tsimira
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I have been trying to get my head around every step before I do it, but from the previous threads I have searched and read through, I am confused on some of the points as there seem to be a million different ways to do it.
If I put down the steps as I can best understand them (collated from previous threads), could someone clear up or correct me on the areas I have got wrong. I am planning on running some cleaner in addition to flushing it completely.
Steps..
1. Set heater to hot & pour contents of cleaner into radiator and run engine for 20-30mins and then let cool.
2. Undo top & bottom hoses from radiator and let it drain out, then put a hose in the bottom hole (of radiator) and flush it up and out with water.
(now this is where I really start to get confused)
Do I...
3a. Remove the thermostat & housing then stick the hose in there and flush it with water. Q: where would the water come out, and is the engine running or not?
or
3b. Remove the top & bottom hoses from the engine and flush water through the top hole (and I'm guessing would then come out the bottom hole? and same again, engine running or not?)
or
3c. Re-attatch both hoses to radiator & undo heater hose, take off radiator cap and stick the hose in there and flush it that way (I'm guessing water would come out of the hole the heater hose was attatched to?; would that clean the entire engine?)
In order for the engine side of the clean/flush to be cleaned properly, is that (whichever of those steps) all that would need to be done? I am confused about this whole thing about the block holding something like 3 litres. Now will that 3 litres have been cleaned if the whole system was being flushed with water (flushing the crap out and leaving just clean water)? Or does it need to be drained seperately from the third step?
If the coolant is a 50/50 mix, then would those 3lt make up part of the 50% water side of the mix?
For a VN (V6 if its relevant) how much coolant/water can I expect it would hold in total? A guy at the store I bought the coolant from said 8lt total, so to pour 4lt of coolant in and top up with water. Is that correct or not? Also where should I actually pour the coolant into? On the boards I have read to either pour it directly into the radiator or directly into the top hose on the engine, so which one would it be?
If one of the options for step 3 is correct and thats all I need to do for the cleaning, would I now just pour in the coolant (however much I would need to make 50/50 mix) and then top it up with water until its full?
I do know that at some point at the end I will have to bleed the air out of the system, its just the steps beforehand I am confused about. With so many different points of view on the board I dont know which one to go with! I know its I'm a pain in the arse as it has been brought up a lot, but I do need to ask for me to get my head around it properly before I am actually confident to do it myself, and I know you guys know are a lot more knowledgeable than me!
Any help would be wonderful! Thanks muchly, I do hope one day I will be able to return the favor.
tsimira
If I put down the steps as I can best understand them (collated from previous threads), could someone clear up or correct me on the areas I have got wrong. I am planning on running some cleaner in addition to flushing it completely.
Steps..
1. Set heater to hot & pour contents of cleaner into radiator and run engine for 20-30mins and then let cool.
2. Undo top & bottom hoses from radiator and let it drain out, then put a hose in the bottom hole (of radiator) and flush it up and out with water.
(now this is where I really start to get confused)
Do I...
3a. Remove the thermostat & housing then stick the hose in there and flush it with water. Q: where would the water come out, and is the engine running or not?
or
3b. Remove the top & bottom hoses from the engine and flush water through the top hole (and I'm guessing would then come out the bottom hole? and same again, engine running or not?)
or
3c. Re-attatch both hoses to radiator & undo heater hose, take off radiator cap and stick the hose in there and flush it that way (I'm guessing water would come out of the hole the heater hose was attatched to?; would that clean the entire engine?)
In order for the engine side of the clean/flush to be cleaned properly, is that (whichever of those steps) all that would need to be done? I am confused about this whole thing about the block holding something like 3 litres. Now will that 3 litres have been cleaned if the whole system was being flushed with water (flushing the crap out and leaving just clean water)? Or does it need to be drained seperately from the third step?
If the coolant is a 50/50 mix, then would those 3lt make up part of the 50% water side of the mix?
For a VN (V6 if its relevant) how much coolant/water can I expect it would hold in total? A guy at the store I bought the coolant from said 8lt total, so to pour 4lt of coolant in and top up with water. Is that correct or not? Also where should I actually pour the coolant into? On the boards I have read to either pour it directly into the radiator or directly into the top hose on the engine, so which one would it be?
If one of the options for step 3 is correct and thats all I need to do for the cleaning, would I now just pour in the coolant (however much I would need to make 50/50 mix) and then top it up with water until its full?
I do know that at some point at the end I will have to bleed the air out of the system, its just the steps beforehand I am confused about. With so many different points of view on the board I dont know which one to go with! I know its I'm a pain in the arse as it has been brought up a lot, but I do need to ask for me to get my head around it properly before I am actually confident to do it myself, and I know you guys know are a lot more knowledgeable than me!
Any help would be wonderful! Thanks muchly, I do hope one day I will be able to return the favor.
tsimira