Why do my local shops want to charge nearly $500 for this? $50 in parts and no way it should take more than an hour. This is why I don't trust any mechanic anymore. Thanks for posting.
So nice to SEE what being done in videos like this, most of them just go back and tell you how they already did it. Bravo on your camera work as well! Very helpful thank you!
DO. NOT. LET. THOSE. CLIPS. FALL!!! Doubled my pain by doing that and having to take the bumper almost all the way off to find the clip. Hindsight 20/20: I should have put cardboard under those connectors to catch them. BTW, if you're thinking you can just buy replacements -- uh, yes, but you'll spend $36 for a pair of the connectors themselves, which include the clips. So, don't lose the clips! Overall, this is a fairly easy job. The hardest part is dealing with the clips. Doing it myself saved me $300 in non-dealership labor. Major, MAJOR kudos for the high-res closeups!!! It was very helpful to see the orientation of the clips. I don't know if it matters, but it appears that you installed the "left" tube in the "right" connectors, and the "right" tube in the "left" connectors. One side is pressurized, so I don't know if the "left" and "right" tubes are constructed differently. I made sure to match the grey and black caps to where the original was installed. One question I had before I started: Since one line is pressurized, will I lose a lot of transmission fluid when I disconnect the tubes? In my case, the answer was no. However, when I removed the old tubes, a bit of fluid did escape through the bottom ends, so just be aware of that if you want to keep your driveway clean.
Exactly on the clips! I spent more time retrieving dropped clips as I did on the rest of the job. Probably be time and money ahead, just buying the proper release tool. No dropped clips that way.
Thanks for posting! Just finished the job on my 2014 Caravan and so far so good. One thing that is still causing me some concern - My new lines don't have colour coded clips and I never took note of which one was assigned to which fitting on the transmission end. I went back and rewatched the part where you re-attached lines to the transmission and hopefully I got it right. I believe I connected the bottom radiator connection to the transmission connection that would appear to be more on your right hand side. Fingers crossed lol.
Before the core support and any reassembly, refill the trans fluid, use the oil dip stick with the scribes you made which was learned from another video In your quick search "2015 town and country transmission district hack" and do your leak checks before buttoning it up.
So I bought the lines add AutoZone and I don't think it has the grain the black tip that it shows here how would I know which hose goes where I'm only replacing one also list the top one
The only thing I clicked on this video to learn (and probably the most important piece of information is which hose goes where (or are they interchangeable).
On the transmission the fitting closest to driver side goes to the top of the transmission cooler. On the transmission the fitting closer to the passenger side goes to the bottom of the transmission cooler. Look at color coding of the clip covers on each; one has grey and one has black.
Black one is lower on the cooler and left on the trans. “Black Lower Left”… Glad I watched the video and read these comments before starting mine. In the video he swapped them at the end when he connected them to the cooler. I’m a bit surprised no fluid came out. I wish I would have changed these at 100k miles when I changed the filter.
@@BWeezy-sw1wy My 2015 T&C (~92k miles) is the *first* vehicle of probably 30 I've owned where the transmission cooler lines have failed. This is my seventh Grand Caravan/T&C; got rid of one @230k miles and the others (including a 2009 I still have) are well past 100k. I drive all of my vehicles "into the ground", so they all tend to be 150k+ miles by the time I'm done with them. Never had transmission cooler lines fail on me before. I'm really disappointed in the quality of my 2015 top of the line T&C Touring L; many more issues than this one. There's no reason why you should expect to change out your cooler lines as a 100k maintenance item.
So I'm only replacing the top line because the rubber part touched my belt and made a hole in it and leaked power steering fluid I think some I'm only replacing that one top hose I bought the lines from AutoZone but it don't have the black and gray cap how do I know which one to use from the new ones
Very shortly after having a shop replace transmission mount(s), there is a noticeable leak accumulating on the top of the transmission near these lines. Could the lines have been damaged when the transmission mount was replaced? The transmission lines were replaced less than 4 years prior.
There is a link on the reply below, which also seems to be supported by this image: dz310nzuyimx0.cloudfront.net/strapr1/b3c60c89dae6c19c71403e998f90a7f3/c51689b56943d6866263ea0fa4b87627.png on the mopar store: store.mopar.com/oem-parts/mopar-oil-cooler-pressure-and-return-hose-and-tube-5005204ag
It does matter. On the transmission the fitting closest to driver side goes to the top of the transmission cooler. On the transmission the fitting closer to the passenger side goes to the bottom of the transmission cooler. Look at color coding of the clip covers on each; one has grey and one has black.
I noticed one white plastic spring clip holder was white on top and in the far lower insert in the beginning, but after, the new one went on the bottom… does it matter where each one plugs in?
Шланги и трубки не одинаковые . Разница в длине резиновой части шлангов приблизительно 1,5-2 см. . Отличается размерность конфигурации трубок . Работать конечно будет . Но все таки!!!))) Это к тому, что он, перепутал местами подключение к радиатору.
You will not need to remove the transmission oil first. You will lose some fluid when you disconnect the lines but you can use a small drain pan to catch the fluid.
I have a 2013 and the hose hit the belt while driving and made a hole and started throwing fluid everywhere now do I need to drain it still what happens if I don't the car has 165,000 miles I got the car at like 110,000 miles never did a trans fluid change and my car i cant vheck what fo you recomend can i just vhange it @@rpeirce98
I have a 2012 Dodge Grand Caravan that I just got a week ago. There is transmission fluid leaking and puddling on top of the transmission, I can't see a leak, but I can't think of any other place that it could be leaking and ending up on the top of the transmission other than one of these links. Your thoughts?
If it’s transmission fluid then should be these lines. Usually it drips on the right side if the lines are leaking. If it’s engine oil then you should check the oil filter housing down the left side of the engine by the oil filter. Shine a light down there and see if there is oil. As that leaks and comes across the valley it will definitely puddle on top of the tranny. That job is a pain but Fix it Angel has a great walk-through.
Anyone know which line is the supply line to the cooler? I want to change the trans fluid without dropping the pan. I dropped the pan and changed the filter years ago, but never got all the old fluid out.
Only thing going through this is transmission fluid. It’s a common leak point for these vehicles so if you’re leaking tranny fluid then that can be you’re issue. As for the overheating I would check the coolant level
@@choloshamangaming2283 Wasn't the tranny fluid it was engine oil adapter, I change and also changed the radiator cap, coolant line and change the tranny fluid. Does not overheat now...fixed it...thanks...It was the pain to put the coolant line tube back though not sure why...but hey you helped me....agree those pin are pain...use WD40 to lubricate easy to come off
