Flushing Cooling System
Flushing Cooling System does anyone know if its nessesary to open the block plugs to drain flush the cooling system? i'm actually thinking of taking the car to jiffy lube or somewhere to avoid the hastle with fluid but something tells me jiffy lube dosent take the plugs out of the block. any advice? thanks
Actually most flush machines use the new coolant to push the old coolant out. The coolant isnt sucked out...it's pushed out in most cases. At the dealership I work at, we run the car for 10 min with the flush solution in the system, then we proceed to exchange the fluid.
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Just do it yourself. Drain system, take out thermostat, fill with water dump some cascade in it and let it get hot, then drain it run plain water in it, drain again then replace thermostat and fill with water/AF.
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when i drain the system how do i make sure all the old coolant is out? i know i drain the radiator but i'm under the impression that not all the coolant is gonna come out this way. how do i do this?
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I think this is how I did it. I can't remember to be certain. I just know that I followed the directions on the container of radiator flush. Went something like this:
Drain the old fluid and fill with water. Run for about 10 minutes with heater on, then drain again. Fill with water and coolant flush...run for 10 minutes with heater on, & drain. Fill with water again and run for 10 minutes with heater on. Fill with new coolant / water mix.
As far as Jiffy Lube goes, you should really check this out.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ght=jiffy+lube
Drain the old fluid and fill with water. Run for about 10 minutes with heater on, then drain again. Fill with water and coolant flush...run for 10 minutes with heater on, & drain. Fill with water again and run for 10 minutes with heater on. Fill with new coolant / water mix.
As far as Jiffy Lube goes, you should really check this out.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthrea...ght=jiffy+lube
wow. just yesterday i broke down and brought my car to jiffy lube for a flush. i wanted to avoid the haslte of getting rid of the fluid. i dont really have a good place to work on my car. this is the first time i ever saw that jiffy lube video. wow! but the thing is i was standing right by my car the whole time and i saw exactly what they did for a flush. i got new coolant put in but with that machine they use i can tell you its not anywhere near as good as if you drained the radiator and did it that way. next time i'm gonna make more time for myself and do it myself 
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When you put the cascade with water and run the car, do you want to lower the car so that it is level, or is it all right to do it with the front up in the air.
Do you think you could use a shop vac to get absolutely all the coolant out of the car as well as when you are cleaning the engine with cascade/water.
Art
Do you think you could use a shop vac to get absolutely all the coolant out of the car as well as when you are cleaning the engine with cascade/water.
Art
On The Tree
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I never have really thought about not having the car level. I always do mine with it on the ground, but i dont see where it would really hurt with it on jackstands. I wouldnt worry about using a shop vac, you can just opent the drain plug and keep a water hose in the radiator while the cars running until clear water is coming out.