Step by Step Replacing Radiator Dodge Caravan 2001 3.3L V6

Easy to replace compare to Dodge Neon!!! Will take you approx 1.5 hours...

[@mellvinnalrichardson2058]

I'm a 42 yr old woman and you took me step by step putting in my radiator. I did it all alone and did it on the first try. Great video ☺️

[@gavrilovas1]

happy to help.

[@RobertsDishy]

This is the best demonstration of how to remove and replace the radiator on a 2001 and later Dodge Caravan 3.3L. This guy knows his stuff...he is logical and methodical, he speaks slowly and clearly. Thank you sir. I watched this demonstration twice through, began my job and 2 hours later I was done. Saved myself several hundred dollars in the process. Many many many thanks.

[@TekCrush]

hey, thanks man. I am a scientist (deff not a mechanic) and today I just changed my radiator out thanks to your well put together video. I couldnt have done it without your video. My children will have heat this winter and stay nice and warm thanks to you. Thank you so much!!!!

[@wkdravenna]

Malcolm Castilow 😁 technically heat comes from your heatercore. The radiator helps cool the coolant to cool the engine. But great to hear this is a good video.

[@rawfoodphilosophy7061]

I've watched about 5 of these videos and yours is the BEST ONE!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you so much for in depth explanation!!!!!!!

[@gavrilovas1]

Thank you.

[@oscargonzalez8518]

I say the same,real good explanetion.

[@leemullin312]

My radiator sprung a leak yesterday, I been searching for hours trying to find an easy step by step guide and this video was a brilliant! I did mine in 20 mins no hassle or fuss. Fantastic video thank you so much! I live in the UK and have same model. Great cars!

[@gavrilovas1]

+Lee Mullin Great... Thank you for your positive comment..

[@MikeFlyItAll]

I want to thank you for taking the time to put this video together... Great job in your work on the car, your instructions and the video... Although you can't directly feel it you helped a lot of people save some hard earned money... Cheers....

[@webehinds]

The best tutorial I have ever seen on this subject. He takes his time to explain every step and even add comments to avoid problems. Thank you for an excellent video!

[@gavrilovas1]

Samuel Hinds Thank you...

[@webehinds]

My pleasure, keep them coming...you make these difficult repairs seem very easy.

[@tad95683usa]

I replaced my 2003 Caravan radiator after watching this video, thank. The only difficulty I encountered was How To Remove the Fan Electrical Connections. I broke the socket, not knowing the trick to unlock'n disconnect, other than that everything went smooth. Thank You.

[@ballhawk387]

One of my connectors had a broken tab to begin with. Had to get it apart by jamming an angled pick into it and brute force. Now the tab is gone, but it seats.

[@michaelschmidt7014]

Great video very direct and straight forward by doing this yourself you saved yourself about $800 US in labor charges. I have seen several videos there was one that was particularly horrible in that the poster disassembled the front clip, grill then removed headlights, and removed the bumper to give more room to work, however it added an hour or more than an hour of time to the whole repair. At 19:05 you were changing over the original bolt holds from the old radiator to the new radiator. You discovered that the holds would not fit the new radiator frame and decided to use tie-wraps to hold the fan housings in place. A better method woud have been to remove the old radiator frame top from the old radiator then install it on the new radiator then the fan bolt clips would match and everythiing would fit like a factory install.

[@gavrilovas1]

Thank you 😊 🙏 for your comment!

[@ericlee356]

Thanks Alexey - Your tutorial enabled me to do the job in a couple hours without the manual and without any problems. The radiator was $139 at Autozone with lifetime warranty and the cheapest shop wanted $225 to install. - Eric in Michigan

[@gavrilovas1]

+Eric Lee Thank you for your comment, Eric...

[@Madmike772]

Thank you! Taking out that bar ( that has the hood latch on it ) everyone misses. removing that makes thew whole job tremendously easier! For myself, that's the part that helped me the most, so i could fix my fans, that someone else didn't install correctly.

[@gavrilovas1]

Good comment, that's why I'm trying to video DIY repair as presisicly as as I can.

[@jonathanmcclure9591]

This was the best video I have watched on replacing the radiator in a Dodge Grand Caravan. Thx for the great details

[@gavrilovas1]

;-) thank you.

[@troydouglas6418]

finally a vid that actually shows u step by step !

[@gavrilovas1]

thank you for your kind comment.

