 3 days, its gonna be late november and its super cold up there (im from south texas), ive been on a huge time crunch to replace wheels bearings, axles, a new sound system and fixing the HEATER over the course of a week or so on a 1978 Cadillac Eldorado(the car im gonna driving for 20 hours), scrambling trying to get this thing ready for a road trip. i just got off work late at night and watched this video bc i know ChrisFix is the one to watch and had it blowing warm in 20 minutes by bypassing the heater control valve to see if it was the problem, and it was. This video was so unbelievably helpful to me and now i can sleep tonight knowing i wont freeze to death. Thank you!
Thanks man!!!! Saved my butt when it was 10 degrees, it was the heater controller switch... opened it and plugged the Vac line. Works great! Keep making these GREAT vids man.
I like too,people always ,make mistakes after they think they can do it,lucky is usually just boil the fuse, some may burnt the house,know is ok,you know what your mechanic replacing, but if part if electronic, fuel or brake,think about it before. he spend many years to learn not just few minutes
Hey Chris. Joel Crow is right on point. Your videos are the absolute best. I have made 6 repairs to my car based on your videos. If I ever see you in person, I owe you about $1743. With your instructions, I paid less than $135. You are the MAN. Thanks for taking the time to do your videos. They truly are "Helping other people save a lot of money. Like Hunter, I agree. The dislikes is from the shady mechanics who can't rip us off any more. Keep the videos coming!
Hey Chris this was an excellent informational video on how to diagnose a no heat problem in a vehicle. This was one of the best videos I've found with detailed instructions. Keep up the great work and God bless you and yours!
What a great video! I have a 2015 Mustang, whose heater started randomly blowing cold, hot, nothing. At first, I thought it could be one of the actuators under the dash controlled by the temperature knob or a fuse, etc. Turned out to be a small leak in a radiator hose. This caused the overflow reservoir to empty. The low coolant sensor that monitors the overflow reservoir then caused my heater to quit working properly. Never thought it would be anything like this. Easy fix to replace hose.
I love the detailed explanation along with your follow-through. Many videos stop at one or two problems and those are what I usually have already tested by troubleshooting. I’m definitely going to follow your channel from now on!
My car about five months ago stopped blowing hot air. I floored it and it came back on and hadn’t stopped working ever again for five months until now. I tried flooring it over and over and it just wasn’t working. I can’t believe he mentioned revving your car might work lmao. Now I know my problem.
I just had to subscribe because I’m pretty sure you helped me diagnose my issue; I get heat when I want AC, AC when I want heat. This makes for a miserable time driving in hot summers or cold winters. Tomorrow I’ll test out the blend door theory and hopefully, the fix will be as simple as you suggest! Thanks, Chris!
Thanks to the tips and suggestions by my awesome subscribers, I added some more information and made one part a little more clear! Can you spot the difference in this video compared to the one released yesterday?
patrick cordery Yea man! Commenters are scaring me saying I have a head gasket leak. Now I want to do a compression test lol I think it is just really rusty because I dont loose any coolant and the oil isnt frothy so.
chickeneyeballs does it work on the highest fan setting? If so, your blower motor resistor is bad. If not, it sounds like your blower motor is bad. Here is some more info: ruclips.net/video/7e60wS3_C9s/видео.html
So, you did a pretty damn good on explaining how each of the components of the "H" AND "V" in the HVAC system works. As a mechanic myself, I'm impressed. Hell, you even learned me something! I didn't know about the use of a multimeter to check the coolant. Pretty 'cool'..... I saved your channel on my wife's account(this one) for when I'm not home.....
It is a Male on a females account. But even so why exactly couldn't a woman or girl as you put it be a car mechanic? I work on my own cars just fine I mean really with some witts and common sense really it isn't that hard so long as you have the tools, parts, know how and will to do it. I mean my gosh this is the 21 century let's get off the girls can't do what guys do crap. I mean honestly.......... 🤐🙄🤯👩🔧👩🔧👩🔧
I just told my husband I don't know enough about how the heating system in a vehicle works to diagnose or fix the issue in our Honda CR-V. You just gave me all I need to know for this issue. Thank you!
Just wanted to say thanks for all this info. Great information and explained well in layman terms. Turned out my heater control valve was bad. Once I changed the HCV, HEAT!
I've been watching your videos for years! Every time I think to myself, "I should have done this, what a great idea". Then I watch about 1/4-1/3 of the video and realize, "Chris knows way more than I do, I defintely couldn't do this." I have a good laugh, write up my notes on what to do and then go do it. Stay awesome!! And thanks for the fantastic videos!
