2002 Caravan 3.3L Transmission Cooler Change EASY Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 24 ноя 2016
- Description: This is how I changed my 2002 Caravan Transmission Cooler. Although I had the car on jack stands because I was in the process of completing a transmission change. I don't think you need to raise the van to perform the job.
I had to change the Transmission Cooler and flush the lines for my warranty to be in effect. After spending close to $1400.00 on the transmission and another $230.00 on extra tools I figured it was a good idea to follow the rules to protect my investment and mostly my time to perform the job.
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Part Used:
Transmission Cooler by Dorman P/N: 918-207 $108.00 on Amazon at date of this video.
Tools Used:
- 3/8" Drive 8mm Socket.
- 3/8" Drive 10mm Socket.
- 3/8" Drive 3" Extension.
- 3/8" Drive Stuby Ratchet.
- 9" Slip Pliers.
- 10mm Ratchet Combination Wrench.
- 9" Side Cutters.
- 6" Needle Nose Pliers.- No. 2 Philips Screw Driver.
- 4'X6' Carpet. For lying on the driveway.
- 18" Ruler or tape measure, to get the mounting leg spacing right on the passenger side.
- Large Shop Rag to catch any Transmission Fluid that may drop on driveway.
- Kittly Litter. to clean up any spills that the rag misses.
- Small trash bag to take hazmat to the hazmat center, or oil changing station.
Consumables Used: Transmission Fluid for your van if it's low.
Basic Steps:
1. Open the hood and remove the headlights.
2. Remove the Bumper Cap.
3. Remove the Transmission Cooler Lines.
4. Remove all the screws on the Drivers side Condensor and Transmission Cooler support bracket.
5. Loosen the Passenger Side Condensor and Transmission Cooler support bracket.
6. Remove the bolts on the Passender (2), Drivers Side (1) of the Transmission Cooler.
7. Match the mounting leg spacing on the passenger side of the Transmission Cooler.
8. Install the Transmission Cooler and then all the associated items in reverse order of removal.
** NOTE: Bolt Length is Important so as NOT to puncture the AC Condenser, use the short ones for the condenser. **
9. Feel free to ask questions.
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Your caravan videos are amazing! I wish I had found you sooner, but I'm glad to have found your channel. Your instruction is the best I've seen, clear, technical and easy to follow. Our van has 250,000 miles and your videos are a Godsend to keep it going. Thank you sir!
Thanks Rick. It's kinda why I started my channel. I couldn't find videos on some of the things I needed for my vehicles. So I decided to start posting my repairs and give people a list of tools, parts, where they can find them and the tips to install them in order to make a good repair instead of a patch job. Your comment is very much appreciated. I know the videos are sometimes long and detailed but I figure if someone is coming here they may not be the most experienced mechanic. I grew up with my dad who was a mechanic in Meridian Idaho and he used to make me go to work with him on the weekends to his bosses shop. After High School I started playing around with Pontiac Trans Ams and GTO's. I learned quite a bit about fixing cars. My channel is a little bit about Cars, Electronics and recently my Harbor Freight Dual Mig Welder. If you ever have a question by all means ask. If I don't know I'll see if I can find out. I just ask that you do a little looking yourself first. Thanks for watching.
Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith
Thank you!. I was ready to give up and sell my car to a junkyard but your video gave me motivation and knowledge to save my car for a longer period. Like yours, my car transmission cooler lost all brackets and scratch/crack AC condenser. I have used your method to fix trans cooler.
what I have found in addition to your video: 1) instead of plastic rivets removal it is easier to unscrew adjacent fasteners as you did at the end of the video. 2) To unscrew 4 nuts of the internal bumper is easier than fighting with limiting space between bumper and car body.
Funny you mention the fasteners, I thought of that after I did the plastic fasteners. Anyways I'm glad it helped you save your van and some money, that's why I make these videos. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya
awesome. just got a 2002 dodge caravan sport and it awesome to find good videos on here. very good videos
Thanks Zoe, glad to help. Don't be shy feel free to ask automotive questions and share my videos with those who might need them. This van has definitely taught me a lot about automobile mechanics. I'm always fixing something on it every weekend or every other weekend just to go to work.
Thanks for watching and the nice comment.
Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith
Good job
Thanks Angel, glad you found the video helpful. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
Hey, great video! I'm going to try this tomorrow on my 2001 dodge caravan. I have the same exact Dorman part. I was wonder, you mentioned you needed to bend the support arms of the cooler, how did you go about doing that? I didn't get how you made it easy to install it from the passenger side. Thanks for the video again!
