Active Grille Shutters

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@jeremieatilanojr9743 Жыл бұрын

2015 vw Jetta shutters went out. $2000 later they are fixed. How much fuel mileage did it save me over the life of the vehicle??? Not $2000 I’m willing to bet. BS!!!!!!

@SyntaxNexus Жыл бұрын

Called BS once I heard reduce emissions and $$$$ by 2023. Lol

@huthayfa1723 Жыл бұрын

it saved the first owner

@danmaycock9238 4 ай бұрын

2 fuckin grand for some plastic and an actuator?!?

@seatime674 4 ай бұрын

I know,,, On the freeway let's block half of the radiator from cooling. BRILLIANT IDEA💡

@mouselt1 Жыл бұрын

It may sound good on paper but in real life, the little time it saves to warm up and fuel savings are not worth the complexity and cost of these devises when they go south.

@hanynowsky 2 ай бұрын

@@mouselt1 you are correct. Until you go spend a year in norway where they even install aftermarket electric coolant heaters that warm up the coolant even when the engine is shut. I second you, if the climate not freezing cold. But these devices can reduce the coefficient of Drag by as much as 0.2. which is significant for fuel savings.

@metalwolf1 2 жыл бұрын

This was super informative, thank you very much.

@penguin44ca 6 ай бұрын

Wait, wouldn't them be closed increase drag since it is essentially a wall now? I'm confused

@hanynowsky 2 ай бұрын

No. It s the opposite. Drag increases when in enters the inner radiator area and creates a heavy turbulence which pushes the car rearward. When the active flap is closed the air flow is directed to the hood/bonnet and the bottom bumper lip, increasing downforce and reduducing drag. The closed flap acts like a nose. But when open acts like a mouth.

@jakejones5736 2 ай бұрын

@@hanynowsky Kind of. When open, there is indeed all kinds of turbulence due to the resistance of everything in the engine compartment. When closed, the shutters simply redirect that airflow over the top of the streamlined body of the vehicle, thus reducing drag.

@hanynowsky 2 ай бұрын

@@jakejones5736 exactly. People worrying about overheating should not. Bmw G30 achieved a CD of 0.24 thanks to that active air flap.

@jakejones5736 2 ай бұрын

I just replied to another responder. Here is an easy way to understand this: Consider two rivers. One goes straight, but with a lot of boulders and large rocks. The other makes an S-curve but has no obstructions. Which do you think will more easily let the water pass through? That's right, hands down it would be the second one. The reason why is not only does the first one have SEVERAL "walls", but the turbulence from all the various points of deflected water interact with each other causing even further drag. Hope this helps. 🙂

@aaronshields8229 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. Couldn’t figure out what these were for.

@salvimeca8678 3 жыл бұрын

Excelente explanation, thanks

@nickyvanderhoof2281 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation. However it is just one more crap thing that can and will go bad and cost people money to get repaired. Every time we turn around something else is added that can and will break and cost money to fix. What ever happened to the term (KISS) keep it simple stupid. Less crap on the car that can break the less it will cost to operate.

@jakejones5736 2 жыл бұрын

P059F code 2019 Nissan Altima. Shutters were halfway open when parked. After start up, they fully cycled open & close several times, then remained fully open. Hot day and the engine was already warm. For what it's worth, had the same code about a year ago. Disconnected and reconnected electrical harness. Terminals were shiny new, no obstruction no damage. Code went away on its own. When it came back recently, I assumed it was the same issue and did not check it for a couple weeks. When I finally checked it, I found half a styrofoam cup holding the shutters open. Any ideas?

@jakejones5736 Жыл бұрын

@@800game No. The gears that moved the shutters were stripped, so the position sensor knew it was not operating correctly. Replaced the shutters and problem SOLVED!

@jakejones5736 Жыл бұрын

@@800game Thought I answered this. Sorry for the delay. I ended up having to replace the shutter as the gears to the motor were stripped. The code went away and has not returned! 😀

@coomercove Жыл бұрын

Seems like this is common point of failure on the 2019 Altima. I'm currently dealing with it. Several similar posts on various forums for the 2019 model.