[@ballhawk387]

Excellent, very clear. My new radiator did not need the clips for the fans, screws went right in. However, I could not free the radiator from the condenser without removing the bumper, not being able to see the top clips on my vehicle, which had to be squeezed together to pull it out.

[@jeffstruckhoff1561]

Fantastic video. Getting ready to change out mine and feel extremely confident now. You're a good teacher.

[@gavrilovas1]

Thank you

[@cuchulainn06]

Great Video !!! By far the best one of these I have seen, makes me feel better about tackling this......

[@RuesWorld]

Thank You for making this video. My cousin and I were able to change the radiator.

[@gavrilovas1]

😉

[@lenfarneth]

Thank you. this was a very thorough and well done video. I don't have a second car and live in a rural area so it's good to know exactly what tools I need before I start.

[@gavrilovas1]

+Len Farneth ;-)

[@lansingcapitals]

Thank you so much!! You saved me alot of money. Excellent step by step. Thanks

[@gavrilovas1]

You welcome 😉

[@vincentcarron545]

you made a very good video you covered everything on this replacement of this radiator

[@gavrilovas1]

thank you for such a nice and positive comment.

[@JavaRatusso]

I liked your method, doing all from the top side.

[@gavrilovas1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@mirekrachwal3764]

Thanks for video . Removing crossbar and fans makes it even easier you will get access to lower hose

[@tjfy34c]

I was Quoted $1895.00 for the Radiator Replacement and some Plastic with painting. Sure the Bumper Cover is about $395.00, but these body shops see someone with the NEED to get their Mini-Van back in operating order and Jack it Up ! I have replaced the Radiator, Top Grill plastic and of course Fluid for $185.00 I still need to replace the Bumper cover for aesthetics, but the cooling system is perfect, fans secure and I am Not in Payment Pain to Billy’s Body Shop. These Vids are more than helpful in getting these things done at home with out making Rookie mistakes that are inevidable.

[@hamishr2367]

Great video..it worked out perfectly for me..thanks to you

[@geoffreytao4174]

Great video, step by step and easy to fellow. good job!

[@MattawaMac]

Thank you for an excellent step-by-step video, and thank you for a great camera operator!!!This was very easy to follow and you explained every step along the way clearly and with excellent video footage. You should be a teacher.I was expecting to see a couple of coolant lines from the transmission and was very surprised I didn't. Is there some other radiator for the tranny coolant? Without seeing them there, I can almost think I can do this without getting down on all fours or crawling around on my back... And I may even enjoy handling the tools again.. so thanks ever so much for an excellent job. I really appreciate the excellence of this production.I've been around cars all my life, and strictly as a hobby on week ends etc., changed just about everything about them over those years. Unfortunately "those years" are catching up with me and my good friend Arthritis lives in my house now. "Arthur", as I prefer to call him, has taken away a lot of my ability to walk and stoop and certainly get down on my hands and knees. Luckily my hands have so far been barely affected.., but feet and legs and back, well they are not too happy.But, with your video I am going to buy a new rad and tackle this myself. And I'll call it my 70th birthday present from you. Many thanks.Eldon Gaw, Ottawa, On. Canada.

[@gavrilovas1]

thank you for your nice and very positive comment.

[@allwinds3786]

It's not necessary to remove the cross member but it sure makes it easier, thanks for the tip!

[@oscargonzalez8518]

Brother real good video I learn from you,God bless you.

[@randynoel3266]

Very good, thanks for taking the time to do this.

[@jessia8592]

You made it look so easy. Good job. Love it.

[@09mrdave]

Very good video. Best one so far. Thanks

[@something3141]

I'm gonna try it sunday with the help from your video

[@saby7]

Awesome video. It really saved me some time on the process. Thanks for sharing! :)

[@gavrilovas1]

🤗🤗 thank you.

[@joeybagodonuts6683]

This video was a big help, thank you!

[@DovKatz]

Thanks for the info! I'm about to do the same job.

[@georgewhite2429]

GREAT VIDEO You saved me hours of time. Thank you so much

[@gavrilovas1]

George White Thank you for the comment..

[@bismillahfoodsecrets2671]

You are very smart now I will do it myself

[@gavrilovas1]

not very, but most likely yes.

[@davidmendez6483]

Great video! Like the shoes of the video man.

