John Harvey Member 28 Member For: 14y 11m 15d Gender: Male Location: two wells....the bush Posted 27/02/12 12:05 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 12:05 AM Hey all,Just wondering if I would run into any trouble flushing out the engine and hoses without a radiator. Pulled the old crappy radiator out and waiting for the arrival of my new radiator. Just wanna flush all the crap out before putting the new one in.Just a garden hose in either side for a while should do a good enough job and then a full flsuh once the new radiator is in?Thansk guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dule Donating Members 1,180 Member For: 17y 7m 8d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 27/02/12 01:09 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 01:09 AM Should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 18y 1m 27d Gender: Male Posted 27/02/12 01:25 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 01:25 AM Anyone got steps to properly flush the cooling system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 2d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 27/02/12 01:41 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 01:41 AM (edited) 1. Unscrew coolant bottle cap2. Undo butterfly screw bottom right (front on) of radiator and drain the coolant.3. Place hose in coolant bottle and fill until water is coming out of bottom of radiator.4. With the hose running, start the car and turn the heater on full.5. Run it like this for around 3-5 mins.6. Turn car and hose off and wait for water to drain.7. Fill with pre-mixed coolant8. Start car and top up as necessary.You wont get all the water out unless you use a crap load of coolant but the above method is fine for the next 30-50 thou ks.. Edited 27/02/12 01:42 AM by Paulie2256 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 18y 1m 27d Gender: Male Posted 27/02/12 02:01 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 02:01 AM Pre mixed coolant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 2d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 27/02/12 02:08 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 02:08 AM You can get coolant in concentrated form which you have to mix with water. If you get it wrong it will corrode your cooling system. You can get pre mixed coolant in 5L bottles which you just pour in. You will need 2 bottles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeze_dk I am dissatisfied with my current employment situation Donating Members 8,610 Member For: 18y 1m 27d Gender: Male Posted 27/02/12 02:13 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 02:13 AM Ahh 2 birds with one stone as I was gonna say I though you filled it up with water the topped the overflow bottle with coolant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Donating Members 309 Member For: 14y 2m 27d Gender: Male Posted 27/02/12 04:51 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 04:51 AM do you have to remove the bottom air deflector? I was thinking the coolant might drip into it?also if you run the car for 3-5mins,switch off then drain and fill with cold hose water cant this cause issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulie2256 Donating Members 7,441 Member For: 16y 2d Gender: Male Location: SE Melbourne Posted 27/02/12 05:19 AM Share Posted 27/02/12 05:19 AM I didn't say anything about re-filling the car with cold water after running it but answer is still no. With the car running and the water constantly draining/filling and not recirculating the car probably won't have a chance to heat up too much anyway. You just need enough engine temp for the thermostat to open so 5 mins should be enough. Also, coolant won't hurt your car. Just hose it down when you finished. Its water soluble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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