aeropete Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 i wanted to change the water in me supe, so i drained the rad using the white tap located at the bottom to the right, i let it drain for about 10mins. i then put in 3litres of antifreeze, then when i went to put the water in i could only get about half a pint in? i left the cap off and started the car up, a few bubbles appeared but the water level hardly dropped?then in about 3mins the water started to boil? could there still be a airlock? the fat hose at the top is red hot and the fat hose at the bottom is still cold, is this right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 you need to bleed it by the sounds of that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeropete Posted September 10, 2006 Author Share Posted September 10, 2006 thanks/ how do i do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 isnt it better to remove the bottom hose to drain all the water out. does sound like you have an air lock will have a look in my manual see if theres a bleed valve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_1979 Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 In a supra... I don't know mate!! Only had the car about a month. In my old Mr2 turbo tho, there were certain points you would bleed it from...... but I'm not very good with cars... lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 To drain the coolant system fully you need to also use the second drain plug which is on the exhaust side of the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk-rich Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 when filling up, i found its better to have the front of the car jacked up very high, this allows the coolant to flow back into the engine via the top rad pipe i also found that giving the top pipe some serious squeezage helps to get more air out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeropete Posted September 10, 2006 Author Share Posted September 10, 2006 thanks ppl! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 cant find any bleed valves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeropete Posted September 10, 2006 Author Share Posted September 10, 2006 aahhh panic over, due to draining bit of me antifreeze back out and allot of pumping of the top hose, phheewwww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mk47 Posted September 10, 2006 Share Posted September 10, 2006 pete well done! i was going to do this aswell as i posted in your earlier thread, and my dad said to me the same thing that if it f*cks up im gonna have to bleed the whole thing and its best left alone till i get it to somone whos done it before! so i didnt take the risk.. instead i cleaned and washed my airfilter its all shiny and clean now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeropete Posted September 10, 2006 Author Share Posted September 10, 2006 good im glad i saved you from destroying your car! lol anything else yuor thinking of doing, tell me first and il av a go and let you know if its a bad idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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