No No No. once you replace the housing, you open the bleed right on top of it and add coolant to the res slowy until it come out of the bleed. Your way may have air trapped in the engine
I replaced the thermostat 2 years ago. Im sure if I did it wrong it would have messed up by now. I had a large leak yesterday. Did not notice it til my temp gage rose some (230). Went to jiffy said was low filled moved on. Went up again. Noticed a leak. Went to shop and he was not sure. He suggested changing the radiator. I just pulled the grill off and do not see any leaking hoses or holes. When I drive the temp fluctuates and when I accelerate it climbs but when I release it slowly goes back down or while idling. Can you give me some ideas or guidance on what I can do next? Unfortunately I get dry humped alot with mechanics and im tired of it. I try to learn and educate myself and do it myself. Any pointers?
You could have a bad water pump, clog somewhere, or a bad/leaking hose. Typically if your thermostat is bad it will fail "open" meaning in the winter your car will never get warm. Your issue is it's getting hot and not cooling. This like I said could be a bad water pump, a thermostat that failed shut, or a system that can't build pressure. If you have a leak, you need to find that first. Use paper towels and dry everything, then top the car off. Find the leak and address that. If it's still overheating, swap the thermostat as they are cheap. After that, I would look at the water pump. If you have a bad pump or impellers that are broken, you could be keeping cool at idle and not under load when it needs to move water/coolant. Good luck!
An easy and cheap fix would be the thermostat. You can test your old one by boiling it on the stove and seeing if it opens. However, most fail open so you may have a bad water pump.
@@BUDDAZO glad to help. Sorry, but I don't really do social media. As for the water pump I'm not sure on the Journey how difficult it is, but it's belt driven so it will be one of the pulleys that the belt goes around. You will need to drain the coolant just like you do if you replace the thermostat from the radiator.
lol....JUST remove the engine beauty cover so easy just lift it up gives you a better view and room also use only mopar coolant not that much more and protects the system and then bleed the air also so easy
You guys are working on our actual car for a living I don't think so boys
No No No. once you replace the housing, you open the bleed right on top of it and add coolant to the res slowy until it come out of the bleed. Your way may have air trapped in the engine
Thanks for the tip! I have had no issues however doing it this way as the system will bleed itself.
I replaced the thermostat 2 years ago. Im sure if I did it wrong it would have messed up by now. I had a large leak yesterday. Did not notice it til my temp gage rose some (230). Went to jiffy said was low filled moved on. Went up again. Noticed a leak. Went to shop and he was not sure. He suggested changing the radiator. I just pulled the grill off and do not see any leaking hoses or holes.
When I drive the temp fluctuates and when I accelerate it climbs but when I release it slowly goes back down or while idling. Can you give me some ideas or guidance on what I can do next? Unfortunately I get dry humped alot with mechanics and im tired of it. I try to learn and educate myself and do it myself. Any pointers?
You could have a bad water pump, clog somewhere, or a bad/leaking hose. Typically if your thermostat is bad it will fail "open" meaning in the winter your car will never get warm. Your issue is it's getting hot and not cooling. This like I said could be a bad water pump, a thermostat that failed shut, or a system that can't build pressure. If you have a leak, you need to find that first. Use paper towels and dry everything, then top the car off. Find the leak and address that. If it's still overheating, swap the thermostat as they are cheap. After that, I would look at the water pump. If you have a bad pump or impellers that are broken, you could be keeping cool at idle and not under load when it needs to move water/coolant. Good luck!
u might have to bleed the coolant system
Sweet, thank you a bunch.
the star pattern is called Torx ... that one is
an internal torx , the other star type is E Torx ..or external torx
Yeah, I guess on film I forget things. Haha. Thanks for posting!
Great video! Thank you and keep up the great work!
Hey I need help with my 2011 dodge journey mines just started over heating n leaking. Water
An easy and cheap fix would be the thermostat. You can test your old one by boiling it on the stove and seeing if it opens. However, most fail open so you may have a bad water pump.
@@ShawnWhetsel hey thanks bro are u on face book I want to seen u a video n what side is the water pump on
@@BUDDAZO glad to help. Sorry, but I don't really do social media. As for the water pump I'm not sure on the Journey how difficult it is, but it's belt driven so it will be one of the pulleys that the belt goes around. You will need to drain the coolant just like you do if you replace the thermostat from the radiator.
@@ShawnWhetsel ok thanks
I liked this video :)
Why didn't you remove top motor cover....
It wasn't in my way enough to bother.
Did you bleed the air out?
No I did not, it self bled.
Incorrect there us a bleeder screw on thermostat housing....
@@tprince8615 do the reservoir top have to be on while bleeding it
Is gasket sealant necessary?
No comes with gasket o ring.
Anyone know the part number for the 2012 thermostat and housing?
5184570AJ
What about the second Thermostat
Say what. It's got a second one?
@@gioto5 I think the 2.4 L is the one with the 2 thermostats
Total of 3
Thank you sir. 👍🏾🙏🏾👍🏾🙏🏾👍🏾
Why didn't you take the plastic cover off? It would have been easier. It just pops off and snaps back into place. That's way too much antifreeze!
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It should help with it blowing hotter air eh
I have scanner I clear them that way
out of all the comment not a single one advice to remove the engine cover for more room
I changed my thermostsa in my 13 craavan and had to have the coolant system burped or flushed...thats 100 bucks
Dont ever put your tools on top of the motor.. A false move it might tilt it over and now u have sockets inside place u dont want..
Doralst thermostat
lol....JUST remove the engine beauty cover so easy just lift it up gives you a better view and room also use only mopar coolant not that much more and protects the system and then bleed the air also so easy