The new Dorman cooler I received had the passenger side support brackets to close together so when I installed it only one of the bots would go in as the other hole didn't line up. So before you put yours in measure the spacing on the bolt holes on the one your took out and carefully pull or push the support brackets to match the distance of the one you pulled out. You can see me address this issue at time index 3:43. I think it's easier to install the cooler by putting the cooler tubes down first on the passenger side and then move them to the drivers side though that side cap, then lower the cooler bracket side down on the passenger side. If you don't you'll have to fiddle a lot with it like I did. I hope the video helped, it's really not that hard to do except that last bolt on the lower passenger side. That's why a loosened the whole side on the passenger side at time index 4:27. Well thanks for watching and I hope the video helps. Feel free to ask questions if needed. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya Oh one last things if the video helped, eh please give me a thumbs up for my efforts. Thanks for watching, Keith Noneya
Keith thanks! Great video!! You made it look easy...did the Caravan come with the transmission cooler as part of the towing package or was it added later??
Hey Rod my Caravan doesn't have the tow package, most vehicles come with them these days. It helps the transmissions last longer and that helps on those warranties the dealers give with new vehicles. Thanks for the nice comment and for watching. Glad you liked it and I hope it helped. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya.
I know this is a old video but I’m replacing my cooler in a 2003 dodge caravan when i replace the cooler do I need to do anything with air being im the cooler lines
Thank you for the instructional video to change the Transmission Cooler for the Dodge Grand Caravan 3.3. Question, do you know a good brand for the lower control arms for this van? I am having a hard time locating the Mopar brand.
Typically anything made by Moog is good. Although you pay a little extra you can rely on their quality. With that being said, you can just change the bushings in them if it's more cost effective for you. To do them either way you may have to loosen the stiffening plate that that ties the whole bottom together. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
Recently had to remove my cooler on my 03 Caravan when I replaced my radiator & condenser (following an accident) . How much trans oil should you put in to bring it up to normal? I tried running the car and then checking the oil level but it seems at the normal level, even after driving it for a while ...Trans does seem sluggish.....could it be the air needs time to purge out??
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Hi, Richard. I didn't have any problems like that after changing the cooler. This is a guess and only a guess, but in the accident you may have damaged some of the wires or one of two plastic speed sensors. They are on the lower front drivers side of the transmission. They are the: Input Speed Sensor and the Output Speed Sensor. They tell the ECM how fast the engine is going and how fast the output of the transmission is going. I had one go bad several years ago and had similar problems to what you described. Eventually in heavy traffic my transmission would lock in limp mode which effectively limits your speed to about 40mph. After I changed both sensors my transmission acted normal again. I don't know if that's your problem but it's certainly possible. If I were you I would use an OBDII code reader and pull the codes to see what pops up. If you don't have a code reader, most auto-parts stores like Advance Auto or Autozone will pull codes free for you. Most simple code readers can also be purchased on eBay or Amazon for under $20.00. There is also an on board in dash simple code reader that you can use without a code reader. Simply turn the key to the on position, don't start it, and then to the off position three times.
So in essence: ON-OFF-ON-OFF-ON. When you get to the on position for the third time leave it there, then look at where the odometer would normally be. The codes will display and you can look them up on line. You may want to video them as they read out, then look them up. When there are no more codes it will say "done". Then just turn the key off. Hope that gets you on the right track. Thanks for watching. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya
Came here to see what you did about flushing/new ATF but you didn't show that part. Any tips? :)
A great question and one that is full of controversy. Basically if you have been flushing or having your transmission flushed on a regular basis keep doing it. I don't on my older vehicles for a very good reason, and that reason is varnish. Older vehicles that have not been flushed on a regular basis build up varnish on the walls of the valves. When you flush the transmissions that varnish comes loose and starts to bind up the valves so the transmission won't work properly and then you have to put some SeaFoam TRANS TUNE Treatment in it and hope it fixes it. If it keeps acting up you'll have to have it rebuilt, or at least torn apart and have the valve assembly tubes and valves cleaned or replaced. On my new Murano I take it down and have them do it for me every 30k.
So there are two schools of thought on this:
1. If it's flushed regularly keep doing it.
2. If it has NOT been flushed on a regular basis just change the filters and fluid on a regular basis.
If the transmission acts up then try the SeaFoam TRANS TUNE Treatment. Take a look at this guys video here: ruclips.net/video/AhE7lxywHX0/видео.html&feature=emb_logo
Try this search link to help give you the information to decide to flush or not to flush: ruclips.net/user/results?search_query=should+I+flush+my+transmission
So to answer you question, well I don't flush my new transmissions I have someone else do it for me, and I don't flush my old transmissions I just change the filter and fluid. Hope that helps guide you in how you would like to proceed. Thanks for the great questions and watching. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
@@keithnoneya That's quite the answer! Thanks! A followup: If I don't flush the transmission, do I have to worry about air in the cooler lines going to the transmission cooler?
