I have a 1998 dodge Plymouth neon I had to get a new coolant reservoir Bc old ones has to many holes but how do I remove the old tank I'm having hard time trying to remove it
2001 most chrysler products switched to GO5 antifreeze. DEX cool will not work and should not be mixed. Check in your owners it will tell you. Or they make antifreeze now called all makes all models by prestone that will work. Please rate
1997 Plymouth Neon, have replaced radiator, radiation cap, thermostate and hoses, still run hot. Fans do not seem to come on, where is the temperature sensor on this vehicle?
Chrysler Caravan/Voyager/Town and Country 1996-1999
Radiator - REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
Fig. 1: Before removing the hood latch, mark it's location on the crossmember with a paint marker or other tool
Disconnect the negative battery cable.
CAUTION
Do not remove the radiator cap or drain with the cooling system
hot and under pressure or serious personal injury can occur from hot
pressurized coolant.
Place a drain pan under the radiator drain. Open the radiator drain plug and allow the coolant to drain.
Remove the air intake resonator from the air cleaner assembly.
Remove the Coolant Recovery System (CRS) overflow tank filler neck hose.
Disconnect the cooling fan electrical connector located on the left side of the cooling fan module.
Remove the CRS overflow tank mounting screw from the upper radiator crossmember.
Remove the upper radiator-to-crossmember mounting screws.
If equipped, disconnect the engine block heater wiring connector.
Remove the upper radiator crossmember.
Fig. 4: ... and the upper radiator-to-crossmember bolts, then ...
Fig. 5: ... unbolt the crossmember ...
Fig. 6: ... and lift it from the front of the vehicle
Remove the entire air cleaner assembly.
Disconnect and plug the automatic transaxle oil cooler lines from the radiator.
Disconnect the upper and lower radiator hoses from the radiator.
Remove the lower radiator hose clip from the cooling fan module.
Remove the A/C condenser mounting fasteners and separate the A/C
condenser from the radiator. Be sure the condenser is supported in
position.
Remove the A/C filter/drier mounting bracket, 2 mounting bolts to
the cooling fan module and 2 mounting nuts to the filter/drier. Remove
the mounting bracket.
Carefully lift the radiator out of the engine compartment. Be
careful not to damage the radiator cooling fins or water tubes during
removal.
To install:
Be sure the air seals are properly positioned before installation
of the radiator. Lower the radiator into position and seat the radiator
with the rubber isolators into the mounting holes provided.
Install the A/C filter/drier and mounting bracket onto the cooling fan module. Install the bracket mounting fasteners.
Install the A/C condenser to the radiator.
Unplug and connect the transaxle oil cooler lines to the radiator.
Connect the upper and lower radiator hoses to the radiator.
Connect the CRS overflow tank filler neck hose to the radiator.
Reconnect the cooling fan motor electrical connector.
Install the entire air cleaner assembly.
Install the upper radiator crossmember.
Install the upper radiator mounting screws and torque to 105 inch lbs. (12 Nm).
Reconnect the engine block heater electrical connector, if equipped.
Install the CRS overflow tank mounting screw to the upper radiator crossmember. Torque the screw to 18 inch lbs. (2 Nm).
Fig. 11: Unbolt the lower radiator mounting brackets
Fig. 12: Once all of the components are removed or set aside, the radiator can be removed from the vehicle
Install the air intake resonator.
Refill the cooling system with a
50
/
50
mixture of clean, fresh ethylene glycol antifreeze and water to the proper level.
Reconnect the negative battery cable.
Start the engine and run until it reaches normal operating
temperature, then check the coolant level and the automatic transmission
fluid level. Add fluids, if necessary.
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It is best to add a coolant mix. You can get it ready mixed, but try to ascertain if your car now has in it green mix or red mix. It is best not to mix these 2 mixes LOL
If you cannot make out what is in there now, just add demineralised water.
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could very well be a head gasket ,just because you have no oil in water or whatever doesnt mean to say the gasket hasnt failed between a piston and a water jacket which is the most common type of failure so stop reading these sites looking for a quick fix ,this vehicle is a 1998 ,its old and the gaskets at this age are likely to fail with age .Off with the head and renew the valve seals ,reseat the valves new gaskets renew any suspect water pipes and change the timing belts and water pump if driven by the timing belt at the same time .then it will run for another 15 yrs with no problems
i had this same problem with a 2004 dodge stratus. turned out to be mixed coolants. check to make sure that the thermostat is opening and closing properly. you can do this by dropping the thermostat into boiling water. if it opens its not that. could also be the water pump, to check this look for a slow drip of coolant coming from the water pump. water pump has what is called a weep hole and when it goes bad coolant will drip from the weep hole.
The tank itself IS easy to replace. Two nuts and its off. The hard part is
getting your hands (and tools) on it to remove it.
You should remove the air box to give you some room to get it
out. it will also give you more room to get your hands and tools on it.
If you have power steering (and you
probably do), then the reservoir will be your biggest PITA to get around as it
sits directly in front of the tank with about 1 inch of clearance. If you can
get your tools on the nuts and still turn them, you will be golden.
If not, then you MAY want to consider
removing the three bolts that hold the power steering fluid reservior on so that
you can shift it out of the way, BUT, and this is a very big BUT, those three
bolts are also EXTREMELY difficult to reach AND put back in, so I would strongly
suggest that if you do that, be prepared for some major aggravation.
Coolant reservoir tanks can be purchased at your local auto parts store and ranger from 29.00up to 39.00 depending on who you purchase it from.It could very well overheat on you and that is not a good thing for any period of time.
there are several.4-6 or more?? if the coolant is rusty, plan on doing all of them or sell the car. BIG $$$$...If you have not kept up with the coolant service,you will have much bigger problems later on. how many miles? at 90k miles replace the timing belt, tensioner and water pump, use factory chrysler partsonly. if you dont and the belt breaks, or water pump siezes, the engine will be trashed.
you will have to take the vacuum canister mounted by the fuel tank loose lower the tank enough to let the pump clear the fender well, remove the big plastic nut from around the pump assembly, disconnect the fuel lines and unplug the assembly remove and replace. be sure to disconnect the battery because you could short the new one out when reconnecting the plug.
1997 Plymouth Neon, have replaced radiator, radiation cap, thermostate and hoses, still run hot. Fans do not seem to come on, where is the temperature sensor on this vehicle?
The drain plug is at the bottom of the radiator on the passenger side. I see no reason to drain it all out unless you just want to change it. If you do our Neons take the orange radiator fluid Havoline "Dex-Cool" invented by Havoline. It has a very bad taste added to it to protect children and pets. I changed it at 74000 in my wife's 2003 Neon SXT using a 50/50 mix of Dex-Cool and distilled water to avoid any scaling residue.
Our Neons cannot use any other type as it will ruin the internals of your engine the coolant comes into contact with.
The anti freeze is to be changed at 100,000 miles. If your coolant reservoir tank (located in the engine compartment on the drivers side just under the windshield large white plastic bottle) is always filling up over time and spilling over you may need a new radiator cap.
The radiator cap lets some of the coolant out in to the reservoir tank as you drive and the coolant expands due to heat. When your radiator cools off a vacuum is created inside of your radiator at that time your radiator cap is to open it's valve and **** the coolant from the reservoir tank back into the radiator via the small hose that leads from just under your radiator cap to the reservoir tank.
Make sure the hose leading from just under your radiator cap to the reservoir tank has a tight seal at both ends as well as no leaks.
If your cap is not operating properly it will just keep letting coolant out and not letting the radiator **** it back in resulting low coolant level in the radiator.
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