Wanted to start a thread for coolers, as my 70K mile 2014 is in need of service. I flushed the engine coolant to Chrysler OAT, doesn't have the nasty EHA in it like Dexcool. I want to service the charge air cooler as well.
Although the location and function may be common knowledge, here goes:
Left and right lower front corner radiators are charge air cooler heat exchangers. As far as I know, serviced by loosening the lower hoses to drain using a large wrench on the hex nut fittings. I did not see a drain plug.
Edit: unscrewing the charge cooler heat exchanger hoses looks like asking for trouble. I'll pull the outlet house from the intercooler manifold pipe nipple up top, and garden hose in and out using two brass fittings and two lengths of 3/4" heater hose. Should be able to use the coolant pump to flush it, but if there are any issues I'll use an external pump.
The engine radiator is the rear-most, centered in the radiator support and largest. Sorry to state the obvious, it has a drain plug. The reservoir is an interesting two-tank unit, the the top pressure tank w. radiator cap intended to be full to overflowing as the hose enters the top of the reservoir. There is an unpressurized overflow reservoir below, which keeps the pressurized system at maximum fullness and air-bubble-less.
There is a cooler in front of the engine radiator. It has a drain plug on the passenger side, and on my car contained green coolant. I don't know what it is for, anybody know?
Alldata shows an engine oil cooler, but I think it might just be an oil/air cooler. Any info? What about the differential cooler, oil -> air in the rear?
Although the location and function may be common knowledge, here goes:
Left and right lower front corner radiators are charge air cooler heat exchangers. As far as I know, serviced by loosening the lower hoses to drain using a large wrench on the hex nut fittings. I did not see a drain plug.
Edit: unscrewing the charge cooler heat exchanger hoses looks like asking for trouble. I'll pull the outlet house from the intercooler manifold pipe nipple up top, and garden hose in and out using two brass fittings and two lengths of 3/4" heater hose. Should be able to use the coolant pump to flush it, but if there are any issues I'll use an external pump.
The engine radiator is the rear-most, centered in the radiator support and largest. Sorry to state the obvious, it has a drain plug. The reservoir is an interesting two-tank unit, the the top pressure tank w. radiator cap intended to be full to overflowing as the hose enters the top of the reservoir. There is an unpressurized overflow reservoir below, which keeps the pressurized system at maximum fullness and air-bubble-less.
There is a cooler in front of the engine radiator. It has a drain plug on the passenger side, and on my car contained green coolant. I don't know what it is for, anybody know?
Alldata shows an engine oil cooler, but I think it might just be an oil/air cooler. Any info? What about the differential cooler, oil -> air in the rear?
