Change your hoses, thermostat and coolant, keep the oil level full, and check your engine weekly and your chances of overheating your vehicle are very slim. Shut it down immediately if it is running hot.

The Car Doctor has completed the autopsy. Cause of death: Engine overheating Manner of death: Customer drove vehicle while engine was overheating causing major internal damage. Recommended procedure: Replace engine.

The tires gave away the condition of the rest of the car

Best auto mechanic channel hands down.

My neighbor have a 25 year old jeep cast iron 4.0 liter inline 6. he was about a mile from home started running hot turn on heater full blast and made it home let cool down thermostat stuck thing still running great today.

my daughter overheated a ford taurus that I bought for her, after the tow truck dropped it, I cranked it, it was like the plugs were out, I knew from past jobs that the intake valves were warped (the exhaust valves are stainless, the can take it), so I did not yell at her, or call her stupid, I just made her fix it, it turned out to be a good time, she never did anything like that again, and now she knows how cars work

the oil coolers were a problem on 6.0 powerstrokes I learned a lot from Billy Hewitt (RIP), from Buford , Ga

The old mechanics trick, holding the hood up with your head!

I lost the oil pan on my 2006 Saab 9-3 at 195,000 miles due to a rock when I went off road when a tree was falling down on me. The oil leaked out. Stopped driving immediately and got a tow to my independent mechanic. The subfame was damaged, as was a crack in the plastic cover of the front cover. It was $4000 to fix, so I sold it. However, with those repairs made it ran fine with no damage to the engine. Now the second owner had 255,000 on it 5 years later and it is going strong at the age of 17 years old.

Great video you guys most youtubers would not tell you how much this will cost But i appreciate you guys for letting us know what something like this cost.

Thanks for providing estimate pricing/cost to fixing something like this. Very informative! Great video!

Always a pleasure watching your videos and always impressed by your diagnosis keep up the excellent work Sir!

Ouch! I have a feeling that even with a "new" engine that will need money put into it like tires and more. That looks like it would clean up pretty nice too.

I love these videos, so much knowledge. We just got a 2017 Pacifica (1 owner), almost has 100,000 miles on it. Runs super smooth but I have been keeping an eye on that cooler lol.

Fair quote. I had a remanufactured engine placed in my car this past June.

I remember when my oil cooler on my Jeep Wrangler started dripping oil 1 to 2 drops a day, immediately changed it for the Dorman aluminum. I ain’t taking any chances.

I love your videos! You are so knowledgeable and honest. I look forward to all your posts. Greetings from Jacksonville, Florida 😃

Great video....Both of you are terrific..... Greetings from Dallas, Texas

I don’t blame you for not doing head gaskets on these modern aluminum engines smart move, not like decades ago when it was easy

Your wife seems nice and you know your stuff well done that quote was fair

Keep it up great videos and explanations... you will do well and get more followers... Tip my hat from Texas...

Bro you and your wife make a great team. that spells success. well done! I'm watching and learning here in ft Lauderdale FL. salute!

My dad used to teach my sisters and me about cars and all I heard at that age was Blah Blah Blah Blah 🤦🏼‍♀️The only thing I remembered was how to change a tire, where the oil goes and when it needs to be changed, and where the water goes.....when I tell you how much you've helped and how much stress you guys just saved people because of this video 🙏🏼💯Thank you, I will definitely educate myself with your videos for now on lol

I’ve over heated my car over three times in a day at time, stemming from a bad water pump seal/radiator leak. The owner absolutely knows nothing about cars, my 13” Screams when the engine is hot, “Engine hot A.C off” , Or “Engine hot idle engine” , it once got so hot, the oil light came on So I performed an oil change. Never ever under any circumstances should you drive and engine that’s actively hot beyond the first dash after the halfway point. I’ve managed to get away it, but keep in mind I have close to 8 Years experience.

nice looking couple.. thanks for sharing your videos and expertise!!

Thanks for the great tips.. Great video, as always. Thanks, Doc

2014--- JGC... One of the worst years for it. i have a 2007 JGC With 190k. still going strong. but i keep up on maintenance and don't drive it too hard. just drove round trip from Florida to Missouri.. no issues.

12:55 some unexpected motivation hell ya 😂

I'm so old that I can remember when people had enough common sense to shut the engine off if it overheats .

