'11 Chevy Silverado: Radiator Remove & Replace
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- In this video I have a look at a customers Chevy 2011 Silverado that came with a customer complaint of overheating. Customer also says there is a mysterious fluid leaking a trail on the ground everywhere he goes. Doesn't take long to see the leak in the radiator tub. Let's get this radiator swapped out and get this guy back on the road.
-Enjoy!
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hhmmm,,, i think,, sometimes,, rare,, with all the plastic cars are made of these days,, shouldnt they be around $485. new.??..
fyi.... the marks on the napa bottles,, are a typo. sorry,,about that..
You're my hero, got a radiator job coming up
Eric. I'm an IT guy been doing that for 20+ years. I want you to know that I really love watching you work. And I have learned a lot. Before my life in IT world, I was a parts launcher at a local auto parts store. Also, you and Mrs. Os interaction on the channel is always a hoot. Thank you for doing all the work and time it takes to do these videos.
Well said dude 👍🏻
Same, I quit turning wrenches and went into IT in 1994. Turned wrenches for 6 years before that. I still do work on my own car and select friends and family. But I enjoy watching his channel to learn and understand a lot of the Can systems on the newer cars. I have learned a lot about how they really interact with other parts watching his channel. It's helped me with fixing family cars.
Wiper Blades? Is that an automatic or manual?
same, worked at a texico service station for 4 years before going into IT in 1999.. Still find more joy in twisting wrenches.. until it's winter.. then i like IT lol.. cheers
25yr IT vet too. My hobby/side hustle is more small engine (power sports) but do most of my own and family auto repairs when I can. Enjoy watching SMA on the reg.
I love the way Luna gives a little "mew" as she goes through the door, it serves as a "Bye" to you and a "Hi, I'm here" to Mrs O.
Nope. She's telling him to close the door.
Seeing a happy marriage like these guys gives me hope. My parents were never happy. But its a sunny day, my day off and Im watching a sweet Eric O video. Positivity baby!
Remember when the only worry you had on a Chevy truck besides taking the top four bolts out on the two brackets was to be able to get the transmission lines off without the nuts sticking and twisting the lines
Unless you got a manual trans. 😊
As a proud Cat Dad , I really love your interaction with Luna 🤗🤗🤗
Suprizing Mrs. O with the Claw Priceless Moment 👌 😊
Morning Eric just wanted to say as a fellow mechanic,technician I’ve learned quite a bit watching your videos thank you 🙏🏼
Yup , probably leaking on the drivers side lower corner. Everyone that I have done has leaked in that location.
how'd you guess.... 😏
This is happening to mine right now, shop said it’s blown head gaskets and will cost 3k to repair…..
@@SQ_Silverado Sounds like you might need another diagnosis from a different shop.
hi, Mr. O. It was nice to see you and your sweetie having a moment. The cat was nice too! Thanks for sharing! Stay Healthy!
You and I gotta be the luckiest man on earth. My wife is by my side on every job. She’s my parts runner, my secretary, my phone answer person.
They just don’t make them like they used to !!
Prolific amounts of video content recently, thank you for the hard work.
Your wife would love Taiwan, there are entire stores full of claw/crane machines with everything in them including such weird things as washing pods.
Love watching and learning mechanics with you, Eric. Also…you and Mrs. O are relationship goals!
Was in the business 50 years, now as Eric O says, "old as dirt" I learn something new, from Eric all the time. Thanks
In this video I learned that those fittings are called Jiffy-Tite. I've been disconnecting and reconnecting them for years and never knew their proper name. Thanks for that knowledge Eric.
How hard is it to get them off without the tool? And will I potentially break them? Deciding if i need to buy the little circular jiffytite tool
Simple but important to notice it is really nice to have all the tools you need along with experience..Great video..
A small size cement mixing tray works great when removing antifreeze. They're about 3FT X 5 FT and low enough to fit under most any car or truck. $10 or less at the big box hardware stores.
I use the old catering aluminum pans. They are huge and have handles.