Darude - Sandstorm Go to any youtube video with a high view count, and you're going to find downvotes. Such is the nature of the internet. Complaining that 0.01% of voters voted down makes about as much sense as lamenting about a single brown blade of grass in an otherwise completely green lawn.
i had no heat, this morning... checked your video out! i tryied the raving of the gas, (3x) maybe 2500rpms, let off, while in park... heat on fan 2 heat in (heat only) * this was watching up to that moment, never got out of the car! this actually worked, thx chris
Great video bud. Clear, precise, and easy to understand. I will be sharing your RUclips channel with hundreds of people as I believe anyone will be able to follow your steps of how to help themselves. 👍👍👍
Ok, today i actually learned something i didnt already know. using a voltage reading off a multimeter to check your coolant potency. Never even thought of it. Good video Chris
A gauge in the middle doesn't always mean the thermostat is good. On the 97 ranger I used to have, the temperature sending unit was on the RADIATOR side of the thermostat. When the thermostat stuck shut, all the coolant was pushed into the overflow reservoir, what few pockets of coolant remained in the engine boiled like crazy, but the gauge never showed overheating. It only measured the cool water that was trapped between the radiator and the engine. That design flaw aside, the ranger was so well built that it lasted more than a year after that, and when I finally retired it (at 297,000) I drove it to the place where I traded it in.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! Just bought a minivan and after getting all type of different "check this" answers I found this video. Your step by step is PERFECT! I'll be trying everything tomorrow.
This is Gold right now. Even though you tried to keep the video as short as possible, it is really well explained. I learned a few things, and I feel more confident about fixing my truck’s heating issue now.
Excellent teacher broken down and easy to understand with me having to keep my daughters 2005 dodge neon car going you are the best tutor. I've never made a comment on youtube before but ChrisFix you rock I'm definitely gonna tell everyone about. Keep up the good work us ladies that have to work on vehicles REALLY REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
Chris, you sir, are the MAN! I used this video to correctly trouble shoot the heat problem on my 2005 F150 to a blend door. I changed it out, and now I have heat! Thanks Chris!
Yes butvitvis sooo conplicated. So many components. My fan quit!and my hub put a lite switch on with a wire to the battery. Ha! He's a mcGiver fix it man . He said he_d fix it,( my Caddie), by this Winter. Errrr . .
Hi Chris your video helps me a lot as new car owner . 😏 I love how you explained everything I felt like I’m attending a real swatting classroom ! 😁 keep posting !
Thank you Chris, I almost had a heart-attack after seeing some ads for blown heater-motor repair($450+ !). After watching this video, I drove down to Walmart and got me some $10.99 Anti-freeze, filled up the tank, topped off the radiator and 'voila' the heat was working better than before ! Thanks again...
ChrisFix hey I just wanted to thank you for all your videos I have watched A LOT of them and helped me fix some things on my blazer. Just wanted to Thank you for making these videos it is much appreciated.
Excellent video 👍 going to flush heater core and swap coolant on my 2008 buick allure 3.8 v6 series 3 tomorrow. Already replaced thermostat. I have heat but it's just not as good as it should be.. I'm hoping the flush or the blend door actuater is the culprit.. keep up the great videos
Great video Chris. Very thorough. You covered so many scenarios. I don't have any issues with my vehicles, I just watch to learn. Knowing this stuff can make one alert to symptoms of a problem starting to develop. Thanks for sharing. You have a great automotive channel here. Keep it up!
paisteboy Thanks man! Yea, there are so so so many different types of cars and trucks so I try to go through the most common scenarios! I appreciate the feedback!
Bro I appreciate how you simply explain each and every step you went through. Unlike other channels they make simple solutions out of a physic problem. Thank you.
I have never seen any video in my life, how well explain in details, furthermore i am impressed how simple he explained and illustrate while talking . All is done in high quality pictures of the content. My respect to you .....extremely well done. 👍👍👍
Wow. I feel like I know how the system works now. 😂. Loved the video and it helped me TREMENDOUSLY in diagnosing my issue. I replaced the Resistor which helped me get the blower moving on all 4 speeds. It was only moving on the 4th and first. Now I’m getting air flow but it’s still a little low so I’m going to look and see if my blend door is opening all the way. Man. Thanks. Information is so cool.
@@icemancometh8679 Yea I ended up replacing the entire AC system. Worked like a charm. I actually just listed that truck for sale this week. Looking to upgrade.
@@karateflix I think my water pump blades are all rusted out and so my heater doesn't work so well and they tell me I have a leak in my evaporator in my air conditioner - what else could it be?
@@icemancometh8679 Depending on what vehicle it is. Im no mechanic by any stretch. I just know a little here and there. Id go through and replace everything little by little if its an old vehicle like mine.
