radiator pressure test kit?

[4a4c55]

Anyone have experience doing a pressure test on the 3.6 eTorque engine cooling system? I'm worried I have a leak -- no visible spots or drips, tho -- so I want to do a pressure test.

Harbor Freight has the Pittsburgh kit and a more expensive Maddox kit. Do those have adapters to fit the Jeep reservoir bottle?

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[stumblinhorse]

The radiator bottle is not air tight. The pressure test needs to be directly on the radiator. And if you don’t already see drips or build up do you think you will find them when you pressurize the system?

with most leaks you need them to be bad enough to find them. Why do you think you have a leak?

 

[mwilk012]

The radiator bottle is not air tight. The pressure test needs to be directly on the radiator. And if you don’t already see drips or build up do you think you will find them when you pressurize the system?

with most leaks you need them to be bad enough to find them. Why do you think you have a leak?

No, wrong.

 

[stumblinhorse]

No, wrong.

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[mwilk012]

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The coolant system is fully pressurized. The etorque cooling loop is separate from the radiator, and the leaks can be very small and hard to find.

 

[58Willys]

I’m not a huge Harbor Freight fan, but I do have the Maddox radiator test kit - it works well. Get the universal adaptor kit, it also works well and saves you from buying a ton of fittings as you would have to do with a Stant or similar. Stants are well built, but the Maddox works well for the DIY person.

 

[4a4c55]

I’m not a huge Harbor Freight fan, but I do have the Maddox radiator test kit - it works well. Get the universal adaptor kit, it also works well and saves you from buying a ton of fittings as you would have to do with a Stant or similar. Stants are well built, but the Maddox works well for the DIY person.

So you're recommending this kit, plus the Maddox kit? Does the Maddox kit not have a Jeep-compatible adapter in it already? Why do you recommend the Maddox kit over the Pittsburgh kit?

 

[58Willys]

So you're recommending this kit, plus the Maddox kit? Does the Maddox kit not have a Jeep-compatible adapter in it already? Why do you recommend the Maddox kit over the Pittsburgh kit?

The Maddox tester looked like better quality, probably made by same OEM as some other brands. Yes, that adapter kit. I didn’t buy the adapter kit for the Jeep and haven’t used the tester on the Jeep, sonot sure if you need it or not.

 

[Tncdrew]

I have one of these that works great for evacuating/filling the coolant system.
It also (when system evacuated) holds the system under a vacuum, that will reveal the presence of a leak.

https://www.cpsproducts.com/product-details/550000/

 

[4a4c55]

sonot sure if you need it or not.

OK! But thanks for the recommendation anyhow. I'll head down to HF and see what they look like.

works great for evacuating/filling the coolant system.

Thanks! I'll check that kit out ...

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