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Great video! Suburban has no valves that restrict flow to heater core. Coolant flows constantly to the core - only the blend door directs whether the heat goes into the cabin it is vented to the exterior.
Love your videos, and came here when I was looking to find the radiator drain plug location, but this video left me a little unclear. The rest of the information was terrific, guess it was the tough angle from the underside of the truck.. After popping the hood and seeing the drain hose on the side of the radiator, I found the drain plug right beside it. Perhaps there are different configurations across all the gm models, but for my 01 Sierra, this was definitely a job best done from on top of the radiator.. Easy access, great visibility, no jacks/stands, crawling around on your back... Anyway, I Still love y'all and appreciate all the videos that have been so helpful with my 01 GMC.
My 2004 Tahoe didn’t have a drain plug. Easy remedy tho. Slide yourself under car toward the passenger side and locate the lower radiator hose (about two inches thick and squishy). Loosen clamp and pull off hose. Water will come gushing out.
You can remove the hose from above as well. That’s how I did it. No need to get under it and get coolant all over you. Unless you’re into that sorta thing!
I just learned how Toyota uses their special "Toyota long life coolant" a few weeks ago. It is best to use zerex asian or "universal" similar colored coolant if you cant get TLLC. We were going to just throw in dexcool before we researched it. Mixing them would have been bad supposedly.
does this apply to GMT800 models with auxillary rear heating systems? I changed a few hoses, refilled my coolant, and now I lose heat any time I go up or down hills.
You guys teach me so much. Didn't know to run the heater. I put a larger radiator in my 2000 1500 silverado and new resi tank. I'm going to buy Preston dexcool 50/50 mixed. Looks like you put 2.5 gallons in, started the engine, and topped it off with 1 more gallon. So I should buy 4 gallons of 50/50? Thanks!
Thank you for this video! I'll make sure to take my time to bleed my system the right way. So now a sad story. I took my car to a well-known shop because I wanted to make sure my flush was done right and also save me some time. It was weeks after use that I started to hear a bubbling sound from my dash on and off. Wouldn't you know it, my car overheated. So frustrating. Once again, shop that starts with an F ends with an E let me down. I'll just continue to do my own repairs and maintenance.
I never let shops do anything I can do after I've seen even the good ones mis steps and charge me premium its Unreal the shotty service techs out there that are so distracted with too many jobs. Alot of times a part time at home mechanic does a better job since they are in the comfort of their garage and take the extra steps to do it Right.
So what it means when you do this and the car starts missing, smoking out the exhaust, and water mixing with oil? Mechanic said just drive it and it’ll go away.
Is there a drain plug in the engine block so that nearly all the coolant can be drained? Draining from the radiator or disconnecting the radiator hose will not drain out nearly all the coolant.
What if when I am filling it, the truck over heats the thermo doesnt open and the level of coolant bubbles over the over flow? but the thermo still hasnt opened, and by the way it is a bran new thermo, I just put it in, it is part of the housing so I cant even put the housing back with no thermo in it, I have to put it together with the thermo in place.
This title should actually read "00 - 03" not to 2006. After 2003 GM did away with the petcock and hose assembly at the bottom of the radiator. After 2003, you have to pull the lower radiator hose and let the coolant spill out everywhere. Naturally after it's done, reattach the lower radiator hose and refill...
I highly recommend super flushing the system and switching to green. Dexcool is known as “dexkill” by many including me. It literally ate a hole in my Impala’s intake manifold.
I have been doing this I'm now wondering if my new thermostat is stuck I lose no coolant when running up to temp but it does take in a good amount before I run it
After replacing my radiator on 2002 Suburban coolant temp will not raise to normal operating temp. Put in two new termostats, didnt fix it. Is that small hose going from radiator to reservoir suppose to have fluid coming out of it all the time?
My 2003 Chevy silverado super sport does not have a valve to drain the radiator. It had the place to put a drain hose, but no turn handle to turn the drain off and on. It’s just a hole. How do I drain it?