Eric - Your Customers are truly blessed that they have someone that is as diligent as you are when it comes to making sure stuff is put back together the way it should be and that you're watching out for their pocketbooks. I've got someone similar here in Los Angeles, but his shop is way to busy and almost always has 40+ cars in the que and frequently due they work soooooo fast, stuff gets missed and results in a comeback. Keep up the great work.
Back in the day, there were places that would re-core your radiator while you wait. The product was your original rad with all the OEM tanks and connections but with brand-new tubes and fins.
I remember those days.
I remember dad teaching me how to solder the copper tubes if leaking.
Ahh yes, the good old days before plastic tanks.
Really nice to see a couple like you both Happy and in love. Very nice
Still on their honeymoon ♥♥♥
Thanks for bringing us along. 👍
I always put the clamp back in the impressions as you do. Mostly because an older hose is less pliable and putting it back the way it came out seals better. Of course back in the day silicone hoses were special and not seen too often. Just how I learned it.
A lot of manufacturers will specify to put clamps back in their original location in their service literature, so it's not just an OCD thing lol
Down here in PA where we drive our cars for 10-15 years. I look for OEM. 😂
Pushing the 1,000,000 mark in subscribers! Hope RUclips is treating you well!!
How did the cars from the sixties to eighties ever run without all the plastic parts?
Well, how did they leak without the plastic parts?
They ran like shit
They ran much cooler with all of that extra space to radiate all the heat!
@@chuntzinger677 So much easier to work on.
Very well, they still are
You dont need tools eric you got mrs o to sort everything out for you all...great video today you make it look so easy very professional . nice to see a little loving to see you through the day man ....talking of grabbers you obviously grabbed the best prize ever MRS.O .
"The aftermarket 90% of the time don't fit great."
You're telling me. I had one where I absolutely could not get some of the attaching brackets to fit AT ALL. I had to zip tie the radiator in place.
@@paullinkins8121 did you go to Napa ?
The guy there explained to me that there’s two type of radiators for the silverado , he said they have a big one and small one and that every silverado is different size , same year buy u could have a small one or big one
In all sincerity, Mrs. O was looking mighty fine today. 👌
After seeing and working on lots of 50s-2000 model vehicles with over heating problems due to rust in those old cast iron engine blocks, I really come to love the aluminum radiators and blocks. So much better cooling and very little rust. Haven't changed any freeze plugs lately! Plus, anti-freeze is also so much better these days. Sometimes the plastic crap has some advantages!
I've got this same year truck with the same problem. My plastic radiator cracked, and I'm going to be changing it in my driveway. You covered all the details, boss. I now know I need those jiffy tite tools. It will be a PITA without them. Thanks for what you're doing!
Always a pleasure to see Mrs O. she is quick witted and beautiful.. Bravo sir.
Another Awesome video from SMA as always .Eric I am sure you probably already know but your a man who has been blessed. Your talented ..patient.. And great work ethic's.your a good family man and they say behind every good man is a strong women! ..may you both live long and prosper... Kudos to the lady of the house
Just changed a radiator on a 5.3. Traverse mounted Chevy. Talk about clearance issues. Love those jiffy tight connectors. Not.
Wow-film production quality is really going up, Eric! Impressive number of camera angle changes, great lighting, etc.
It's the cast that really sells it for me.
I know! I felt like I was watching Chris Fix! (runs away and hides, cowering in fear)
I came here to say the same thing. I've only been watching for 2 minutes so far, and I've already noticed the extra effort to give us a better view. I'm okay with whatever as long as he's pumpin out vids, but the extra effort is appreciated Eric
He does it all without the help of Hollywood 😅
I thought he may have hired an editor
You are so lucky to be doing that job on a gas engine. I have a 04 GMC 3500 dually diesel and had a plugged radiator in the cooling fins area. Had to take the front of the truck off and squeaked the radiator out without pulling the inter cooler. Still took me 5 hours. Retired master certified mechanic, love your channel
Loved operating crane game, was pretty good at it, my day is complete with seeing Mrs O, that cat is cool, Eric, you did good!
