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Old 06-27-2014, 09:57 AM
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Coolant drain/fill

Ive been doing a lot of research on how to properly flush your radiator... My question is if I don't have access to a water hose could I just do a drain/fill then repeat the process next month? The reason is to slowly get out all the old coolant by just using a drain/fill.

I only have 43000 miles but I drive 20k miles a year. Has anyone thought about doing their coolant this early? Btw I live in Texas so the heat can get bad at times.


EDIT* Also anyone know how many liters I need to refill? I cant find it in the Manuel

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Old 06-27-2014, 05:44 PM
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Anyone? I finally finished the flush but I had a lot of water coming from the middle of the car. I know some water is normal when running the A but this is over the top. Suggestions or any thoughts would be appreciated
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Old 06-29-2014, 06:08 AM
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The thing about running a garden hose through it is you are supposed to use distilled water. Tap water is not real good for your radiator. I change mine every 50,000 because like you the Oklahoma heat is a killer. You can get by doing a drain and fill every 50,000 because it should not be totally corroded. Now if you wait until 100,000 or later then I would do a flush. I would take it to a shop that has a machine that hooks up and flushes it out with distilled water.
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