This is the first time that I have seen your work. It is clear and concise. Good Job! It recaps many things that I have learned over the years and adds more to the mix. Because of this, I have recommended this video in particular to my daughter. Like many young people her reaction was, "well, I have to go to the dealership for diagnostics, so why should I watch this?" What I told her and advice that I would give to anyone is that sometimes people lie. It is always a good idea to have some understanding of a situation before you go in.
My wife came home today and said "My heat isn't working! Guess that means it's time to get a new car!" Thankfully, after watching your video, I spent $15 on a bottle of coolant and she was good to go. Now she'll have to find another excuse to try and get a new car :) Thanks Chris!
I have a 2007 Buick Lacerne. Cold on one side, hot on the other. The actuators were working fine. Test showed I had a door stuck. I took and sprayed blaster in the defroster vent and also the face vents. I let it set for awhile. Then tapped on the actuator box, it really worked. Thanks Ken Norris.
@@chrisfix Hey Chris on my Rav4 2004, The driver side vent blows normal temp air, the passenger side blows cold air. When I switch the climate control from cold to hot it blow the correct air temp as it should, but when I set it back to Cold, only the passenger side blows cold air. What do you think is the problem? is it the blend door or is it low on freon/refrigerant?
Still a great video to this day. I went through the complete video, replaced the blower motor resistor per the symptoms. The blower continued acting screwy throughout the different switch positions, then finally found that the culprit was the actual fan speed switch contacts had welded closed in the high speed position. Replaced the switch, and voila! Fan speeds work again! Thanks a bunch for stepping us through the entire system, definitely makes troubleshooting easy when you know how something is supposed to work. 👍
The information you provide is solid but what I like the most is how you describe things simple straight to the point you don't fill up the video with bunch of unnecessary "toppings"
Holy cow! At 122k that radiator needs changed out; even the recovery tank has signs of the rust & corrosion. Flush those with the radiator out. *_That_* could be a cause of _overheating_. Very poor coolant flow, and heat exchange, you know? You could also rent/borrow a NOx sniffer- check that recovery tank for a leaking head gasket, too. That would make an awesome video for you- *"Coolant System Overhaul"*.
Chris, does it make a difference if the temperature of the two heater hoses is about 20 degrees different? 147 for the one on the right, 125 for the one that connects on the left side of the two (as you face the firewall) Also, do you know the ohm rating on the potentiometer? (middle knob in the set of three on the dash) Put my meter on 20K and it reads 454? ... not so good with electronics😜
THIS RIGHT HERE is what the internet is for... people helping people! Thanks Chris, your videos are still helping us every day!
Published 9 years ago and still helping people to this day. Thanks Chris!
Thanks a lot!
TO THIS DAEEIIYYYYYYYY
I’m watching the video now 😅
Letssssss gooooo just helped me 🎉
Thank you for the help. I am 55 year old single female. I did not have hundreds of dollars to send my car to the shop. I put in a new blower fan all by myself thanks to your information.... I am proud of myself and only had to spend 40 bucks for the fan.
No problem! Glad the videos are helpful!!!
Teresa Smith good job! I’m a 12 yr old and very impressed
Hahaha wtf
That's excellent Teresa!
Awesome Theresa! Nice work!
I've been turning wrenches for 55 years, for a young man you explain yourself quite well. Good video.
almost 5 years later, this tutorial is still helping me out. thank you !! keep up the good work. im a big fan of your channel
Glad to hear!
ChrisFix what a legend still liking and hearting comments after 5 years
6 years here and I'm glad I encountered this video :)
just a fan not a Air conditioner
How about 10 years later🤨
I love the way you talk. You have such a chill inflection that it makes me feel like it’ll all work out.
Same!
some men get the job done /figured out -you can count on them...it's nice. :)
The way he talks kind of reminds me of SteveMRE1989
Yes, quite deceiving.......
was gonna mention the same thing
Chris, it's been 6 years since you posted this. And recently my car started taking forever to warm up the air now that's it's cold out. First thing I remembered was this video that I watched a good 3-4 years ago. I just wanted to say thank you! My car now has hot air blowing during these cold mornings/evenings! It turned out that my car was just low on anifreeze/coolant. Thankfully, it's all that the car needed. No, I don't have a leak, it just normal evaporation that exits from the reservoir. But it also shows how often I look under the hood, and this situation reminded me that it was past due that I checked under the hood. Thanks again!
I already spent over $3000 dollars and my heater is not working. I will try your step by step video. Thank you so much for the video
Let me know if it works!
Heater core maybe?
THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN INFORMATIVE VIDEO. IM A 46 year old widow and having this exact issue but on a very tight budget. Currently I am stranded due to a snow storm combined with no heat making it dangerous since I cannot see through the windshield due to ice.