I recently replaced my radiator on my 05 Suburban because the plastic tank split from the core and I also REPLACED the thermostat. I followed the procedure in the video and Now when I start it up after 10 minutes its running hot at over 240° and eventually it boils over. I dont know why it gets so hot. I tested the new thermostat and its is working fine,the electric fans come on at 235° but still it goes to 260°. What else could be causing it to overheat?
You showed how to drain and refill but never said anything about how to bleed it. Anything for getting air pockets out, preventing them, or what to do to make sure you don't have any??
Watch for bubbles inside the reservoir while its running while keeping it topped off. When the bubbles dispersed then top off then po ur cap on and drive. You should have heat if all bubbles are gone unless you have another issue
Ok i replaced thermostat/ water pump/hoses my 2005 suburban is running hot after about 5 minutes of starting it an letting it just idle i also replaced censor my question is what's causing it to run hot could it be air bubbles if so how do i get them out step by step please I've tried the steps of letting it run at idle an waiting for the bubbles to work there self out but the coolient is running out the coolent tank what's the problem
@@bamarogers2047 make sure your thermostat isnt stuck. I've bought them new before and they were defective. But put your heat on low vent and let it idle til the bubbles go away in the reservoir. Keep topping off as needed so air doesnt go back in. You could also have a blown head gasket if that doesnt work. Check the oil for milky looking oil
Owners manual or Haynes manual says to never use distilled water. Also should flush. Put in pure coolant until 2 gallons are in because lots of water still in there after a flush.
No,only distilled. Most purified drinking water,actually has added minerals. Good for us,Not good for vehicle. Same for adding water to battery as well.
Question. I recently changed my water pump and thermostat along with a coolant flush. Now when i turn on the heat the ac compressor cluch is engaging and the A C accumulater is getting very cold along with the lines As if the A C is on. What could have caused this?
Santiago Cortez Some cars are engineered to do that. The compressor will remove the moisture from the incoming air. Not sure what all the details are with your case, but hope the info helps.
If you talking about one of the older ones that still had a real radiator cap/fill then all you have to do is take that off, fill it, crank the engine up, watch in the rad until the coolant starts moving. It will suck down as soon as it starts moving (the t-stat opens) so you top it off until it quits going down. Shut the engine down, put the cap on, and go on your merry way. The idiot that thought it was a good idea to remove the radiator cap on the radiator needs to have a hose shoved up their backside and filled until it comes out their nose.
After replacing the water pump in a 2004 Escalade I can’t get heat from the rear vents. It’s hot in the front tho. Anyone experience this? Or have a solution?
What about the old coolant in the engine block???? and the heater core???? You have to drain the block also !!! what you guys did is only half the job!!
Old comment but more for future reference for anybody looking at this. Dexcool does NOT mix with anything but water, stuff will turn to gelatin with any other coolant or oil or god only knows what else
Dex cool doesn't like to mix with other coolants. I blew a Chevy malibus hesdgaskets out by putting Prestone coolant in with my dexcool... Not worth the headache
99 GMC Sierra 5.3L, Z71. There is a large 17mm allen coolant drain plug on the drivers side and I use a 3/8" allen for the smaller drain plug under the starter on the passenger side. Disconnect battery, remove starter bolts, remove the one small 10mm screw that secures the transmission lines to the side of the engine. There is enough room between the engine and starter, so you don't need to remove the starter, just need a little extra room. Torque drains to 44 FT-LBs. There is one more small drain on the drivers side, but I'm afraid that it's difficult to remove in that spot. Maybe with a ball allen, but they are very tight, so I skip that one.
Yeah so if we had low coolant light and stopped at gas station and choice was green or yellow. Went with yellow. Temps are below zero and having flow issue like its plugged up. Had mostly water and some Dex since changing water pump in summer until i added some yellow 5050. Will a flush and refill with Dex maybe fix it or could engine be about dead? It runs but mornings it overheats and i let it sit then try again and whatever was pluged is unplugged and temp goes back to normal.