Had to do this on my 2006 a few months ago when the plastic reservoir started leaking. Went through 3 radiators before I got one home that wasn't broken (mounting tabs, feet, cracked plastic reservoir). Pretty frustrating when the install is so quick. I did go ahead and replace all the trans cooler lines, trans filter, and fluid while I was in there. Looks like they haven't changed the design much since the LS style engine was introduced in the GM pickups.
Little trick from an old pro: spraying the hose connection with silicone spray makes sliding the hose clamp down way easier. Drys fast so do one at a time. Learned this as the arthritis progressed.
Always a good vid when it includes the shop lion.
Always nice to see Mrs. O!
Good job Mr. O. Nice to see Mrs. O and your cat.
Sometimes aftermarket parts are all you can get. And you hope they work.
Enjoy watching your videos. When I saw your cat, the first thing that popped into my mind was I hope she doesn't get into that coolant on the floor. I had a cat die from drinking anti- freeze when I was a kid. The vet said it tastes almost sweet to them and then it destroys their kidneys.
There should be a rule whenever a particular brand of vehicles gets heat for needing repairs the poster must disclose what vehicle they drive that needs no maintenance. It will be helpful when shopping for a new vehicle.
I drive Toyota. Needs maintenance, but doesn’t break much.
@@billc7211 Yeah, pretty much only have to fix worn out shit on 2006s toyotas. But I've done radiators in everything because even factory has those stupid plastic reservoirs.
Just look at what Eric drives/owns. His daily driver is a Toyota truck, Hyundai minivan for Mrs. O. If he trusts his wife and kids to that Hyundai it must be decent and we should all know by now that Toyota is a good/reliable brand. All vehicles need normal maintenance, the questions are how often they break down and how expensive are the repairs.
@@billc7211 I have a 330,000 mile Camry in the fleet. I just did quite a bit of service to it hoping to keep it alive. There is a 2015 RAM 2500 6.4 and a 2006 G35 too. Both have roughly 120,000 miles on them.
🎼 See the Mechanics Bay, in your Chevrolet 🎶 Keep American small business going strong 🛻 💵
You and Mrs O are a woot👍
Really enjoy the videos, and appreciate the time you take to make them. Everyday is a good day when you have Mrs.O next to you. 👍🏼
Good morning Mr Eric hope you and your family have a wonderful day 😁,here lately these Chevys have become a chore for you, guess that's what they call job security lol
Always nice to see Mrs O smile. You were a lucky guy when she said 'I do'. Oh and yeah, great tip bout the sleeves in the bushings 😀
It is crazy how quickly things fail on the cars in the PRNY compared to here in Australia.
Tell us about it
Heating a freezing is hard on our vehicles. And salt is a death sentence. Not to mention newer vehicles are junk
@@35RSkyline The OEM radiator and the aftermarket one do not compare in size to what they put in vehicles here as far as volume goes. I can't see how they cool the vehicles adequately. The summers in parts of USA are hotter than here. Of course the conspiracy theorists would say it is the new vehicle manufacturers way of keeping their industry profitable.
I had an aunt in Alabama that worked in a radiator shop that built them to order. Living in NC I could call her and tell her what i needed a radiator for they built it and shipped to me cheaper than I could get a used one . Never had any trouble with fit. And i never waited more than 3 days to have it in hand. That was a long time ago don't even know if the place still exist.
It's always nice to see Mrs. O.
You should write a "Thank You" letter to Chevrolet Headquarters for making vehicles that constantly and chronically break. They are singlehandedly providing you with a steady stream of repairs and are probably solely responsible for paying for your retirement fund, braces for all the kids, and their college educations. LOL. BTW, I am a GM man, myself, and my daily driver is a 2003 Chevy Cavalier w/ 200k+ on her and going strong. She's like a new car, mechanically speaking, she looks a little rough w/ the typical GM paint coming off and the rocker panels turning to Swiss cheese, but she's still in the game. LOL. Great job on this Chevrolet, as always! Hope you, Mrs O, and the rest of the family are doing well. 👍👍
It's nice to see a true profile that does a job that you really can't tell thay was there
Nice repair, funny stuff: "Yel-low!!!", "the CLAW", and the Lovely Mrs O looking awesome. :-)
Hi Eric. Today was a big day. I received my first real Autel scanner. Then I used it to figure out why my neighbor's a/c wasn't working. Long story short, the pressure sensor was broken. I totally legally recaptured the refrigerant, recharged it, used a torque wrench for every step of the job, and it's blowing 42 degree cold air again! I've been fixing my own stuff for 10 years now thanks to guys like you, and this is my next step up. Thanks for the great education and encouragement. It turns out that I can actually do it!
