2014 Coolant Flush

xtremespeed2102 · September 27, 2015

So a month or so back I had my truck in for a suspected coolant leak. The coolant level was below the fill cold mark (see picture). Long story short the dealer didn't find a leak but they did pour that UV dye into the tank.

Few thousand miles later the coolant hasn't gotten any lower. I'm about to change my oil soon and I figured I probably should flush the coolant to remove the dye.

Anyway I haven't been successful in finding any pictures of where to drain from. Anyone have the procedure for draining the 14s?

If I don't drain it, does the dye cause any harmful long term affects?

xtremespeed2102 · September 27, 2015

Coolant picture

Silver ice 6.2 · September 27, 2015

Yeah if they didn't find a leak then I wouldn't worry.. the dye is safe. And I'm not 100% sure but these coolants last for a long time..

spectaculous · September 28, 2015

I don't think the dexcool coolant needs to be flushed until 100k miles...

spectaculous · September 28, 2015

I stand corrected- owner's manual says 150,000 miles.

gone_fishing · September 28, 2015

I stand corrected- owner's manual says 150,000 miles.

Or every five years, whichever comes first.

DeePa · September 28, 2015

Youll have a radiator leak...just keep an eye on it

xtremespeed2102 · September 28, 2015

Youll have a radiator leak...just keep an eye on it

That common? I could have sworn it was at the line months prior, that's why I took it in...

Silver ice 6.2 · March 4, 2016

Brining this up back to the top... anybody smell coolant from there front grill? I just smelt this smell and opened the hood and very small leak somewhere on my radiator on the drivers side...

muddkatt · March 4, 2016

Read several threads about the tabs at the top of the radiator on each side cracking. It has not happened to me yet, so I don't have any first hand knowledge to share with you. Take it to the dealer.

Victory14red · March 4, 2016

There's a tab on it. But it's a "hidden" tsb, there's an updated radiator and thermostat. The factory one cycles too much and causes the side ranks to crack away from the core.

Joelleo · March 4, 2016

I took my truck in for service not to long ago. I could smell coolant when walking around the front of the vehicle. I didn't notice any leaks or drop in coolant level.They told me about the tsb Victory mentioned. They replaced the radiator and thermostat. Haven't smelled coolant since.

Silver ice 6.2 · March 4, 2016

Read several threads about the tabs at the top of the radiator on each side cracking. It has not happened to me yet, so I don't have any first hand knowledge to share with you. Take it to the dealer.

My truck goes in on Tuesday for headliner replacement... I'm most definitely showing them the radiator