Sadly im stuck until tomorrow afternoon when hopefully some sunshine will allow me to complete my 2 hour journey home but I cannot wait to follow your instructions and get my heat working again.
My poor dog is shivering so bad. That’s the hardest part for me.
We are soooooo cold but you’ve given me some hope so we never have to go through this again.
Thanks again.
Jami
I'm sure you will be able to get that fixed so you can get home!
YOU are the reason why I'm glad these types of videos are made on RUclips. Thanks for what you do and HOW you explain it so thoroughly and articulating 👍
I'm only here to comment that I was far from home (South Orange County, CA) and very deep into the city of Riverside (approx 1hr away) when the heater wasn't working at all. Did EXACTLY what my dude here recommended: Buy coolant specific to my Lexus RX300, head home, go to bed, letting the engine go completely cold by morning.. Wake up, look at the reservoir (which was slightly above the L aka low level), fill up the reservoir with coolant to the F aka full level, start the vehicle and wait until the engine was warm, turned on the heater and PRESTO: Instant fix and running exactly as it was before! Thanks my dude for setting me on the right path!
Chris is the people's champion! He explains everything in everyday language and great video close ups of what he is explaining! Thanks for all your Fantastic videos Chris!
Gota love this guy. No nonsense. He knows his stuff.
No he dont
@@november_next6042 At least his grammar is correct...not like yours!😫
This is seriously one of the best automotive tutorial videos I’ve seen. As someone without A lot of automotive experience, I often have a hard time figuring out which parts are which and videos are often either too dark or not clear enough to help. This was crystal clear and Now my heater is working again after a month of trying to figure it out on my own. Hooray!! My heater valve doesn’t look anything like the one in the video but your description and visuals were clear enough that I was able to locate mine and reattach the cable. Thank you.
I’ve being watching Chris Fix videos for the last 1hr30min now while waiting for a delayed flight.
This is entertaining, and keeping me sane.
I'm glad you find the videos entertaining!
@@chrisfix this video was a lifesaver I thought I was going to end up spending possible thousands of dollars to get my heat fixed now because of this video it’s going to save me a lot I think the blend door actuator is not working because we cannot hear it open and close when we rotate the switch THANKS CHRIS FIX !!!!
Just imagine if you had a car!!
@@alan4sure Who is this comment for?
@@chadjay828 that's for Jack C 😆
Thank you so much for posting these videos I Am A 42-year-old single female with little to no mechanical knowledge LOL 😆 I mean I can change a Tire and Oil but that's about it... Being only a week after Christmas & a legit single mother (kids father passed away) & my oldest birthday in less than 2 weeks every penny i can scrape up comes out to be less than $100 and had me feeling pretty bummed & stressed especially since temps dropped to extreme lows 2 days ago. All i was hoping n praying for was a fair shot at an attempt to not only provide my kids with a warm vehicle to school each morning but also 1 their mother could actually see out the windshield of bcuz it had become down right dangerous with the freezing 🥶 Temps windshield wasn't thawing no matter how long I "warmed" the car up😔feeling almost defeated I gave it 1 last shot n started googling and there u were!! My saving grace!!! Thank u so much for posting these videos!!! Fixing my cars blower motor as we speak!! U rock!! Keep the awesome content coming!!💚
8 years later you're still helping me in the frigid Utah winter!!!
So complete...awesome. You sir are a fine teacher. This is weird...I own a Ford Ranger and a Chrysler Sebring of the same year as the ones used in Chris' videos. It's been like having my own personal tutor. It's saved me a bunch of time and money. Thanks Chris, you rock!
Lucky you
Chris. As usual, you have the most clear, quick, and helpful information out there. It's such a treat to see such casual excellence. We just moved to Edmonton. It has been almost 40 below this last week, and my son has no heat in his car. Thank you for helping us to diagnose what was the problem!
welcome to Edmonton. what was causing the no heat situation? i'm having probs with my 98 jeep grand cherokee,
Ik bro I live in Edmonton and it’s freezing in the winter and so hot in the summer
Thanks Chris, I'm just going through your videos, seems Heater problems seem to be easier than other problems with cars. You make it sound so much easier and close up to the parts your talking about. Thank you so, so much. You're appreciated.
Had a shitty morning waiting for my DeVille to warm up and defrost my windshield to no avail. Came inside after calling in to work and found this video. Never heard of you before now but this 7 year old video is still getting you subscribers. Great work and thank you!
Thanks a lot!
Wow, this is absolutely the best video I have seen on diagnosing a heating problem. You were spot on. I found my problem with the blend door actuator. Somebody give this guy a reward! Amazing!
