This 2014 Chevy Silverado V8 is OVERHEATING!!
Owner limped it over with the heat blasting to avoid boiling it over.
He said the Thermostat and Water Pump have already been replaced, but nothing helped…
Let’s follow the data and see why this poor Chevy is running so HOT!
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Enjoy!
Ivan
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Doesn’t surprise me at all! Thanks!
probably needs an engine anyway….
also depending where he got the thermostat, some clown may have returned a used one as new. that is happening a ton now and employees don't catch it nor care.
In 2002 I had a 1992 Accord that started overheating a little bit. I went to NAPA and bought one of their thermostats and installed it. Took it for a test drive and the car overheated very quickly. Got a ride to a Honda dealer an hour away and got a genuine thermostat. While I had the original, the NAPA and the new genuine thermostat all side by side, I put them in boiling water. The new Honda thermostat opened fully very quickly. The old Honda thermostat opened slowly about half way. And the NAPA thermostat did nothing and remained closed. Went in to NAPA and the store manager told me that they would refund my money but that their thermostat was fine and you can't put them in boiling water to test them. He claimed that to test their thermostats they have to also be in a pressurized system to simulate being in a cars cooling system and then they will open. I told him about the other thermostats opening in boiling water and he just repeated that that's not how NAPA thermostats should be tested. I haven't bought anything at NAPA since then.
It's probably best to do the OEM, often they are designed to open at a certain rate to prevent engine damage. Back in the good old days I'd trust Stant aftermarket thermostats, not today.
When taking your car to a last-chance mechanic, always leave the engine out of oil and the tank out of gas. I'm surprised it wasn't throwing timing codes from low oil pressure.
Rock Auto shipped a defective PCV valve.
I've received only good parts from 1A Auto.
Parts supply and manufacturing has jumped off a friggin' cliff. There is no guarantees on OE parts either. I had a dealer OE part brand new was bad out the box. Mercedes part made in Germany, no less.
Got my driver's license and a 10 year old Chevy C10 in 1980, my father told me to check the oil at least every week and change it every 3k miles, check the brake fluid and belts, I still check the oil every week, my Toyota never needs any but it's still a good habit to at least look under the hood
Rock Auto is my go to! Duralast is a great way to waste money!!!! That would have taken me 2 minutes to diagnose!!! No fancy tools need!!!
Ivan here are my thoughts just because it’s new and out of the box doesn’t mean it’s good. Test do not guess.
Years ago I did an inframe overhaul of a Detroit Diesel 8V71N marine diesel. Also cleaned the heat exchanger, replaced the hoses, rebuilt the raw water pump etc, along with two new OEM thermostats (1 per head). Sea trialed the boat and the temp would start creeping above 205 at full load. Had me scratching my head. I checked raw water pressures, vacumn etc. Three days of trying to figure out why. If I had an infrared noncontact thermometer ($$$ back then) or a thermal imaging camera I would have found it right away. Turns out one of the brand new thermostats never worked right out of the box. I found it by boiling them.
Air cooling in system will cause difference in upper and lower rad hose temps. Not al says sign of bad thermostat
Why can’t manufacturers make automobiles & trucks anymore ? Are there any vehicle’s without problems and recalls ?
Simple obvious problem just with hand feeling the hoses
Don't understand why it wasn't found in the first round
Always a good video from you
Simple and easy fix with the proper part, Ivan! I guess, having a scanner made customer ignore the oil dipstick. Always check the basics directly – even scantools can lie to you.
How many billions of dollars are wasted each year around the world on junk aftermarket crap from you know where. When will they ever learn.