@jakejones5736 Жыл бұрын

@@coomercove Not sure why, but NOW my previous answer appears. Last comment, it did not show up. Hmmm. Anyway, what you say makes sense as mine also failed at low miles/age which surprised me. No doubt there's some sort of design flaw.

@petergarcia1334 Жыл бұрын

Is it safe to drive the car with the code popping up

@garys9718 Жыл бұрын

But will it throw a code if removing the shutters

@duncank6915 Жыл бұрын

Yes

@garys9718 Жыл бұрын

@duncank6915 I have removed mine, and no codes yet

@ET-Shadow Жыл бұрын

How can I cancel them without a check engine light on??

@rickylee2477 Жыл бұрын

I cut cut all the shutters off my except for the one that is attached to the motor. No engine codes as the truck still thinks their in there.

@dkrum5854 Жыл бұрын

@@rickylee2477but when i took mine off my a/c stopped working. why’s that?

@seatime674 4 ай бұрын

@@rickylee2477How is it working with those cutoff shutters do you see it being any cooler and what make vehicle do you have.

@rickylee2477 4 ай бұрын

@@seatime674 I’m sure it helps to a degree. But nothing I could tell just by watching the temps. Since then I’ve added a 180 stat and and tune to turn the fans on sooner.

@rickylee2477 4 ай бұрын

@@dkrum5854 that’s a whole other problem. Nothing to do with the shutters unless you damaged something taking them out. I used a survival rope saw. Cut mine out with grill in place. Left the top center and bottom. Still no codes or issues to this day.

@Erweenie 5 ай бұрын

My gauge is right below the H is that normal but then the shutters open and comes down I’ve never had it overheat , or the warning come up or the check engine So is that normal?

@seatime674 4 ай бұрын

Below H is overheating and severely abnormal, your shutters are not opening

@Erweenie 4 ай бұрын

@@seatime674 I took a piece of pvc and cut it to size and slide it in the vents on both sides Hasn’t gone over normal temps at all ever since 😃

@seatime674 4 ай бұрын

@@Erweenie I can't picture that, you mean wedging pvc in there to force the slats open.?

@Erweenie 4 ай бұрын

@@seatime674 yeah it’s about 1 3/4”

@seatime674 4 ай бұрын

@@Erweenie you didn't get a check engine light? Typically that happens

@bobbysenterprises3220 2 жыл бұрын

Umm wax melting. Perhaps on a dial safe thermostat. The spring in the thermostat expands and contracts regulating the amount of coolant flow through the radiator

@Zabarotropitili 11 ай бұрын

Got my shuuter damaged and then replaced by a new one. The new one was faulty or installed improperly. As a result i have a shutter always closed and a check engine light always on. Because of the check light the remote engine start is not working

@yangtroy1 11 ай бұрын

Exact same situation with my 2019 vw jetta, taking it back thursday

@ddeenis77 11 ай бұрын

@@yangtroy1having the same problem with my 2019 Jetta. Mechanic wanted $600 for the part and $150 for labor. I ordered it online for $250 and he will install it when it gets here in the next few days. Are you saying you had yours fixed and the check engine light came back on? Worried about potentially having that same issue… these freaking things.

@yangtroy1 11 ай бұрын

@@ddeenis77 i bought just the motor and gave it to my mechanic but he is taking forever, will let u know when I get it back

@yangtroy1 11 ай бұрын

@@ddeenis77 i feel your pain annlying as shit

@ddeenis77 11 ай бұрын

@@yangtroy1thanks would appreciate it

@abuamdyaz 8 ай бұрын

They make no sense. It’s just an extra thing they on vehicles so that they sell their parts.

@stump182 Жыл бұрын

This is a solution looking for a problem. Putting more crappy plastic parts on a car does not make it more efficient. It just costs more to repair. The few drops of fuel saved are wasted shipping this crap over from china.