+Tom Kimmel We wouldn't be able to diagnose an issue like that here, you may want to have a local mechanic take a look at it. Thanks for checking us out! 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
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Probably doesn’t have it at all. GM at some point changed the radiator design for the 99-06 full size trucks and removed the valve on them, thus no drain.
I have a 01 Chevy 1500 4.8l V8 extended cab 4x4 I recently changed my radiator and the new radiator didn't have a steam port line connection on it so I researched it and the best option I found was to hook it to the top radiator hose so I did now I can drive about 5 miles at normal operating temperature and then it spikes up fast, i stop to see what's going on and I open my over flow cap bc I dont have a cap on the radiator and it is steaming hot with air bubbling up and I can also hear bubbles or water bubbling through my steam port line. What could cause this and how can I fix it I would really appreciate the help if anyone has some to offer
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Hi... ... General question:. I have had many different types of vehicles and never have been a fan of flushing them out nor I have ever done it or gotten it done. I recently got a new thermostat installed on my gmc envoy due to the code P0128 notification on my check engine light. The shop suggested that I get a coolant flush that was going to cost me $120.00. I said no because I truly felt like it was not necessary... Your thoughts ...... ????
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Not all of the radiator come with that hose. They must’ve not known this or forgot to mention it. My 04 Denali did not have that hose until I bought a new radiator that cam with it.
My 2004 4.8L Tahoe doesn’t have the hose. It has the holder, but not the hose itself, or even a drain plug for that matter. I had to drain it by removing the lower radiator hose. It’s not so bad, but it’s hard to get hose clamped back on without a pair of hose clamp pliers. About $30-$35 depending where you look. Hope this helps save some people time!
Mine doesn’t have the hose or the Petcock to drain it. Really flipping annoying Was hoping it would be an easy fluid change. Never changed the coolant before and it’s almost 150k
Hey guys I have a 2005 Yukon XL need some information. My auto Mechanic change my water pump and thermostat nut i saw he put the green Antifreeze and now I'm seeing you need the orange one. is it going to mess up my system for using green antifreeze?? please let me know soon thank you
In all honesty,they would need to flush the entire system,ie ( block,heater core,radiatot)in order to switch to green coolant.u do not want to mix dexcool with other coolants..pick one or other..
You drained the old coolant from the radiator but failed to drain old coolant from the engine block or heater core so to my thinking the job is incomplete.
+Yougotme tw1sted Thanks for checking us out. If you have the 5.3L V8 the following numbers are the correct amount of coolant: For models with only front A/C - 14.4 quarts, for models with front and rear A/C - 15.8 quarts. 1aauto.com
Not a very complete video on flushing a coolant system. All you did or showed was draining the radiator and adding a gallon of new anti freeze. This is not properly flushing a coolant system. Thumbs down on this one..
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Great video! Suburban has no valves that restrict flow to heater core. Coolant flows constantly to the core - only the blend door directs whether the heat goes into the cabin it is vented to the exterior.
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Flush = bottom hose off engine ,let drain gravity will do the work. Keep Filling till full . Done.
Almost like an oil change just with a hose
That’s not a real flush
@@slickdawg4634 ... They weren't talking about your gal on a night out with her friends!
This video doesn't cover draining the block or getting air out of the block. How come you didn't include that?
That's what the fill and heating the system with the cap off does. It burps the system.
Love your videos, and came here when I was looking to find the radiator drain plug location, but this video left me a little unclear. The rest of the information was terrific, guess it was the tough angle from the underside of the truck..
After popping the hood and seeing the drain hose on the side of the radiator, I found the drain plug right beside it. Perhaps there are different configurations across all the gm models, but for my 01 Sierra, this was definitely a job best done from on top of the radiator.. Easy access, great visibility, no jacks/stands, crawling around on your back...
Anyway, I Still love y'all and appreciate all the videos that have been so helpful with my 01 GMC.
+CS B Thanks for watching. Have a great day! 1aauto.com
Thanks for this tip
Thanks for showing me the back of your hand when showing how to drain it instead of what your unscrewing.
My 2004 Tahoe didn’t have a drain plug. Easy remedy tho. Slide yourself under car toward the passenger side and locate the lower radiator hose (about two inches thick and squishy). Loosen clamp and pull off hose. Water will come gushing out.