Thank you for taking the time to make your videos. I greatly appreciate it. I went through all the stuff you recommended and was able to troubleshoot my issues and fix it my self for an amazing cost of 0 dollars!
“Sometimes you just need to pop it back in! Forget about it!” Love your presentation style. This video makes sense to me . Well done
Thanks!
I am leaving for a vacation to arizona in 3 days, its gonna be late november and its super cold up there (im from south texas), ive been on a huge time crunch to replace wheels bearings, axles, a new sound system and fixing the HEATER over the course of a week or so on a 1978 Cadillac Eldorado(the car im gonna driving for 20 hours), scrambling trying to get this thing ready for a road trip. i just got off work late at night and watched this video bc i know ChrisFix is the one to watch and had it blowing warm in 20 minutes by bypassing the heater control valve to see if it was the problem, and it was. This video was so unbelievably helpful to me and now i can sleep tonight knowing i wont freeze to death. Thank you!
I will also be flushing the heater core tomorrow to get some extra degrees in my favor
I'm glad the video was able to help you out! Thanks a lot! Have fun on the road trip!
That was probably the most helpful video I've ever seen on RUclips. Perfectly clear and comprehensive. Thanks so much!
Thanks man!!!! Saved my butt when it was 10 degrees, it was the heater controller switch... opened it and plugged the Vac line. Works great! Keep making these GREAT vids man.
The dislikes are the mechanics losing there paycheck😂 thanks again Chris helped me alot
Glad the video was helpful!
I like too,people always ,make mistakes after they think they can do it,lucky is usually just boil the fuse, some may burnt the house,know is ok,you know what your mechanic replacing, but if part if electronic, fuel or brake,think about it before.
he spend many years to learn not just few minutes
Alan W i dont understand you at all
Yeah lol. Self helpers are taking from mechanics.
hunter lutz good one! Lol 😂 but you know what they still watched the video so it helps Chris Fix haha
Hey Chris. Joel Crow is right on point. Your videos are the absolute best. I have made 6 repairs to my car based on your videos. If I ever see you in person, I owe you about $1743. With your instructions, I paid less than $135. You are the MAN. Thanks for taking the time to do your videos. They truly are "Helping other people save a lot of money. Like Hunter, I agree. The dislikes is from the shady mechanics who can't rip us off any more. Keep the videos coming!
This is an awesome video. Love how simple you make diagnosing potential problem rather than just guessing and throwing parts and money at it.
Love this video, its the only one that clearly cut to the point. As well as a variety of options.
Thanks!
Hey Chris this was an excellent informational video on how to diagnose a no heat problem in a vehicle. This was one of the best videos I've found with detailed instructions. Keep up the great work and God bless you and yours!
Great video .....now let's go fix mine.
What a great video! I have a 2015 Mustang, whose heater started randomly blowing cold, hot, nothing. At first, I thought it could be one of the actuators under the dash controlled by the temperature knob or a fuse, etc. Turned out to be a small leak in a radiator hose. This caused the overflow reservoir to empty. The low coolant sensor that monitors the overflow reservoir then caused my heater to quit working properly. Never thought it would be anything like this. Easy fix to replace hose.
Nice job diagnosing the problem!
I love the detailed explanation along with your follow-through. Many videos stop at one or two problems and those are what I usually have already tested by troubleshooting. I’m definitely going to follow your channel from now on!
Thanks a lot!
Thanks for Ur explanation
Dude you gotta be the most informative youtube mechanic I've seen so far. Helped me a lot. Thanks man
I like the way you present. Your explanation is clear and easy to understand. I feel as though I could jump right in and fix my car. Great job Chris
My car about five months ago stopped blowing hot air. I floored it and it came back on and hadn’t stopped working ever again for five months until now. I tried flooring it over and over and it just wasn’t working. I can’t believe he mentioned revving your car might work lmao. Now I know my problem.
I just had to subscribe because I’m pretty sure you helped me diagnose my issue; I get heat when I want AC, AC when I want heat. This makes for a miserable time driving in hot summers or cold winters. Tomorrow I’ll test out the blend door theory and hopefully, the fix will be as simple as you suggest! Thanks, Chris!
Thanks to the tips and suggestions by my awesome subscribers, I added some more information and made one part a little more clear! Can you spot the difference in this video compared to the one released yesterday?
Nope can't tell thete both to grate to tell but man your radiader is nasty wow its looked very rusty
patrick cordery Yea man! Commenters are scaring me saying I have a head gasket leak. Now I want to do a compression test lol
I think it is just really rusty because I dont loose any coolant and the oil isnt frothy so.