I only have the nylon jiffy tools. I’m not a pro mechanic, so I don’t use them much, so I don’t need the fancy metal ones. Just used for maintenance purposes. 😉👍🏻
Good video. Well done. Dont mind the little snags. Helps understand what to do. Thank you.
Just a DIY guy and I was removing a radiator clamp with a flat pliers and it came loose and flicked my thumb nail and did that ever smart, about like hitting it with a hammer which I have done plenty of times. Retired carpenter
Incredible mechanic, camera work, editing. Eric O you inspire me to never break electrical clips and plastic hose clamps.
You can do it!
The best part of this whole vid is the Missus visit ! You def. hit a grand slam when you got her, the best !🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
It's always nice to get a little cameo from the wife unit.
I bought a Modine aluminum radiator from NAPA back in the early 2000s to replace a 3 row brass that had mediocre cooling for my 86 Z28. That Modine has been great, I really liked the quality but I haven't seen anyone selling them in years. IIRC, they were based out of Wisconsin. I pulled a GM Harrison out of the junkyard for my 87 IROC and that aluminum unit was about the same as the Modine. I had reservations about using a used radiator but that thing worked perfectly for years up until I sold it. A used GM 140 amp CS144 alternator I bought at the junkyard from a 96 Caprice in around 2004 for $40 went into my 86 Z28 and then into my 87 later on. It survived and was still in my car when I sold it a few years back. I should have saved it and found it a new home. ( I kind of want a mid 90s Blazer). GM used to make some great parts back in the day.
Enjoy watching you work,and especially the sarcasm!
10 years ago I had to r/r radiator on a ford,transmission cooler lines have the double sized jeezeless clips going into the radiator.
Didn't have the tool so I unthreaded the fitting, ford in their infinite wisdom had a nut inside the plastic tank.
Next came 2 hours of shaking it ,magnets,wires etc.
Lesson learned 😮
I was never there to magically replace the radiator.😀 I kinda felt the same way about the impressions left on the hos by the spring style clamps.
You do have to line up the spring clamps up on the hose, they’ll leak otherwise until the hose gets warm and reseats!
Your wife's initial reaction to the claw comment gave me a good laugh 😅 The thunder has been good to me so far 🤞 As always love the videos!
Now if I ever have to do my ‘13 Silverado I’ll be a step ahead of the game. Thanks Eric O. and thanks Mrs O for cracking the whip 😂. Great team!
I love all the tips and tricks that I learned from you. Plus you’re pretty entertaining.
I like the Denso units, all things considered. I like the fact that the few I have lasted 20 years and cost similar to other aftermarket units.
I just did a radiator on a Ford Explorer. You’re absolutely right about the aftermarket stuff . It’s worth it though because Ford was almost 4 times the price.
lol, "awkward silences with Mrs. O" =) great vid as always.
It’s not an auto repair channel, it’s an auto repair channel wrapped up in a love story. ☺️
Yep..plastic clear sleeves for knowing amounts added...the frustration is real.
i found on those jiffytight fittings they cay can be a different depth and can cause problems for you. So if you run into that problem you may need to use the old ones. Be sure to keep the new ones because you may need them when you do need to change the lines out for the cooler lines ..... just fyi .... have a great one .... tech tip thursday
Enjoy your sense of humor unlike most, I think, I am a nuclear Millwright cleaning up the Manhattan project in Washington state. And I believe there’s a mantra I have used for the last 40 years (Creative thinking to illuminate Competing possible Causes.) Go in peace, my friend, and serve the Lord. Thank you for the entertainment and knowledge while I recover from knee replacement surgery.
Eric,
Great video - thank you!
