coolant flush?
May 31, 2008, 03:47 PM
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coolant flush?
i took the radiator out the other day to do my new turbo setup and i was wondering whats the best way to do a flush on the radiator? just rinse out with water? and then should i do anything with the resevoir tank? dumb question i know but just wondering what is the proper way of doing it 
May 31, 2008, 03:53 PM
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do not hook your hoes up or use regular water. if you dont have a machine to do this then all you can really do is fill it back up with distilled water and let the car run for 20 min. then re drain it. i guess keep doing it until it all comes out clean. then refill how you want to do it. i dont know any other way to do this without a machine and not using a hoes
May 31, 2008, 03:54 PM
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Most Manufacturers recommend a "drain and fill".
You can flush the system completely by removing a heater core hose and flush water through the system.
I recommend draining the system completely by letting all the fluid drain out, pore a gallon of water through it, let that drain out than refill with antifreeze.
You can flush the system completely by removing a heater core hose and flush water through the system.
I recommend draining the system completely by letting all the fluid drain out, pore a gallon of water through it, let that drain out than refill with antifreeze.
May 31, 2008, 08:30 PM
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yes use distilled or deionized water always. They sell flush solution if that's what you want to do, but I don't use them, I just use the water.
I think what you're asking though is how to flush the whole thing. Basically what you want to do is drain the res. and the rad. . Then fill back up the res and the rad. with the flush solution, and run it for a minute, then drain. Repeat a few times, more with just the distiller water, then fill with your coolant of choice. Drain the reservoir and the radiator every time. It helps to have a fluid extractor for the reservoir. Don't worry about the lines that's why you run the motor for a few minutes.
I think what you're asking though is how to flush the whole thing. Basically what you want to do is drain the res. and the rad. . Then fill back up the res and the rad. with the flush solution, and run it for a minute, then drain. Repeat a few times, more with just the distiller water, then fill with your coolant of choice. Drain the reservoir and the radiator every time. It helps to have a fluid extractor for the reservoir. Don't worry about the lines that's why you run the motor for a few minutes.
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Jun 1, 2008, 09:20 AM
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yes put the rad back in. fill it with the distilled water. then start the car. stand buy the rad with your water jug and wait for it to get ''sucked'' into the motor. then *** it is doing this fill the rad back up. do this till everything is hot and no more fluid is being taken in. how to tell is when it begins to poor out ALOT.
Jun 1, 2008, 09:54 AM
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right. it wont fly out and burn you. but it will over flow. when it is doing this the water is expanding and the thermostat is about to open. when it opens thats when the water level in the rad drops IF there is air in the system. thats why when it drops ''as it drops'' you fill it up. then when there is no more air in the system it will just start coming out. thats when you shut the car off and let it cool down and put the cap back on. you can do it hot but you might burn your self.
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