You can remove the hose from above as well. That’s how I did it. No need to get under it and get coolant all over you. Unless you’re into that sorta thing!
I just learned how Toyota uses their special "Toyota long life coolant" a few weeks ago. It is best to use zerex asian or "universal" similar colored coolant if you cant get TLLC. We were going to just throw in dexcool before we researched it. Mixing them would have been bad supposedly.
+BassManBobBassCovers Thanks for watching. 1aauto.com
You really should have shown what the drain plug look like especially for those that don't have a hose anymore
does this apply to GMT800 models with auxillary rear heating systems? I changed a few hoses, refilled my coolant, and now I lose heat any time I go up or down hills.
You guys teach me so much. Didn't know to run the heater. I put a larger radiator in my 2000 1500 silverado and new resi tank. I'm going to buy Preston dexcool 50/50 mixed. Looks like you put 2.5 gallons in, started the engine, and topped it off with 1 more gallon. So I should buy 4 gallons of 50/50? Thanks!
Bone stock it should need like 4 gallons
Thank you for this video! I'll make sure to take my time to bleed my system the right way.
So now a sad story. I took my car to a well-known shop because I wanted to make sure my flush was done right and also save me some time. It was weeks after use that I started to hear a bubbling sound from my dash on and off. Wouldn't you know it, my car overheated. So frustrating. Once again, shop that starts with an F ends with an E let me down. I'll just continue to do my own repairs and maintenance.
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Firestone 😬
I never let shops do anything I can do after I've seen even the good ones mis steps and charge me premium its Unreal the shotty service techs out there that are so distracted with too many jobs. Alot of times a part time at home mechanic does a better job since they are in the comfort of their garage and take the extra steps to do it Right.
You guys are the best with these videos.
Cant find the drain plugfor my 2004 suburban?(petcock)
So what it means when you do this and the car starts missing, smoking out the exhaust, and water mixing with oil? Mechanic said just drive it and it’ll go away.
How do you drain the reservoir ? How do you get the coolant out of the block if the engine is cold and the thermostat is closed?
Is there a drain plug in the engine block so that nearly all the coolant can be drained? Draining from the radiator or disconnecting the radiator hose will not drain out nearly all the coolant.
So that's what that hose was for.. ty!
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What if when I am filling it, the truck over heats the thermo doesnt open and the level of coolant bubbles over the over flow? but the thermo still hasnt opened, and by the way it is a bran new thermo, I just put it in, it is part of the housing so I cant even put the housing back with no thermo in it, I have to put it together with the thermo in place.
Defective thermostat
This title should actually read "00 - 03" not to 2006. After 2003 GM did away with the petcock and hose assembly at the bottom of the radiator. After 2003, you have to pull the lower radiator hose and let the coolant spill out everywhere. Naturally after it's done, reattach the lower radiator hose and refill...
I highly recommend super flushing the system and switching to green.
Dexcool is known as “dexkill” by many including me.
It literally ate a hole in my Impala’s intake manifold.
Thank you sir ! 😀
You do NOT have to turn heater on as coolant always runs through heater core, even when heater is off.
*Doesn’t hurt to do it anyway, and for peace of mind*
I have been doing this I'm now wondering if my new thermostat is stuck I lose no coolant when running up to temp but it does take in a good amount before I run it
After replacing my radiator on 2002 Suburban coolant temp will not raise to normal operating temp. Put in two new termostats, didnt fix it. Is that small hose going from radiator to reservoir suppose to have fluid coming out of it all the time?
Thanks for a video of your hands in a hole. Not like it would be good to know where the petcock is and where the hose attaches.
Do you have to manually fill up the rad and and engine first by flling through the hose ?
Crap I got air pockets now lol forgot how to bleed smh
My 2003 Chevy silverado super sport does not have a valve to drain the radiator. It had the place to put a drain hose, but no turn handle to turn the drain off and on. It’s just a hole. How do I drain it?
Will it hurt if you put to much fluid in reservoir?
