2015 RAM 2500 HD
Mileage
182,544
Service Date
12/21/2023
Services Performed
- PULLED VEHICLE IN AND FOUND THE COOLANT IS LEAKING OUT OF THE HEATER CORE HOSE AT THE CYLINDER HEAD QUICK CONNECT. ALSO FOUND THE LOWER COOLANT HOSE FROM THE DEGAS BOTTLE TO THE BLOCK IS LEAKING. AND THE DEGAS BOTTLE IS CRACKED . THE VEHICLE WILL NEED TO HAVE BOTH HOSES AND THE DEGAS BOTTLE REPLACED AND THE CLAMPS FOR THE HOSES AND THE COOLANT CAP .THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OVER HEATED AND MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE ENGINE IT WILL NEED TO HAVE ALL THE REPAIRS DONE ON THE COOLING SYSTEM AND BE TEST DRIVEN TO SEE HOW BAD THE DAMAGE IS THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN OK AT THIS TIME BUT WONT KNOW TILL THE COOLING SYSTEM IS REPAIRED AND A GOOD TEST DRIVE IS PERFORMED ALSO RECOMMEND THE HEATER CORE BE FLUSHED AT THIS TIME DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE HAS POOR HEATER CORE FLOW AND REPLACE THERMOSTAT AND GASKET WORK PERFORMED FOR REPAIR REMOVE AND REPLACED THE COOLANT BOTTLE THE LOWER HOSE FROM THE COOLANT BOTTLE TO THE UPPER HEATER HOSE AND THE QUICK CONNECT AT THE CYLINDER HEAD REMOVE AND REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AND FLUSHED THE HEATER CORE DRAINED THE COOLING SYSTEM RE ASSEMBLED AND TOPPED OFF COOLING SYSTEM TEST DROVE VEHICLE AND VERIFIED NO LEAKS AND VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLES DOES NOT OVER HEAT AT THIS TIME IT DID SMELL LIKE THE VEHICLES ENGINE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY OVER HEATED SO AN EYE NEEDS TO BE KEPT ON THE COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS TO MAKE SURE THEIR ARE NO OTHER ISSUES WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM OR HEAD GASKET
GENE R. gave our service a 5 star review on 12/22/2023
