i still have not flushed mine yet. anyone know how. specifically on our cars. not just generic way on any car. i know there are release valves, but spefically where are they on our cars. also whats the proper way to flush and refill

 

As far as I know, there is no valve that lets out coolant. What I've been doing is disconnecting the lower radiator hose to drain all the fluid (its the big hose closest to the ground that runs from the engine to the radiator.) After draining all the fluid, connect the hose and refill the radiator with coolant and start the car. The water pump will eventually pull the fluid into the engine, so you will need to add more coolant at this time.

Just make sure you collect the old fluid because it is poisonous to pets. Since you are changing the coolant, it might be a good time to add Water-Wetter to the coolant mixture because it lowers the coolant temperature by 10-15 degrees. Your car will run cooler. It could be purchased from Pep Boys for under $10. It has been keeping my car pretty cool in sunny SoCal.

 

thanks eric for the late and quick reply. Wanna do it for me?? lunch on me. lol. hopefully i can pull it off myself. if not i should call you and maybe you can drive to Torrance to help me. lol

 

Ya, it's a little late isn't it? I've been working on a paper and now I just finished a lengthy post in the main GS forum. I could keep working until the sun comes up, that's what happens when you wake up 3:00 in the afternoon.

The radiator flush is pretty easy, a difficulty rating of 2 out of 10.

 

The process above is not a radiator flush. It's is a simple drain and refill. When you flush you have to drain the coolant, fill with distilled water, drain it, repeat a few times, then refill with new coolant. It's a time consuming process. I think you also have to start the engine a few times to circulate the water and get out the remaining coolant (you can never drain the collant 100%).

 

thats what I generally have heard too....."flush" implys that you are getting unwanted stuff out too-hence you use the distilled water. just my 2 cents

 

thanks guys. i did some research on generic cars and they said i should turn up the heat max with the engine on and filled with distilled water. looks like i get something to do this weekend. lol. i think after 130,000 something miles my car still has the original coolant the day it left the factory. its brown.

 

I seriously doubt it, hehehe. Your car could have had red (that Dexcool stuff) in it, and it darkened with age. To be sure, you can just call and ask your mechanic. Good luck.

 

I agree with above...that's just a drain and refill not a flush... there is a drain valve on the driver's side of the radiator at the very bottom.. you will notice that it has a small tube below it which extends thru the bottom plastic cover underneath your motor, underneath the car. Just turn that valve to open then turn the opposite way to close.

You should also purchase some radiator flush from the dealer or a local parts store follow the directions on it.. it will tell you exactly what to do and it has added agent to help clean deposits in the radiator and engine block. If i am not mistaken the radiator must be drained at least 2 times.

If your fluid is brown that means you dont have any coolant in the car... water will turn brown.. almost rusty looking. The factory fluid is red.. similar to transmission fluid but without the odor.

 

I really need to do mine. My fluid is rather gross looking, but I don't know if I will be able to handle doing it myself. I was told that I can't go somewhere and have it done because of the turbo kit and the pressure they use I guess would be really bad for it???? I am not sure what that means but that is what I was told.

 

mcnelson... i don't think they gave you the correct advice your turbo kit should not affect a simple radiator flush. And there is no pressure involved.

 

See that is what I thought but I wanted to find out for sure.
Thanks!