How To Bleed A Cooling System

Kind of a request, I've described this procedure a few times in print but never made a video. As I said in the video if your having issues with a fluctuating idle, no heat, or an overheat problem you may want to start here. Also, if you have just serviced the cooling system in any way this is the procedure I recommend to fill it back up. The only regret I have with this one is the end where I didn't shoot footage of closing up the radiator using the tool that I used in the video, I may show it at some point in the future.

Here is a link, perhaps an old link, to the "Spill Free Funnel"

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=spill+free+funnel&tag=googh...


As always here is the link to EricTheCarGuy.com

http://ericthecarguy.com/

Stay dirty

ETCG

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[EricTheCarGuy]

@playstation2bigs No, in fact using distilled water is recommended in the cooling system to help prevent any corrosion that might occur as a result of using tap water.

[ricothe1nonly]

YOU SHOULD HAVE YOUR OWN SHOW. YOU ARE GOOD

[dashonhurts]

Eric i have an 2000 Impala LS, and my coolant overflow is leaking. And the worst thing is my car won't turn over. Won't start!!! Just reached 200,000 miles, got a minor tune up several years ago.

Car won't start up at all. What could I do? Oh and I have a relatively new radiant from two years ago.

[dob62163]

Eric, I'm working on a 1992 Camry v6. The top hose is hot and hard, the bottom hose is cold. I changed the radiator, thermostat, and fan switch. there are no leaks and the coolant is in the system. The temperature gauge is staying cold and it seems like the thermostat isn't opening. Could this be due to air in the system?

[DarkAlex174]

@playstation2bigs I don't know where you would get that idea.

[muddmonky]

OMG that bucket funnel is awsome wish i had one had tones of splash out will burping my system today. nice vid though.

[huasi87]

i had to do all of my maintinance in the dealershop however they are people to and do forget

my car was fine in the summer but after first day of winter the coolant was significantly low

bottom point they forgot the heater radiater in the maintinance so alwayes check after them and dont panic it might be somthing on youtube that helps you

[therunnerhcm]

I don't have a radiator cap... I have to fill through my over flow box... what do I do? It's a 2.7 Liter Dodge Intrepid...... It's an 04

[kainen1234]

i am looking for info on how to bleed air from the coolant system of my 99 jeep cherokee???

[imzjustplayin]

Why use that special funnel for bleeding the cooling system when you can take an old radiator cap, remove the center (not outer) gasket, top off the cooling system when the engine is stone cold, put the car on an incline, then run the engine hot enough until the cooling fan comes on? The reason I mention removing the center gasket on the rad cap is to allow all of the coolant to go into the overflow reservoir while not under pressure and therefore any trapped air would be able to escape.