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I must be bad at searching I have looked for the last 45 minutes. OK replaced head gasket and put in new timing chain. Old chain looked and felt fine but I figured I was there. Car is running GREAT, no overheating starts and drives just fine. But it is showing P0016 and P0017. I found the post about resetting the PCM. That did not work any other ideas?

Has no one else had to do a head gasket in here?

2013 Dodge Journey Se with 2.14 engine. I was having overheating issues. I replaced both thermostats, but it was still overheating. Yes, I burped it. I noticed the radiator cap was torn up. I replaced it, and the car had a hard time starting, and once it did, it was blowing white smoke/steam. I have called around for a head gasket replacement, and two places said I need to replace the engine. I asked for mechanic suggestions on a town page, and some guy PM'd me and said I must replace the engine. I have fixed several head gaskets without replacing the whole engine, and they worked fine. Is this something with Dodge Journeys, or are they selling me a pig in a poke? How time-consuming is replacing the head gasket in a 2013 2.4 engine? Thank You Terry in McMinnville

I have replaced radiators, this one you have to remove the AC lines. The cost and time to bring it to the mechanic and have him evacuate the AC system and then bring it back so he can recharge it is not that much more to just have him do it all.

The 2013 Dodge Journey saga has come to an end. I installed the new sensor and decided to add coolant to see what would happen. (why it didn't dawn on me why I needed to add coolant...) I managed to pour about half a gallon of coolant in when I heard a noise, coolant was pouring out as fast as I was putting it in. It turns out the radiator has a leak from where it was hit by the boulder. Since replacing the radiator requires removing the AC lines, I called our mechanic. He quoted a labor cost of $250 - $300 for the replacement. Does anyone have a good radiator for sale? Just kidding! Thank you all for your help.

I want to express my gratitude to everyone who has assisted me. I initially started by working on the coolant sensor and thermostat. I decided to test the sensor first, and if it was in good condition (I would still replace it), then move on to the thermostat. However, I accidentally ordered parts for a 3.6 engine instead of the correct 2.4 engine. I have returned the incorrect parts, but the replacement parts won't arrive until today. Yesterday, I pulled and tested the sensor, and I believe it is faulty. I plan to replace the sensor and take the car for a test drive. My question is, does the 2.4 engine require purging/burping? I've seen many videos demonstrating the process for the 3.6 engine, but not for the 2.4. When I move on to the next code, I will create a new post. I'm kind of taking advantage of doing all of this under this one. Thank you, Terry

THANK YOU, I did figure that one out and was going to post when I got the car back together. I took it out for a test drive, and it overheated as I was pulling back into my driveway. It is showing codes P0113 and P0117. I thought that was quite the coinkydink. I called my daughter she said, I was bringing it over to your house because it smelled hot, and my temperature gauge was going from 256 to below 100 every time I stopped somewhere and then got going. It was showing between 212 and 286 then it would go HOT, and then below 100. But then I hit that rock and forgot to tell you about the car overheating.

Hey DodgeWrench, This makes more sense. I initially had a similar idea, but I went down the wrong path. I took the car for a drive last night and placed cardboard underneath it again. There were three drops that soaked into the cardboard, but not too much. So I'll pursue this idea further. One more thing, do you know what this is and where it's located? When I removed the damaged plastic shield under the car, it was just hanging there. I'm thinking it might be some kind of temperature sensor, but I'm just guessing.

I hit a large boulder or rock that someone put in the middle of the road last night. Now, I’m leaking brake fluid out of the front end near the radiators. I placed fresh cardboard under my Journey and stepped on the brakes. The brake pedal slowly keeps going down, and on the cardboard right under the front end, there is a puddle of brake fluid. By the time I got home last night, the grill and everything was coated in brake fluid. I'm wondering where the brake line is in the front. Could it be near the smaller radiator? I thought that radiator was for the transmission.