Gates23931 Premium Modular Coolant Hose

I used this to replace a coolant hose on a 2010 Chrysler Town and Country. The original hose was not leaking, but the mate to it (Gates 23933 Heater Hose) sprung a leak in the "Y" connection a week or two before. After I replace the first leaking one, I figured the possibility of the other dead mate failing was pretty good. However, this hose is made for a Dodge Caravan, but you can make it work for a T&C. I cut the plastic end off right below the hose connection pictured on the left of the photo. Then I used a vice grip and clamped down on the hose, and took a needle nose pliers and shoved it inside the hose to remove the plastic piece that was left behind. I wasn't concerned about damaging the hose with the vice grips, because I was clamping down on the external plastic hose clamp. Once the piece inside was removed, the external plastic hose clamp came off easy. Installation was quick (with OTC 4525 Cable-Type Flexible Hose Clamp Pliers). The entire assembly is maybe a tad shorter than the original, but it fits and I put 500 miles on my van since I replaced it and all is well, no leaks.Doorman makes a similar hose fix (Dorman 626-307), but I wouldn't by this because I myself have had bad results with Doorman hose products.

I bought both Gates hoses for my fathers 2010 Caravan ,the first hose was the one that breaks the most according to what I have read on various message boards(23933).This one I bought without seeing that it would not fit a 2010 because I put the other hose in my cart first and didn't notice that Gates does not make this hose (23931) for the 2010.To make this hose fit for the 2010 I just Dremeled off the first clamp and pulled the white clip fitting out of the hose (Don't cut through the hose while cutting the clamp off) and it fit like a charm.Just a heads up for people with a 2010 Dodge Caravan.Edit to add............Dodge recommends using HOAT G-05 Antifreeze,so I bought Zerex which is made by Valvoline.If you mix different types of antifreeze it could gel and ruin your engine from clogging the cooling system.The various made for all engines antifreeze's are not compatible with HOAT G-05 antifreeze and should not be used in this engine.(3.8)

Exact replacement for the coolant line for the heater core on my 2008 grand caravan.

Had a leaking hose set in my 2008 Town and Country, like many. You'll likely either need to pair this with Gates 23933 for the other heater hose (though that one is the one prone to leaking, you should probably replace both) or pick up the Dorman 626-307 set for both.

Other than the location of where it needed to be installed, it was a very easy installation and seemed to be better constructed than the original hose it replaced

Easy to install install Work great on a 2008 Town and Country.

Item was packed already broken at the quick connector. I had to cut and modify as no time to return. The connector clip mechanism seems no way strong enough, a weak design flaw as it was broken before use.

Thanks to Mike FL. for his tip. Sawed off the bottom clamp and worked perfectly on the 2010 Grand Caravan.