ChrisFix keep up the good work and thanks for your continuous replies. Other RUclipsrs only reply once and most of the time that doesn't help
Claroboy911 No problem man! I am here to try and help! That is the goal!
chickeneyeballs does it work on the highest fan setting? If so, your blower motor resistor is bad. If not, it sounds like your blower motor is bad. Here is some more info: ruclips.net/video/7e60wS3_C9s/видео.html
So, you did a pretty damn good on explaining how each of the components of the "H" AND "V" in the HVAC system works. As a mechanic myself, I'm impressed. Hell, you even learned me something! I didn't know about the use of a multimeter to check the coolant. Pretty 'cool'..... I saved your channel on my wife's account(this one) for when I'm not home.....
Thanks
Ur not a mechanic lol
It is a Male on a females account. But even so why exactly couldn't a woman or girl as you put it be a car mechanic? I work on my own cars just fine I mean really with some witts and common sense really it isn't that hard so long as you have the tools, parts, know how and will to do it. I mean my gosh this is the 21 century let's get off the girls can't do what guys do crap. I mean honestly.......... 🤐🙄🤯👩🔧👩🔧👩🔧
@@Westcoastmickey u didn't read the whole question you idiot!
There plenty of woman who are great mechanics and think it’s awesome
I just told my husband I don't know enough about how the heating system in a vehicle works to diagnose or fix the issue in our Honda CR-V. You just gave me all I need to know for this issue. Thank you!
All your videos are excellent, many of us could never afford to keep up with all repairs without them, great job !
Just wanted to say thanks for all this info. Great information and explained well in layman terms. Turned out my heater control valve was bad. Once I changed the HCV, HEAT!
Really appreciate these videos for quick fixes. Saved me from having to freeze overnight at my job.
I'm glad the video was helpful!
I've been watching your videos for years! Every time I think to myself, "I should have done this, what a great idea". Then I watch about 1/4-1/3 of the video and realize, "Chris knows way more than I do, I defintely couldn't do this." I have a good laugh, write up my notes on what to do and then go do it. Stay awesome!! And thanks for the fantastic videos!
This video got me looking under my hood and pretending I know what’s what 😂😂😂
Acoording to my findings, i need a new truck🤣🤣
I don't understand why this video has dislikes. Great informative video!
Dont know why either!!
Are we looking at the same like bar? I'm seeing 99.99% likes vs 0.01% dislikes.
+Sadpants McGee But still, 180 dislikes is something.
Darude - Sandstorm Go to any youtube video with a high view count, and you're going to find downvotes. Such is the nature of the internet. Complaining that 0.01% of voters voted down makes about as much sense as lamenting about a single brown blade of grass in an otherwise completely green lawn.
+jdac22 Those haters are car mechanics of CHris fix City..They know people will fix there cars at home now ..
i had no heat, this morning... checked your video out!
i tryied the raving of the gas, (3x) maybe 2500rpms, let off, while in park...
heat on fan 2
heat in (heat only)
* this was watching up to that moment, never got out of the car!
this actually worked, thx chris
Great video bud. Clear, precise, and easy to understand. I will be sharing your RUclips channel with hundreds of people as I believe anyone will be able to follow your steps of how to help themselves. 👍👍👍
Ok, today i actually learned something i didnt already know. using a voltage reading off a multimeter to check your coolant potency. Never even thought of it. Good video Chris
A gauge in the middle doesn't always mean the thermostat is good. On the 97 ranger I used to have, the temperature sending unit was on the RADIATOR side of the thermostat. When the thermostat stuck shut, all the coolant was pushed into the overflow reservoir, what few pockets of coolant remained in the engine boiled like crazy, but the gauge never showed overheating. It only measured the cool water that was trapped between the radiator and the engine. That design flaw aside, the ranger was so well built that it lasted more than a year after that, and when I finally retired it (at 297,000) I drove it to the place where I traded it in.
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! Just bought a minivan and after getting all type of different "check this" answers I found this video. Your step by step is PERFECT! I'll be trying everything tomorrow.
This is Gold right now. Even though you tried to keep the video as short as possible, it is really well explained. I learned a few things, and I feel more confident about fixing my truck’s heating issue now.
Excellent teacher broken down and easy to understand with me having to keep my daughters 2005 dodge neon car going you are the best tutor. I've never made a comment on youtube before but ChrisFix you rock I'm definitely gonna tell everyone about. Keep up the good work us ladies that have to work on vehicles REALLY REALLY APPRECIATE YOU.
You do a great job at making videos for helping people please continue to do so if you like doing so once again you're very helpful thank you.
Thanks! I am glad the videos are helpful!
Chris, you sir, are the MAN! I used this video to correctly trouble shoot the heat problem on my 2005 F150 to a blend door. I changed it out, and now I have heat! Thanks Chris!
