Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I have just started my car for the first time since the mods and after 3 minutes of running boiling hot coolant started p***ing out the overflow. The bottom radiator hose is cold as the air coming out the heaters in the car. Ive tried running the car with the cap off squeezing the bottom hose but I just cant seem to get any coolkant in the engine. Is there a bleed valve? Any help? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 out the overflow tank? have you filled the radiator yet ? best thing to do is park the car on a slight incline and try and get the air out the system, point the nose of the car up hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Yeah I filled the system with around 5 litres and thats all I can get in the rad. I have no overflow tank so just a pipe out the bottom of the car. It just dont seem to be drawing coolant through the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 How did you drain the fluid? 5ltrs sound as though its been drained from the Rad only, your looking at least 12ltrs to fill the entire system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Its like there is no coolant in the bottom rad hose what so ever like it just stops at the bottom rad outlet.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 How did you drain the fluid? 5ltrs sound as though its been drained from the Rad only, your looking at least 12ltrs to fill the entire system I took the radiator out completely and just let the coolant run out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra steveo Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 probs an air lock let it cool down a bit and park up a hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 probs an air lock let it cool down a bit and park up a hill Can I just jack the front up a few inches? I just read another method to put the heater on in the car to hot and full and squeeze the 2 pipes going to the matrix. Would this work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 let it cool down, drain it out again get on a ramp/incline fill the rad half way and the over flow, start the car ,heaters on full hot and slowly keep filling the rad untill full, fit cap and let cool again and then see how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 by the way this could also be a thermostat if not an air lock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 full heat in the car, and jack the car well up in the front, an try again .. it can be a pita to bleed a supra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Thanks guys, i'll let it cool and drain out and fill slowly with the front jacked up. Do I need the engine running when filling? Also I have no overflow bottle at the moment just the overflow pipe coming off the rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Right so I just jacked the front end up about 20cm and started the car with all the heating on, rad cap off and squeezing the hell out of the pipes but nothing. Bottom rad pipe still cold but alot of steam coming out the top of the radiator after a few minutes. Top water neck and water pump are too hot to touch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Can the thermostat get stuck closed? As I havent had water in the system for about 3 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Please help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'd check the stat mate, might be rusted shut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aspire Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 not sure mate, but 3 months without fluid cant of done it any good, last time i changed mine, we just filled it up put rad cap on and ran it up to temp, repeat if needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'd check the stat mate, might be rusted shut It should open if the engines getting hot is what I thought. Also I opened the rad cap when I saw the steam start coming out the overflow and as you can imagine I got a hot water founting! But the water wernt boiling just hotish. Dunno if this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Also I forgot but I removed the electrical plug from the small aux fan as its constantly on for some reason. That shouldnt effect the stat should it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 It might be rusted shut. Are your heaters hot? - - - Updated - - - Also I forgot but I removed the electrical plug from the small aux fan as its constantly on for some reason. That shouldnt effect the stat should it? Don't think so mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Your rad cap may also be knackered? Have you put a new rad on or anything? The cap might not be sealing. What was the temp gauge in the car reading? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 (edited) It should open if the engines getting hot is what I thought. Also I opened the rad cap when I saw the steam start coming out the overflow and as you can imagine I got a hot water founting! But the water wernt boiling just hotish. Dunno if this helps Run it with the cap off mate to get rid of air locks, every now and again, raise the revs to about 2000RPM, keep watching for bubbles in the top of the rad. Once that stat opens, provided it isn't stuck shut, the level in the rad will drop. Keep topping it up till the rad is full, leave it running till the temp gauge sits in the middle, the heaters are hot and the bubbles stop. The leave it overnight to cool, repeat the process in the morning with the rad cap off and run it up with the cap off till warm make sure there are no bubbles in the rad filler neck. Edited November 8, 2012 by dan294 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Yeah its a brand new srd rad. The heaters in the car are cold. Didnt look at the temp gauge in car i'll have a look next time mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Yeah its a brand new srd rad. The heaters in the car are cold. Didnt look at the temp gauge in car i'll have a look next time mate. Do what I said mate, run it with the cap off and keep topping the rad up, once the stat opens, the heaters should start getting hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaan W Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Do what I said mate, run it with the cap off and keep topping the rad up, once the stat opens, the heaters should start getting hot. Yeah ive been running the engine and its getting hot but the rad is full so I cant put any more in. Can I take the top rad hose off the rad and poor water in from this side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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