2017 g56 radiator drain

[kcv67]

I was going to do the water pump recall myself, I hope I am missing something here.. Is the radiator drain on the drivers side of the radiator above the after cooler and frame/bumper so it will drain all over everything?
If it is the only option for draining the radiator RAM FAIL. If there is another drain kcv67Fail.


Thank you casey

 

[bboxall]

I did my water pump replacement on my 2016 Saturday. Here are the things to watch for: 1) Remove the bolt that holds the power steering reservoir and then push the reservoir under the upper radiator hose, this will open access to the radiator drain. Put a 3/8" hose on the radiator drain barb and let it run to your catch pan, the hex shaped drain actually opens with a 10mm hex bit. 2) Remove the air box lid and place it on the valve cover, remove the lower portion of the airbox with 1 bolt and pull straight up to slide the pins out of the rubber receivers, sit it on the battery. No need to disconnect wiring on either. 3) Release belt with a long handle 1/2" drive ratchet, remove old water pump, Scotchbrite sealing surface, install new water pump. My 2016 2500 has 45,000 miles on it and had some rust in the coolant. Note: BE AWARE that coolants are NOT compatible with others, there are additives in certain coolants what will attack the silicone used in head gaskets, etc. Make you life easy - buy 3 gallons of Mopar 10 year / 150k mile antifreeze concentrate and 3 gallons of distilled water and have fun!

 

[kcv67]

Thanks bboxall that worked well. Thank you for your input
Casey

 

[bboxall]

Glad it worked out for you! I spent quite a bit of time studying this operation as I went, figuring out the radiator drain was the biggest mystery but a good light and a mirror and some head scratching paid off. I have the factory service manual on DVD for my 2016 and this was another fine example of how useless and inaccurate it was. It had a coolant drain like the one on my 2001 Ram 2500 in the illustration with no mention about where the drain was on the 2016.

Best of luck, Brent