I like your banter, I feel like we could be homies.. thanks for the troubleshooting tips
great video. you explain things extremely well, and your video editing made things that much easier to understand. keep it up!
+frank chaz Thanks Frank!
Yes butvitvis sooo conplicated. So many components. My fan quit!and my hub put a lite switch on with a wire to the battery. Ha! He's a mcGiver fix it man . He said he_d fix it,( my Caddie), by this Winter. Errrr . .
Hi Chris your video helps me a lot as new car owner . 😏 I love how you explained everything I felt like I’m attending a real swatting classroom ! 😁 keep posting !
Thank you Chris, I almost had a heart-attack after seeing some ads for blown heater-motor repair($450+ !). After watching this video, I drove down to Walmart and got me some $10.99 Anti-freeze, filled up the tank, topped off the radiator and 'voila' the heat was working better than before ! Thanks again...
ChrisFix hey I just wanted to thank you for all your videos I have watched A LOT of them and helped me fix some things on my blazer. Just wanted to Thank you for making these videos it is much appreciated.
Yeah ChrisFix cares (y)- thanks a lot
How can anyone dislike this video. Incredibly helpful and informative. Really appreciate the video and new subscriber
Omg!! Who would’ve thought that all I needed was some coolant 😂 thank you!!!
No problem! I'm glad the video was helpful!
@@chrisfixI love you and I miss you
Excellent video 👍 going to flush heater core and swap coolant on my 2008 buick allure 3.8 v6 series 3 tomorrow. Already replaced thermostat. I have heat but it's just not as good as it should be.. I'm hoping the flush or the blend door actuater is the culprit.. keep up the great videos
wow heating my car is so complicated im just gonna redirect my exhaust into the cabin... cool vid tho
I dont think that's a good idea
Imagine missing the joke entirely.
r/wooosh
Dont know the definition of sarcasm now days ???
I hate when people cant get a fucking joke
You're an excellent teacher! You come across as very intelligent, kind, and humble. Thank you for the helpful information!
Great video Chris. Very thorough. You covered so many scenarios. I don't have any issues with my vehicles, I just watch to learn. Knowing this stuff can make one alert to symptoms of a problem starting to develop. Thanks for sharing. You have a great automotive channel here. Keep it up!
paisteboy Thanks man! Yea, there are so so so many different types of cars and trucks so I try to go through the most common scenarios! I appreciate the feedback!
ChrisFix Fortunate for me, I only work on one type of thing and they're all the same. So, repetition is awesome. UH-1N. Look that up.
That is awesome that you work on the UH-1N! Military?
ChrisFix Short version: Former army. Now civilian working for airforce.
I am 11 and can drive stick from these videos and various others.
Bro I appreciate how you simply explain each and every step you went through. Unlike other channels they make simple solutions out of a physic problem.
Thank you.
You're really good at making complicated things easy to understand. Great video!
I keep expecting you to say "so what, wanna fight about it?" Great video!
Chris is the man! Super informative, well spoken and great visual examples. Thanks buddy!
I have never seen any video in my life, how well explain in details, furthermore i am impressed how simple he explained and illustrate while talking . All is done in high quality pictures of the content. My respect to you .....extremely well done. 👍👍👍
THANKS so much, I believe you covered all the bases. Gotta admit I never saw using an ohm meter to check the resistance of the fluid.
Wow. I feel like I know how the system works now. 😂. Loved the video and it helped me TREMENDOUSLY in diagnosing my issue. I replaced the Resistor which helped me get the blower moving on all 4 speeds. It was only moving on the 4th and first. Now I’m getting air flow but it’s still a little low so I’m going to look and see if my blend door is opening all the way. Man. Thanks. Information is so cool.
Also check the filter behind your glove box if you have one
@@icemancometh8679 Yea I ended up replacing the entire AC system. Worked like a charm. I actually just listed that truck for sale this week. Looking to upgrade.
@@karateflix I think my water pump blades are all rusted out and so my heater doesn't work so well and they tell me I have a leak in my evaporator in my air conditioner - what else could it be?
@@icemancometh8679 Depending on what vehicle it is. Im no mechanic by any stretch. I just know a little here and there. Id go through and replace everything little by little if its an old vehicle like mine.
Wow lots of clear information in a short amount of time. Outstanding!!!!!
This is the first time that I have seen your work. It is clear and concise. Good Job! It recaps many things that I have learned over the years and adds more to the mix. Because of this, I have recommended this video in particular to my daughter. Like many young people her reaction was, "well, I have to go to the dealership for diagnostics, so why should I watch this?" What I told her and advice that I would give to anyone is that sometimes people lie. It is always a good idea to have some understanding of a situation before you go in.