No the system has an overflow hose as the reservoir. You will be fine you can't over fill it
I recently replaced my radiator on my 05 Suburban because the plastic tank split from the core and I also REPLACED the thermostat. I followed the procedure in the video and Now when I start it up after 10 minutes its running hot at over 240° and eventually it boils over.
I dont know why it gets so hot. I tested the new thermostat and its is working fine,the electric fans come on at 235° but still it goes to 260°. What else could be causing it to overheat?
What did you end up doing? I'm having that problem right now
Fan clutch and water pump. Also maybe air in the system
let it idle for about 10 to 20 mins open the reservoir cup let the air out
You showed how to drain and refill but never said anything about how to bleed it. Anything for getting air pockets out, preventing them, or what to do to make sure you don't have any??
Watch for bubbles inside the reservoir while its running while keeping it topped off. When the bubbles dispersed then top off then po ur cap on and drive. You should have heat if all bubbles are gone unless you have another issue
Ok i replaced thermostat/ water pump/hoses my 2005 suburban is running hot after about 5 minutes of starting it an letting it just idle i also replaced censor my question is what's causing it to run hot could it be air bubbles if so how do i get them out step by step please I've tried the steps of letting it run at idle an waiting for the bubbles to work there self out but the coolient is running out the coolent tank what's the problem
@@bamarogers2047 make sure your thermostat isnt stuck. I've bought them new before and they were defective. But put your heat on low vent and let it idle til the bubbles go away in the reservoir. Keep topping off as needed so air doesnt go back in. You could also have a blown head gasket if that doesnt work. Check the oil for milky looking oil
Is this the same for a 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe?
Owners manual or Haynes manual says to never use distilled water. Also should flush. Put in pure coolant until 2 gallons are in because lots of water still in there after a flush.
Can I use purified water if I can't get ahold of distilled ?
No,only distilled. Most purified drinking water,actually has added minerals. Good for us,Not good for vehicle.
Same for adding water to battery as well.
Question. I recently changed my water pump and thermostat along with a coolant flush. Now when i turn on the heat the ac compressor cluch is engaging and the A C accumulater is getting very cold along with the lines As if the A C is on. What could have caused this?
Santiago Cortez Some cars are engineered to do that. The compressor will remove the moisture from the incoming air. Not sure what all the details are with your case, but hope the info helps.
Hi, My manual says to open the engine block plugs to drain also. Is it a big deal if I skip that step?
Do not do that
@@JonTostanoski why not?
@@skylarreid1284 cause you'll mess it up.
you have to take off tire and everything to find it. so off to the shop I go unlessvI just take of thermostat
Can I use this same process with a Chevy c1500?
+Kyore It may be a different procedure on your application, but this video can be used as a general guide. Thank you for asking. 1aauto.com
If you talking about one of the older ones that still had a real radiator cap/fill then all you have to do is take that off, fill it, crank the engine up, watch in the rad until the coolant starts moving. It will suck down as soon as it starts moving (the t-stat opens) so you top it off until it quits going down. Shut the engine down, put the cap on, and go on your merry way.
The idiot that thought it was a good idea to remove the radiator cap on the radiator needs to have a hose shoved up their backside and filled until it comes out their nose.
After replacing the water pump in a 2004 Escalade I can’t get heat from the rear vents. It’s hot in the front tho. Anyone experience this? Or have a solution?
What about the old coolant in the engine block???? and the heater core???? You have to drain the block also !!! what you guys did is only half the job!!
Is it a minimal amount of coolant left In the engine? Is that why it wasn't drained?
My connecter from the heater core to the heater hose broker on me yesterday do you possibly have a video on that??
+Chalkyeye
+Chalkyeye We do not have a video for this repair right now, but we'll keep this request in mind for a future video! 1AAuto.com
I just broke off the whole connectors and clamped my hoses on them completely bypassing the need for the connectors
I filled the tank and started it up and when it started getting hot it came back up thru the tank? Why
What about on a C6 corvette
+safety permian We're always cycling through common cars. We'll add this repair to our list! 1AAuto.com
I mixed peak universal yellow color I had to top off my 2003 Tahoe Z71 one time I had DEX cool in it will I have any problems?
