Can anyone tell me whats involved in doing a coolant flush?Im trying to save a potential $60,is there a how to? Like do I need just a fresh bottle of coolant and what else do I use?thanks
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11-19-2010
Can anyone tell me whats involved in doing a coolant flush?Im trying to save a potential $60,is there a how to? Like do I need just a fresh bottle of coolant and what else do I use?thanks
11-19-2010
If a shop will do it for $60 just take it there. It will get a lot more out. Then just keep it fresh yourself.
11-19-2010
Ok, yea I dont wanna screw up anything and I dont mind too much paying $60 but just wanted to see if it was easy and I could save some dough.
11-19-2010
can you...yes. will it be as effective as theres...no
11-19-2010
That makes sense.Now to keep it fresh,if I wanted to drain the coolant and add some fresh coolant where would I drain from?Ive heard coolant plug,radiator hose, thermo housing using a vac?which is best
11-19-2010
Pull the lower hose.
11-19-2010
^^that
11-19-2010
I know I’m going to start something here. Flushing a coolant system the “right” way is pretty involved, especially if your intent is to get away from Dexcool.
However, just to help you out I have a quick ghetto method you can use. It is not really a flush but it is 1000% better than doing nothing.
#1 Drain as much coolant as you can by removing the lower radiator hose.
#2 Take a garden hose to the fill hole of your radiator and flush water through until all the chunks are out.
#3 Reinstall the lower radiator hose.
#4 Empty the coolant overflow bottle, and rinse it out.
#5 Fill the radiator with 50/50 coolant, match what ever coolant is in the car. Especially if it is Dexcool, don’t cross the streams.
#6 Fill the overflow bottle with 50/50 coolant to like 3-4 inches.
#7 Button everything thing up and take a test drive.
#8 Check the overflow bottle for proper level, add if needed.
#9 Buy two cases of beer with the money you saved and have a house party.
11-19-2010
^ lmao.Good one man but I think ill pass and just get it done professionally, appreciate the input though.
11-20-2010
Dex cools the devil
11-20-2010
Ohh I definately know.When I bought my car it had dex-cool then when i got my head gasket and valve spring replaced my mechanic replaced with the good ol green stuff.But my overflow has all the gunk and stuff,mad nasty.
11-20-2010
lol run water till all the chunks are out....
11-23-2010
Just a quick update I cleaned my coolant resevoir as best as I could and also cleaned my radiator cap and tunnel because what I discovered.Can anyone tell me what is the "muddy paste-like" material that collects under the cap?It looks bad and hope it dosent signal internal mess.I also added more coolant,prestone.
11-23-2010
Its dex cool sludge.
11-23-2010
Oh wow I didnt think it could get that bad.Alright thanks.
11-23-2010
Run a coolant tee... but buy some 5/8ths hose so you can remove it when you're done flushing.
20 gallons should be enough to ensure its clean.
Garden hose has teh pressure. Pull the t-stat and run the engine with the rad cap in the "middle" position so it doesnt hold pressure in but forces it out the overflow hose.
11-24-2010
So wait its ok if I run the engine with the thermo housing open? And whats a coolant tee,where does it go?Thanks
11-24-2010
you dont run it with the t-stat housing off, you run it without a t-stat
It goes on the send line for the heater core.
11-24-2010
oh i see.Thanks man
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