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A Few Easy Steps To Flush Your Automobile's Radiator And Coolant
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Jason Miller |
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One of the most overlooked maintenance items on your car is the
coolant system. Most people don’t even think about it until they
are on the side of the road with the hood up and steam pouring
out of the radiator. This traffic nightmare can be avoided by
some simple routine maintenance. Your coolant system should be
flushed every two years and the anti freeze replaced as well.
The chemicals in anti freeze begin to lose their effectiveness
and rust and grime can build up in your engine and radiator.
This will clog up your engine’s cooling system and cause your
engine to overheat. The good news is very little mechanical
skills are needed to flush your system and keep your car running
for the years to come. Just follow these simple steps:
1. First of all make sure your car engine has not been running
and it is cool. This is very important. A radiator can get very
hot and possibly burn you. With the engine cool, open the
radiator cap and relieve any pressure. 2. Next locate the drain
valve on the radiator to drain it. It should be located on the
bottom of the radiator. Be sure to drain the fluid into a
container and not the ground. Once you have drained it, close
the drain valve. 3. Now you are ready to install a back flush
kit. This kit is inexpensive and can easily be purchased at your
local auto parts store. Follow the instructions on the back on
the kit. Basically, you have to cut the heater inlet hose going
to the top of the engine. This is where you install the T
section provided in the kit into the line. Slip both ends of the
hose onto this fitting and tighten the clamps provided in the
kit. Go ahead and connect your garden hose to this fitting. 4.
Now place the diverter that came in the kit into the opening on
the top of the radiator. This is where the water and coolant
will pour out from when you start to flush the system. A hose or
tube will be helpful to direct the run off into a bucket. 5. Now
it is time to start the engine, turn the heater on high and turn
on the garden hose. Coolant is now circulating through the
engine and coming out through the diverter on the top of the
radiator. Continue this process until clean water begins to come
out the top. This should only take a few minutes. 6. Turn off
the engine and garden hose. Now drain the radiator again into a
bucket and close the drain valve when you are done. 7. Now it is
time to add the new anti freeze. Pour the entire contents of the
anti freeze bottle into the empty radiator and fill it until
coolant pours out of the neck. Screw back on the radiator cap
and you are done. Make sure you have also screwed back on the
provided cap onto the T fitting you installed. 8. Take your car
for a test drive around the block and make sure everything is ok.
Now you have a back flush fitting installed for the next time
you need to flush your radiator and it will be a lot quicker.
You will thank yourself the next time you pass that unlucky
person on the side of the road with the ominous steam cloud
pouring from the hood.
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Article: A few easy steps to flush your automobile's radiator and coolant
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Author: Jason Miller
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