+Jose Sanchez Generally speaking you shouldn't be mixing coolant.
Old comment but more for future reference for anybody looking at this. Dexcool does NOT mix with anything but water, stuff will turn to gelatin with any other coolant or oil or god only knows what else
Dex cool doesn't like to mix with other coolants. I blew a Chevy malibus hesdgaskets out by putting Prestone coolant in with my dexcool... Not worth the headache
@@jamescastle7821 dexcool does mix with universal peak safe for all coolants to be mixed . Been running it for a long time. Fyi
2004 Chevy avalanche does not have a rad. petcock. Bottom hose must be removed to drain
you only drained the coolant from the radiator and not from the engine block. it's still full of the old coolant.
+DeepRthought Thanks for the tip! We'll pass this info along to our production team.
99 GMC Sierra 5.3L, Z71. There is a large 17mm allen coolant drain plug on the drivers side and I use a 3/8" allen for the smaller drain plug under the starter on the passenger side. Disconnect battery, remove starter bolts, remove the one small 10mm screw that secures the transmission lines to the side of the engine. There is enough room between the engine and starter, so you don't need to remove the starter, just need a little extra room. Torque drains to 44 FT-LBs. There is one more small drain on the drivers side, but I'm afraid that it's difficult to remove in that spot. Maybe with a ball allen, but they are very tight, so I skip that one.
this vehicle holds 16.7 quarts of coolant. what is the point of replacing only 4 quarts?
You didn’t identify where specifically the drain hose is at
Yeah so if we had low coolant light and stopped at gas station and choice was green or yellow. Went with yellow. Temps are below zero and having flow issue like its plugged up. Had mostly water and some Dex since changing water pump in summer until i added some yellow 5050. Will a flush and refill with Dex maybe fix it or could engine be about dead? It runs but mornings it overheats and i let it sit then try again and whatever was pluged is unplugged and temp goes back to normal.
+Tom Kimmel We wouldn't be able to diagnose an issue like that here, you may want to have a local mechanic take a look at it. Thanks for checking us out! 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
Hello, is it the same process for a 03 Trailblazer the north face v8 5.3 4x4?
+Always & Forever We don't have a how-to video for your vehicle right now, but the basic steps in this video should be enough to do this task. Buy this part for your vehicle on 1AAuto.com: 1aau.to/m/Shop-1AAuto-c
My 2002 Yukon xl does not have a drain hose. Been looking for 30 mins. Where can it be?
Probably doesn’t have it at all. GM at some point changed the radiator design for the 99-06 full size trucks and removed the valve on them, thus no drain.
Bought my 2002 Suburban and it has green anti freeze. Any problem with this?
No, it’s just different additives, green means it’s clean and rust free. Must have just did a flush on it before they sold it to you
Green coolant isn’t for dexcool GM Chevy 1995-today. You should only use dexcool or universal yellow coolant
@@cameronsaint116 Wrong. The manual restricts the usage of DEX COOl chemical, which is red/orange in color.
So there is always a way to drain the block. If you haven't drained the block you have only drained about half of the coolant.
U dont use 5050 u use fully concentrated for these vehicles
How much coolant does it need of 50/50?
how many turns to loosen the petcock??? if snapped one b4 and i dont wanna do that again
+sid williams Just a few turns should be sufficient. Thanks for watching.
I have a 01 Chevy 1500 4.8l V8 extended cab 4x4 I recently changed my radiator and the new radiator didn't have a steam port line connection on it so I researched it and the best option I found was to hook it to the top radiator hose so I did now I can drive about 5 miles at normal operating temperature and then it spikes up fast, i stop to see what's going on and I open my over flow cap bc I dont have a cap on the radiator and it is steaming hot with air bubbling up and I can also hear bubbles or water bubbling through my steam port line. What could cause this and how can I fix it I would really appreciate the help if anyone has some to offer
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Nice!