@@Shandleyman Another good question. Professionally I don't know the answer, however when I changed the cooler I didn't prime it and I had no problems with the transmission. Also I have done and seen transmission cooler changes before and no one primed them or even mentions it. So base on that I don't think you have anything to worry about.
Thanks for the nice complement. I try to be informative and accurate. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
I know this is a old video 5 years old but I’m gonna replace my cooler on a 2003 after I change the cooler do I need to do anything like with air in the lines or anything??
No, but if you'd like to be safe, just start it and shut if off a few times. The start it and cycle through the gears to make sure all is lubricated before driving normal distances. Thanks for watching. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
@@keithnoneya well I’m not totally sure if I have to replace the cooler I have transmission fluid leaking from my line the top one it’s not a lot I don’t see transmission fluid in the ground I only have it on my front bumper do you know if the cooler was leaking it would have to have a hole from something hitting it me fluid would be on the ground more then likely I don’t know if I should just replace the whole cooler and my lines or just lines if I do lines and slots still leaking then I wasted a lot of time if I do cooler and lines then that would fix the whole issue
@@chris_kreisher9857 Yeah I agree, check the lines first. I'd clean them off with some alcohol or gasoline, then wipe them down real good until you get nothing on the towels. Then start the van and run it through the gears and put it in park. Then wipe them with some clean towels while flexing the lines. Check the towels for fluid. If you find some you've found your leak. If the leak is at the connection, and the lines are flexible, just trim them and re-clamp them. If they're stiff, due to age, replace the lines. Hope that help Chris. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
My radiator was leaking. I watched a few RUclips videos and tried to do it. Found out that my 2004 grand caravan has a transmission cooler also. the videos I watched all don't have a trans cooler attached. It had fallen away from the supports. The fans are attached separately also. I stopped what I was doing and drove it down the street to my backyard mechanic.
Glad the video helped. The job is pretty easy to do. Any good back yard mechanic can easily do this job. Thanks for watching. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
My mechanic said it was not worth replacing the cooler since it was not leaking. He jerry-rigged it back into position and finished the radiator replacement.
@@extremerecluse2095 I agree with the mechanic. If it still works internally just Jury Rig it and call it good. Unfortunately I had to change a perfectly good one because in order to keep my transmission warranty they required it to be changed. Thanks for watching. Best Wishes and Blessings. Keith Noneya
why did you remove old cooler if it was working after jb weld repair?
I had changed the transmission and in order to keep the warranty I had to change it, I put a yellow banner up saying that at time index 0:30. So I thought I would make a video of it for those who needed to change theirs either for that reason or any other reason. Hope that clears it up for you. Feel free to ask any other questions. Thanks for watching RB. I'll have to watch your free sailing boat videos. I love sail boats. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith Noneya
hi what size of clamp did you use to keep the old tranmission cooler secured? tnx
Hi Justin can you give me a time index as to where I used the clamp so I can see where I used it so I can answer your question. I'm on line now if you want a quick answer.
Ok I watched the video. I thought you meant that I had used a clamp somewhere in replacing the old one, which is what the video is about. You meant the clamp I used to repair the old one right? I don't remember the size but I remember how I determined it. Just measure the width of the sides with a measuring tape double it and then add about four inches for the top and bottom widths of the cooler. You'll have to pre-bend the clamps to make them fit properly. Also you'll want the screw part of the clamp on the sides not the top or bottom to make it easier to screw the clamps down. Make sure you clean the metal real good with some brake clean so that the JB weld with stick. Also don't clamp it to hard or you'll crush some of the cooling fin area. Let it cure for several hour and then reinstall it. I hope this helps, drop me a comment if you have anymore questions. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith
Keith Noneya thanks a lot. Great help, appreciate it.
2000 Dodge Grand Caravan,3.3L....need trans cooler....AutoZone asked what size cooler?.....do you know correct size?....
If it looks like mine the PN should be Dorman P/N: 918-207 about $101.00 on eBay. Or if it doesn't look like mine it could be a DORMAN 918-228 $81.31 on eBay make sure and check yours and compare the two before you buy it. If you buy it at an auto parts store in town and it's the wrong one, as long as you don't install it and the packaging is in good shape the auto parts store will take it back.There's a list of tools, Part Number and some tips in the description. Hope that helps point you in the right direction. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith Noneya
@@keithnoneya Thanks!
@@robmartin217 Anytime bud. Just drop me a line if you need anything else. Thanks for watching. Best Wishes & Blessings. Keith NOneya
Where did you purchase your replacement cooler at?
I put it in the description below the video. I put important information like tools used, parts used, consumables used and & Chemicals used for all my videos there. Here's a copy of what I have in the description per your request. If you check out any more of my videos always check the description I put some important information there for my viewers.
Part Used:
Transmission Cooler by Dorman P/N: 918-207 $108.00 on Amazon at date of this video.
Thanks for watching. Best Wishes n Blessings. Keith