[@bismillahfoodsecrets2671]

Subscribed to your channel because you deserve it

[@gavrilovas1]

thank you.

[@szymonantosz6033]

Absolutely very helpful and good work.

[@shellywilliams6725]

When you separate the condenser from the radiator, you lifted the condenser up are you just lifting it out of holes that holdit in place ?

[@gavrilovas1]

lifted condenser up most likely.

[@rickbur5]

Thanks, excellent instruction.

[@bornfree59]

Thank you for showing how to separate the ac. condenser..I just change m,y radiator..God bless.

[@gavrilovas1]

Thank you, God bless you!

[@rickdell9098]

Great job Alexey

[@Armyani]

спасибо. очень полезное видео сегодня буду менять.

[@curiosity2314]

Good video, seems I would have added straight 100% coolant to mix with the block that was full of tap water. Distilled water should have been used for the life of the system. These are just side notes on a great radiator replacement!

[@gavrilovas1]

this repair was not complete, after the radiator was replaced, cause then we detected a crack in cylinder block...

[@gavrilovas1]

we did used mix of 50 to 50 already ready to use coolant... thank you for the comment but i only use distilled water cause it have less chances to create rust inside of cooling system..

[@michaelstoliker971]

Great video although you missed a couple opportunities to speed up the process. Also, I think the radiators come with a bag of hardware to replace spire clips and grommets. I guess it depends on the manufacturer. I'll find out today, replacing my radiator in 33 degree F. weather. Fun!

[@gavrilovas1]

Thank's.

[@ballhawk387]

Mine needed no clips, screws went right in.

[@ExtremeRecluse]

What did you do with the broken trans cooler?

[@سالمسالم-ك7ث8و]

You did great job thanks .

[@bismillahfoodsecrets2671]

Can you make a video about how to change alternator of same

[@gavrilovas1]

No I can't because this was the vehicle of my coworker.

[@TheTor]

Wow, great job!! Thanks so much!!

[@gavrilovas1]

+TheTor thank you...

[@TheTor]

+Alexey Gavrilov. . .Your video is by far and away the best on KZbin on this particular subject. Today I slammed in my new radiator very fast and with complete ease thanks to your great video!! Many thanks Alexey and keep up the great work!!

[@gavrilovas1]

;-)

[@luisenriquevillamilnagles187]

GRACIAS POR EL VIDEO,ME AYUDO MUCHISIMO.THANKS FOR THE VIDIO,HELP ME A LOT.

[@gavrilovas1]

+luis enrique Villamil ;-)

[@SergLa]

Жуткий русский акцент, но англичане в восторге.

[@Bisabiieliudd]

necesito instrucciones para una Dodge grand caravan 1999 3.3 cómo desconectar la manguera del aceite de transmisión, quiero instalar el radiador pero me detuve en esa manguera que va para la transmisión, ayuda por favor!!

[@Евгений59-ч9в]

Превосходная работа! Купил караван 2001 года, 4 поколение, 2.4 автомат. Потек радиатор. В одном из сервисов сказали, что охлаждение АКПП происходит в большом радиаторе. Т.е. радиатор два в одном. Так ли это? Чтобы покупать радиатор, нужна точная информация. Подскажите пожалуйста.

[@gavrilovas1]

Нужно посмотреть подведены ли линии охлаждения АКПП трансмии в радиатор...

[@Евгений59-ч9в]

@@gavrilovas1 так в том и проблема, чтобы посмотреть. Спереди и по бокам под радиаторами самодельная защита от прошлых пользователей на совесть прикручена. В теплый бокс загнать возможности нет. На улице - 15, 20. Ветром, со снегом. Предположил, раз занимаетесь подобными машинами, может быть знаете. В интернете по этим машинам очень скудная информация. За ответ спасибо.

[@oldhamegg]

excellent tutorial.

[@gavrilovas1]

Oldstuff Man thank you...

[@hp11208]

good video bro.

[@AliMohamed-du3gs]

Thank you so much

[@michiganwheels3326]

No need to remove radiator supports from the core crossmember.

[@NeWandam]

Спасибо Санька!!!

[@ianallen2003]

thank you im changing my dads

[@gavrilovas1]

+DA FLYING PANCAKES ;-)

[@ModestoAbandoned]

Спасибо

[@gavrilovas1]

Pozhalysta

[@darrylv8530]

only a few ties and no duct tape,lol