As soon as I pulled up this video, my upstairs AC blew out. Thanks Chris
No heat! Wonder why Christmas missed us.
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These are excellent presentations.
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Thank you from New Jersey.
My wife came home today and said "My heat isn't working! Guess that means it's time to get a new car!" Thankfully, after watching your video, I spent $15 on a bottle of coolant and she was good to go. Now she'll have to find another excuse to try and get a new car :) Thanks Chris!
Thanks I’ll have to diagnose my car first thing in the morning. Driving in -10 degree weather for a whole month now has not been very fun 🙂
Thank you Chris for all the videos, i found them very helpful.
I swear my heat started working just watching this video wtf
because your heater felt the presence of chris fix and was immediately enlightened by it
🤣😆🤣
LOL! Good one.
Nah, you just changed your thermostat lmao
Mine did the same Zir !!! Holy smokes !!
I have a 2007 Buick Lacerne. Cold on one side, hot on the other. The actuators were working fine. Test showed I had a door stuck. I took and sprayed blaster in the defroster vent and also the face vents. I let it set for awhile. Then tapped on the actuator box, it really worked. Thanks Ken Norris.
Am I the only guy that wants to start at the beginning of these videos and work them all through my vehicle?
Yes. I'm only told once and i got the skills.
Good idea actually
You have to be a contortionist to fix that heater core or vent door. Hard work.
@@falsealarmno I'm looking for a Yoga instructor on Craigslist wanting a Gig to fix mine.
you are amazingly smart, I would love to have a teacher like you. thank you
Me: **checks coolant in mom's old car expecting it to be dirty and sludgy**
Coolant: **is full and bright green**
Me: 😲 w o a h !
Nice!
She probably watches chris fix😂...God bless your mom bro
It probably was serviced not too long ago
@@chrisfix Hey Chris on my Rav4 2004, The driver side vent blows normal temp air, the passenger side blows cold air.
When I switch the climate control from cold to hot it blow the correct air temp as it should, but when I set it back to Cold, only the passenger side blows cold air.
What do you think is the problem? is it the blend door or is it low on freon/refrigerant?
@@chrisfix what about ac cold or 1992 Acura vigor
Still a great video to this day. I went through the complete video, replaced the blower motor resistor per the symptoms. The blower continued acting screwy throughout the different switch positions, then finally found that the culprit was the actual fan speed switch contacts had welded closed in the high speed position. Replaced the switch, and voila! Fan speeds work again! Thanks a bunch for stepping us through the entire system, definitely makes troubleshooting easy when you know how something is supposed to work. 👍
You're awesome, thorough, and make it easy to understand! Great videos, Chris!
I had a blocked heater matrix. I took it out and flushed the sludge out and the heater worked again. Easy on a Ford Fiesta and I'm not a
Mechanic
Great job on how you explain it all, now I feel like I want to be a mechanic (technician)
I haven’t even tried anything yet and I want to thank you on how great of a job explaining you do and how helpful your videos are!
very nice video, explained in simplest way possible. thanks from Pakistan
check your "wooder pump"
East coast slang
Sounds like a philly thing...
@@bonzo713 He from philly? Im from philly
Fuggetaboutit
1:12 “wow” that made me laugh 😂
The information you provide is solid but what I like the most is how you describe things simple straight to the point you don't fill up the video with bunch of unnecessary "toppings"
Thanks a lot
What do you think might be contributing to the problem I describe?
Holy cow! At 122k that radiator needs changed out; even the recovery tank has signs of the rust & corrosion. Flush those with the radiator out. *_That_* could be a cause of _overheating_. Very poor coolant flow, and heat exchange, you know? You could also rent/borrow a NOx sniffer- check that recovery tank for a leaking head gasket, too. That would make an awesome video for you- *"Coolant System Overhaul"*.
Thank you for tutorials, I just fixed my mustang.
I'm glad you fixed your Mustang!
Excellent video! Now I have to get up the gumption to go out in the cold and do some troubleshooting. Now I actually know what to test! Thank you!
I'm glad you liked the video!
Chris is one great guy, he's on the consumer's side helping us all fix car problems for ourselves, thanks a gazillion Chris!!!
Thanks!
Chris, does it make a difference if the temperature of the two heater hoses is about 20 degrees different? 147 for the one on the right, 125 for the one that connects on the left side of the two (as you face the firewall) Also, do you know the ohm rating on the potentiometer? (middle knob in the set of three on the dash) Put my meter on 20K and it reads 454? ... not so good with electronics😜
20 degrees is a normal difference. 50 degrees or more would mean there’s a problem.