Hi... ... General question:. I have had many different types of vehicles and never have been a fan of flushing them out nor I have ever done it or gotten it done. I recently got a new thermostat installed on my gmc envoy due to the code P0128 notification on my check engine light. The shop suggested that I get a coolant flush that was going to cost me $120.00. I said no because I truly felt like it was not necessary...
Your thoughts ...... ????
+Klove The Lou If your are just replacing a thermostat you should be okay to just change the thermostat.
1A Auto Parts Thank you. We did the solenoid also but nothing else..
My fans don't work 😣
I did all this and I still have air in the system
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Can you show me how to flush heater core on 2004 Oldsmobile Silhouette,Please....Or Post A Video With that Chevy Venture
+David Gray This video should help you out ruclips.net/video/AT9WAhJ6apE/видео.html
I can't find the hose for the life of me, about to say screw it and disconnect the lower hose
Not all of the radiator come with that hose. They must’ve not known this or forgot to mention it. My 04 Denali did not have that hose until I bought a new radiator that cam with it.
My 2004 4.8L Tahoe doesn’t have the hose. It has the holder, but not the hose itself, or even a drain plug for that matter. I had to drain it by removing the lower radiator hose. It’s not so bad, but it’s hard to get hose clamped back on without a pair of hose clamp pliers. About $30-$35 depending where you look. Hope this helps save some people time!
Mine doesn’t have the hose or the Petcock to drain it.
Really flipping annoying
Was hoping it would be an easy fluid change. Never changed the coolant before and it’s almost 150k
Hey guys I have a 2005 Yukon XL need some information. My auto Mechanic change my water pump and thermostat nut i saw he put the green Antifreeze and now I'm seeing you need the orange one. is it going to mess up my system for using green antifreeze?? please let me know soon thank you
+Walter Puell Jr If he used the mix with any color antifreeze you should be okay. Hope this helps you out. 1aauto.com
In all honesty,they would need to flush the entire system,ie ( block,heater core,radiatot)in order to switch to green coolant.u do not want to mix dexcool with other coolants..pick one or other..
You drained the old coolant from the radiator but failed to drain old coolant from the engine block or heater core so to my thinking the job is incomplete.
+Terrence Moore Thanks for the tip!
never said how many gallons total!
+Yougotme tw1sted Thanks for checking us out. If you have the 5.3L V8 the following numbers are the correct amount of coolant: For models with only front A/C - 14.4 quarts, for models with front and rear A/C - 15.8 quarts. 1aauto.com
+james rodriguez It would be in the manual.
@@1AAuto Do you actually put almost 15 quarts of antifreeze in the truck? Or is that half coolant half water quarts?
You didn't lift the front of vehicle while bleeding
Also my car won't go up to temp now
Thermostat.
Where's the market that says the coolant is topped off?!
+TheArchy Bunker Thanks for watching! There should be a line on the overflow bottle that tells you how much you want to put in. 1aauto.com
Imo 99-02 is superior and simpler
How many gallons of 50/50 does it take? And when you turn air on hot is the ac on or just the blower?
Wat if that vaul thing don't work at all then wat can I do??
This is the lazy way to drain and fill coolant system. I'm puzzled on why an automotive parts distributor company would promote such method.
this is not easy.
Not a very complete video on flushing a coolant system. All you did or showed was draining the radiator and adding a gallon of new anti freeze. This is not properly flushing a coolant system. Thumbs down on this one..
The title doesn’t say it’s a flush. It’s just a drain and fill. He even says what he’s doing at the beginning.
You dont even show where or what a peckcock is
Dex-Cool is garbage for GM trucks....don't use it! Flush your system completely and use the Green coolant you won't regret it!!!! TRUST ME!
Dexcool is not garbage if you change it often before pH drops to acidic levels.
Can I use universal coolant for my 2001 Chevy suburban???
Wouldn’t recommend stick with Dex-cool aka orange kind recommend
+LEO’sDREAm’On Thanks for the tip!
1A Auto Parts lol I'm asking if it's ok?
@@chalkyeye5956 No, flush it and run Dex.