mattcooper
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Hey Everyone
I strongly need to do a complete radiator flush on my 98 VT V6 Commodore.
Recently the heater tap broke and I lost allot of coolant which I had to top up with over 2 liters of water.
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Also the other reason for the desperate need to flush the system is that my local holden dealer use to put brown tablets into the system. They seem to have gone off and are really “froffing” up. Especially in the radiator overfill bottle. (Brown froff).
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Unfortunately I cannot afford to get this professionally done so I’m going to embark on doing the job myself.
I have a few questions regarding the job.
*Is it normal for the coolant/water to sit low in the top of the radiator when engine is cold?
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*Now I require to do a really good flush so my first question is whats the safest flush to use in the Ecotech engine?
*Do I have to remove the thermostat to do this?? I would prefer not to.
*I understand I have to remove the top and bottom radiator hose. But am I required to remove any heater hose to flush the heater system? If yes then how do I flush that.
*Tap water or distilled?. I live in Bundaberg our town water has allot of chlorine added to it.
*And the final question that concerns me the most. I read that I must remove some knock sensors. I’m not a big fan messing around with sensors that I don't have any knowledge about. Is this really required?
I think thats all my questions for now
Thank you in advance for any tips and experience.
I strongly need to do a complete radiator flush on my 98 VT V6 Commodore.
Recently the heater tap broke and I lost allot of coolant which I had to top up with over 2 liters of water.
IMAGE
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Also the other reason for the desperate need to flush the system is that my local holden dealer use to put brown tablets into the system. They seem to have gone off and are really “froffing” up. Especially in the radiator overfill bottle. (Brown froff).
IMAGE
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
Unfortunately I cannot afford to get this professionally done so I’m going to embark on doing the job myself.
I have a few questions regarding the job.
*Is it normal for the coolant/water to sit low in the top of the radiator when engine is cold?
IMAGE
Click for full size - Uploaded with plasq's Skitch
*Now I require to do a really good flush so my first question is whats the safest flush to use in the Ecotech engine?
*Do I have to remove the thermostat to do this?? I would prefer not to.
*I understand I have to remove the top and bottom radiator hose. But am I required to remove any heater hose to flush the heater system? If yes then how do I flush that.
*Tap water or distilled?. I live in Bundaberg our town water has allot of chlorine added to it.
*And the final question that concerns me the most. I read that I must remove some knock sensors. I’m not a big fan messing around with sensors that I don't have any knowledge about. Is this really required?
I think thats all my questions for now
Thank you in advance for any tips and experience.