Cant find plug to flush coolant

cassio · Post by **cassio** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:27 am

hay guys, could some one please post up a pic or something pointing out the location of the radiator drain plug because i just cant find it, ive seen the diagrams on the fto manual but that doesnt really help, and i would just rip the bottom hose off but it doesnt come off.

thanks

Post by **vipfto** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:38 pm

Bottom hose should come off!?! thats how i usually do it

I pressume you have undone clamp

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:58 pm

This diagram is from the back of the radiator. The highlighted part is the plug - if you were looking at the radiator from the front of the car, its located down low on the left, up underneath the radiator - it actually faces backwards - ie towards the engine.

Post by **I8A4RE** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:54 pm

vipfto wrote:Bottom hose should come off!?! thats how i usually do it
I pressume you have undone clamp

bahahaha oh thats what that metal things for

cassio · Post by **cassio** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 5:24 pm

Yeh i have undone the clamp but i dont think it has come off in over 12 years so i guess its just stiff as, and with the plug does it twist off or just pull it off.

but thanks i will give it a go tonight.

mivecboy · Post by **mivecboy** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:20 pm

Hi, if I wanna do a full system flush, i understand there is a second drainage plug, would anyone have a diagram for that? and if I undo the 2 radiator hoses, then where do I flush the other part of the second drain plug?

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:32 pm

If you wanna do a full flush, just pull both hoses off the radiator & jam a garden hose in the top one full blast & run the engine for 20 seconds.

mivecboy · Post by **mivecboy** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:35 pm

but then there is still coolant trapped in the second part where the second drain plug is, how do you get that flush out?

Post by **Bennoz** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 5:46 pm

The second drain plug is in the block, just jam the garden hose into the top radiator hose when its connected to the thermostat housing.

cassio · Post by **cassio** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:26 am

I found the flush plug (it was under those little plastic procector things that stop rocks flicking up into your engine) and undone that and let the coolant drain till it was empty then filled it with water and flushed it some more, then was running the engine while the water was running through then turned engine off then let the water run through, then filled with new coolant and waited till it came out the plug then ran engine till warm then screwed the plug back in, and done...

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 10:38 am

Nice one

Post by **I8A4RE** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 11:39 am

I just pull off the bottom heater hose (out of the firewall). Then as ben says just put hose in where the radiator cap is and turn on clears the whole system out