Is there any philosophical/behavioral oriented videos or posts? I'm very eager to know how you're happy doing this work. I wanna do that too. Thanks doc

What’s a valid price for a head gasket job on a 2012 jeep grand Cherokee? I’ve been asking around shops cuz I have the same problem

When Mrs. Car Doc said the price. It felt like a kick in the balls. I wish that I had known about you all a few months ago. I would have bought my car to you all to work on.

i just had my wife's oil cooler replaced on her 2015 grand Cherokee limited 2 weeks ago! one mechanic quoted me 1500.00. luckily, my coworker is a certified mechanic and did the labor for me for 250.00 and the parts were 550.00.

I think compression on those are 170-225 psi

I love the block test, but only on a engine that runs. In this case I would have done the "Rubber Glove" test. tie the wrist of a rubber glove over the radiator cap (or serge tank) hole. If the glove inflates, that is the compression leaking through the head gasket waving hello. 👋

Blessing from Tx Bro lol keep an eye on them crazy costumers lol😂 stay safe out there

Is it the oil cooler or oil filter housing that the oil cooler sits on? I had oil leaking on top of my pentestar engine. Most research pointed to most likely plastic oil filter housing gone bad. I replaced filter housing with an aluminum one with same original oil cooler with new gaskets and it apparently fixed it. That was 38 k miles ago ( now has 162k )and no problems. My engine was not overheating. My only symptom was oil on driveway.

🔥 🔥 grinding out the content keep it up 💪💪🤙

Love your videos. Will keep my 2008 jeep wrangler X 2Dr. Want a 4Dr but not a PentaStar engine ;)

Not only the tires gave it away, but the car itself shows it from the start…. Edit - i subscribed last night because you are intelligent as heck to get me started on this more.

That oil cooler is the weak link in a lot of Dodge products. I should say Stellantis products.

"a kiss" ...the smooooooth mechanic ❤️‍🔥

Best folks ever! 👍🇺🇸

I believe with these engines that head gaskets blow even if engine doesn’t get hot enough into the red. My experience with Chrysler products is when it occurs it’s fairly instant and unsuspecting. Sad for Chrysler they refuse to fix such catastrophic flaws. Reason that car company is experiencing a slow death. Like long Chrysler customer and now may have to go to ugly Toyota. Toyotas are ugly but run reliable.

It really bothers me that people will drive an engine into the ground. My son drove my Mercury until it gave up the ghost. I had maintained that car from new. It was originally my mothers car, and it was in marvelous condition. Oil change every 6,000 miles with Mobile 1. A radiator hose burst, I was about to change all the hoses, but my son was using the car. The engine was completely wiped out, including a bent rod and shrunk pistons. The head was as shiny as new money because of quality oil and maintenance.

Man I accidentally put some water in an over heating engine… radiator was BONE DRY… a tiny hose popped… put a splash of water in it and immediately regretted it. Well… it works out the engine is still working fine. I ran it so hot the spark plugs were melted to the plug boot/wires. I changed all the hoses, and the compression was fine with no leaks in the radiator, no bubble… runs fine… wonder if the ARP headstuds and rod bolts helped it from destroying itself during a massive over heat situation.

140 to 180 psi for the compression test

Should have got a Toyota!

Why do people think gauges are decorative items 🤔

Yea these people didn't take care of that vehicle at all. It was nasty the tires was shot that didn't happen over night. They kept driving it while it was hot common sense is to pull over immediately and have it towed. Most people just get in a go don't ever check anything I check my cars fluids etc twice a week

Dont ever acuse my homie of anything, cars are stressful and complex. He is here to help, i rather pay the price than deal with the cheap loudy LIAR who wants a few bucks today and Tomorrow will neglect the outcome. I ran into great mechanics like Alex that tell me the truth that hurts but it’s honest and it’ll save me headaches and time when I went the cheap route they sold me lies, and I end up with a busted down junk after thousands.

