When do you need to replace the heater bypass tube?
If you see coolant leaking under your car or smell coolant from your car, you may need to replace the heater bypass tube. Average rating from 130,525 customers who received a Vehicle Engine Cooling Inspection. The heater bypass tube is a cooling system component found on many road going cars and trucks.
How do you bypass the coolant around the heater core?
Disconnect the heater hoses from the firewall side. Both heater hoses will be connected to nipples, which go through the firewall and into the heater core. To bypass the coolant around the heater core, it is necessary to divert the heater hoses coming from the engine to somewhere other than the core itself.
What causes coolant to leak from a heater bypass tube?
Coolant smell. One symptom of an issue with heater bypass tube is a coolant smell from the engine bay. Most heater bypass tubes use an o-ring or gasket to seal the bypass tube to the engine. If the o-ring or gasket wear out or tear, coolant will begin to leak from the bypass tube. This may produce a coolant smell from the vehicle’s engine bay.
Where can I get a bypass heater core?
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How can I Fix my Jeep Cherokee heater?
Every Cherokee in this range either has, or will have, this common failure. The pictures show the hardware provided for the fix. All work is done from the foot area of the passenger side of the Jeep, with a Dremel cut in the bottom of the heater box…no removal of the dash panel or evacuating the AC system and draining the radiator.
If you see coolant leaking under your car or smell coolant from your car, you may need to replace the heater bypass tube. Average rating from 130,525 customers who received a Vehicle Engine Cooling Inspection. The heater bypass tube is a cooling system component found on many road going cars and trucks.
Is there a way to bypass a heater core?
In this video Tim will show you how to bypass a your vehicles heater core. This may be used sometimes for a quick fix if your heater core is leaking onto your floorboard. Or if you want to buy locally: “Gates 18701″ You’ll also need 5/8″ to 5/8″ adapter and 5/8″ to 3/4” adapter.
Coolant smell. One symptom of an issue with heater bypass tube is a coolant smell from the engine bay. Most heater bypass tubes use an o-ring or gasket to seal the bypass tube to the engine. If the o-ring or gasket wear out or tear, coolant will begin to leak from the bypass tube. This may produce a coolant smell from the vehicle’s engine bay.
Where is the coolant bypass on a car?
Some coolant bypass tubes are located near the top of the engine, and as a result may produce a coolant smell far before any coolant can be visibly detected without opening the hood. The most common symptom of an issue with the heater bypass tube is a coolant leak.