Tyson Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 I think you have to understand that supra's are getting cheaper and younger people are being able to buy them. So what may be obvious to you older people might not be to the younger more inexperienced generation who haven't had a great deal of hands on experience. I know this won't be the case for everyone as I myself have done all my own work on my cars as I love working on cars (not the supra but a 6 month oil change is on the cards). I am in now way condoning the length of this thread Just food for thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 (edited) Thats why we have a WSM, all the answers for most things mkiv tt or na related are in there Its not a lot of use if you dont read it, no matter how old you are I can't wait for the "how do i get my heater to work" thread so i'll post now Park the car on a very steep hill facing up the hill, (theres no need to do this but some think it helps:)) fill the rad to the top and the expansion tank to the max level, run the car up to normal operating temps with the heater on full hot with the rad cap off, top up the rad as you go, the air will bubble out of the rad, keep the car running till the bubbles stop and the heater is nice and hot, put rad cap back on. You will lose coolant as you do this but looks worse than it is. When cool check expansion tank level and radiator level and top up if required. No need for 10 pages of how do i bleed the air out thread now Edited June 7, 2011 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Thats why we have a WSM, all the answers for most things mkiv tt or na related are in there Its not a lot of use if you dont read it, no matter how old you are What about a baby that can't read yet? Ok this is too far now. Thanks for all the help throughout this thread chaps and have a nice day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 good luck getting it sorted chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyson Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Thats why we have a WSM, all the answers for most things mkiv tt or na related are in there Its not a lot of use if you dont read it, no matter how old you are I can't wait for the "how do i get my heater to work" thread so i'll post now Park the car on a very steephill facing up the hill, fill the rad to the top and the expansion tank to the max level, run the car up to normal operating temps with heater on full hot with rad cap off, top up the rad as you go, the air will bubble out of the rad, keep car running till the bubbles stop and the heater is nice and hot, put rad cap back on. When cool check expansion tank level and radiator level and top up if required. No need for 10 pages of how do i bleed the air out thread now That's very true, its a great read as there is some interesting stuff in it. I do think some people are too eager to post questions than putting some down time into reading up on it. When I get a car my first port of call is a haynes manual which I read (most of it) so that if something does happen I have a rough idea of the problem. Before I got the supra I spent ages reading on here, this site is an amazing resource and the people on here a credit to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 I can't wait for the "how do i get my heater to work" thread so i'll post now Park the car on a very steep hill facing up the hill, (theres no need to do this but some think it helps:)) fill the rad to the top and the expansion tank to the max level, run the car up to normal operating temps with the heater on full hot with the rad cap off, top up the rad as you go, the air will bubble out of the rad, keep the car running till the bubbles stop and the heater is nice and hot, put rad cap back on. You will lose coolant as you do this but looks worse than it is. When cool check expansion tank level and radiator level and top up if required. No need for 10 pages of how do i bleed the air out thread now Oh, I all ready knew how to do that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TubbyTwo Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Some light reading http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/coolant_flush/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Ive not read all that but you'll need more than 1 gallon of coolred or 4life as the system holds over 8 litres, it also shouldnt be watered down, its pre mixed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Ive not read all that but you'll need more than 1 gallon of coolred or 4life as the system holds over 8 litres, it also shouldnt be watered down, its pre mixed Ok cool so I'll make sure I buy at least 8 litres. I'll probably leave it till the weekend to fit the new radiator and add the coolant so I don't rush to get it done before it gets dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Ok cool so I'll make sure I buy at least 8 litres. I'll probably leave it till the weekend to fit the new radiator and add the coolant so I don't rush to get it done before it gets dark Check what your buying from Halfords as they sell both pre mixed and concentrate that you dilute, pre mixed is the way to go in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 7, 2011 Author Share Posted June 7, 2011 Check what your buying from Halfords as they sell both pre mixed and concentrate that you dilute, pre mixed is the way to go in my opinion. I'll pop there tonight and make sure I get the pre-mixed stuff as I need to get some oil for my runaround anyhow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerous brain Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 So did you end up sorting this out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted June 28, 2011 Author Share Posted June 28, 2011 Yes mate, all sorted. Bought a new radiator from a trader on here and all's good thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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