The kiss was the best part!!!
Paul (in MA)
Chevy THUNDER!!
A smile, a laugh and a kiss. Wow, a great day for Mr. O.
🤣, "oh yeah, we're not hitting the bucket at all", no matter where you (at least with me) put the bucket, the coolant/fluid always seems to miss it.
Eric, its amazing how easily you handle what I call the Bastard clips. You just Cruze along.
Good morning Eric, thanks for another great video.
Mrs O and you are the best. Ya make me smile.
Love the quick reference to the Minions and “The Claw!”
love the attention to detail on the little things..inserts..clamps..pure professionalism..ty sir for the continuous education
I’m changing the radiator on my 13’ 4.8L Silverado this weekend. Your video has given me the confidence to do this! Thanks brother!! After I get the old radiator out; could I take a hose and run water thru the truck, possibly putting the hose in the top driver’s side hose and hopefully it drains from the bottom hose (The one that goes into the thermostat)?? I want to get all the gunk, crap and this radiator fix I used (2 bottles of Bar’s Leaks Pelletized Formula and a box of their 6 of the “sawdust” type pucks) out of the truck, before I put the new one in. I hope that made sense. Thanks again for the awesome video! I’m super stoked I found it!
I put a new radiator in my 1983 Subaru brat a few weeks ago. It was aftermarket made from the best chinesium Aluminium. The holes lined up pretty good, it dropped in without a problem, and the little truck runs a lot cooler now!
You do well with your Mrs O'. Mine comes out to the shop and it's 20 questions time. I've learned to just Stop and Pay attention. ( with mine) But mine is now taking a UTV/ Atv Repair class, I'm Never going to get any thing done......
A trick I learned when the connector cover wont go back on is to wrap a wire tie around the connector to prevent the clip from accidentally working out.
Yes, aftermarket radiators are JUNK. I got one for my Ram 1500, a 3 row, and the mounting holes were made by a blind person !!! Not lining up, had to be reamed bigger to fit / mount it, and to use shims to get it to set correctly !!!! All that to save $60 !!!!! AND glad to see Luna the ferocious watch cat pay her daddy a visit to say good morning, how you doing Dad, and I'd like to chat, but it's time for Mom to feed me !!! Luna is talking to you now, she has forgiven you for locking her outside, cats are loving just like wives !!!! It was nice to see Mrs. O. come out to the shop to see her loving husband providing for her, and sealing that wonderful deed with a kiss !!! Love is grand !!! This job went without much incident and cussing. makes for a good day. On to the next task !!! Well done Eric !!! Another PRNY Avoca SMA Certified ASE Automotive Master Mechanic installation !!!! 😃👍🛠💯
If you enjoy working on cars, you'll love your Chevrolet! I've had quite a few. Good trucks but they all needed more attention than my Toyotas and Hondas.
Love and appreciate your videos. I especially appreciate that you don't feel the need to fill every second of your videos with nonsensical chatter. Definitely have learned a lot from your content.
I haven't gotten thru 5 minutes and I am laughing. I was just finishing up my hub replacement on 01 f250 when the neighbor came by complaining about a noise in her Tahoe. I told her everything I would have to take off and I turn this on and you are taking off everything I have to do.
I reuse the original e clips. The new ones have problems locking on and then keep you from using the plastic collar
It is always good to see the lovely Mrs. O.
My wife came out to chat when I was changing out my radiator. Wish she would have announced herself b4 I pulled the hose. She spent a month in the burn ward. I met alot of nice people at the tavern that month.
just a mechanic doing mechanic things 👍
That's a jiffy lube mechanic's motto - "We were never there"😅
Always amazed the plastic radiator headers can withstand 1.5 bar & 110 deg c sealing against aluminium core with vastly differing thermal coefficients, but when they go no chance of a bodge solder fix like the old copper rads
Now my wife wants an excavator and a lawn full of stuffed animals! Thanks Eric 😂
You bet!
Love to see your wife remains me of American family thank you for all your great videos I never stop learning, keep my mind healthy. I still fix my own vehicles I am 79yrs young Bill N LINY