I just had one in .. 2.4 dodge put a head gasket on it and sent it on its way oh milled the head of course

If you don't change your tires what make you think you take care of your engine

I think that entire jeep has had a hard life. The condition of the tires are an explanation of how well this jeep was taken care of

These 3.6s sure do not seem as durable as the 4.7s they replaced. The 4.7 isn't the best thing I've ever seen but they normally, even in an overheat, the bottom end survived an overheat if stopped in time perfectly fine. I've had the heads on several of those with dropped seats completely repaired from overheat and if done correctly have a perfectly good engine. Both those don't hold a candle to the engines of the 90s, I ran a 318 Dodge with blue cylinder walls over 15K miles before I got tired of feeding it oil.

Dammit jeep grand Cherokee 2015 Laredo, they just told me its my head caskets, $3000 thermostat replace, oil cooler replaced, radiator replaced the water pump replaced. I'm tempted to become a mechanic....I think air was trapped in my radiator, but the coolant wasn't going down it was bubbling out.

I’m trying to muster up the energy, will, and discipline to replace the valve steam seals for my 2azfev engine in my 07 camry 😮‍💨🙄

I know that feeling...

Compression should be about 150 - 180 psi.

13 hour job is 3k damn that's expensive.

I have a 2012 Buick lacrosse that ran hot due to a freeze and water being used in the radiator. There was a busted coolant line in the radiator, so I swapped it out. There was water in my transmission bc of the busted line so I drained the fluid a few times and even changed the filter just to be safe. The car runs fine but now I’m realizing there is water coming from the left side of the middle of my motor. There’s no water in my engine oil so that’s a plus but it drains my radiator. Any ideas on what’s wrong? Someone said freeze plugs another said the head may still be shot just not bad enough to mix water in my oil. Any thoughts?

Why doesn't the Title of the video have the Care Model and Year? Makes the video harder to find for specific vehicle.

Is 120c coolant hot ?

I've seen several videos with that engine oil cooler failing. Design flaw.

If the head gasket goes what code on the obd2 reader come up for it?

Jeep = 🗑️ TOYOTA = gold!!

Trust issues and cost for customers

You know that was a true story lol

She said greys anatomy 🤣🤣💀

that engine is gone, I can tell it has a tight bearing from the way it cranks, they drove it until it stopped, it may be worth fixing with used car prices so high but I would not do it for that customer, better to buy it for the salvage value, fix it up, Shon will sell it

The pentastar pooper 💩

Ok Witherspoon 😂

Why does Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep use coolant to regulate the oil cooler's temperature? Why not just use a air cooled oil cooler?

The dealer should fix this

What's that jump box ??

It’s over with now I was thinking 50

I would just junk the car and buy a beater and save for a new one

Damn that sucks…

Hey alex I remember you saying that it's bad for hemie to heat up I have a 2010 charger srt8 my radiator was leaking and I replaced it and drove it but I forgot to bleed the air out but I never let it over heat past 225 degrees and I'm kinda worried if I messed anything up I don't hear any sounds from the engine but if you have any tips or anything to look out for plz let me know

dang it Alex, your head is for thinking, it is not made to be a hood prop, Shon, kick him again for me, ha ha

Wow

anyone that has a Chrysler 200 can expect something catastrophic to happen.

i was about to say, don't the engine need to be running to produce combustion gasses?

Have to ask are they replacing the engine or hetting rid of it

Neglectful owner

Go a head and rub your hands on the tires. That is what you always said.

Hey Alex how can anyone get in touch with you. I tried emailing you on your company's website but your email isn't working . Coming back as undeliverable

@12:50 😂

I need you to look at my RAM 1500 how can I get in touch with you?

Putting a floor mat down on a filthy disgusting car? Thats class, but good lord i wish people would learn to take care of their vehicles. Cars ain't cheap. Especially if you don't maintain them properly. Take care of your vehicles people, and if you can't afford tires, dont own a car. My father taught me to always keep a clean car. I wash my car weekly and detail it, and wax it every few months. And there's no better feeling then driving a clean car

At 100.000 miles a car needs maintenance it not a “new” car

What the heck. 😂,

Basically a roughly $300 parts and labor cost them 5k+. 🤦🏽‍♂️

Basically, they dogged the car out.

If you can't afford a Jeep... don't buy one.

Owners that dont know about cars .. so many cars destroyed becausr owners have no idea

engines are designed to get really hot they will even shut down before damage your the car doctor but dont overhaul anything just a part changer

He want to sale it ?

Dodge lol

No! no it's far from being a nice truck. More like an abused Truck.