Great vid👍🏼 can you please explain how long do you run the engine with the Cap loose? (I know supposedly you want to wait till thermostat opens but how can you tell etc as every time I try and do that I get boiling water coughing up until it over flows just to have to re fill it 😩, is there a trick to it?) This is an important part to your video but not clarified 😅(I know you can crack heads etc by not bleeding the system properly...) Thanks in advance👍🏼
Wow, here's a great way to blow your head gasket with poor practices and lack of knowledge... and then sharing that lack of knowledge and perpetuating the mistakes! There are no 'tricks' to being a good mechanic, just correct practice, theory and know-how. There is so much bad info here which need correcting: Turn aircon off and the heater controls to max HOT and fan to max with dash vents open. Once done and with the engine OFF, refill with correct pink coolant (not tap water) AFTER unscrewing the plastic air bleed plug (13mm socket or rings spanner) on the top of the radiator (not shown or referred to) and removing it. When the coolant starts dripping out of the bleed hole, screw the plug back in . Don't overtighten, it has an o-ring. Continue to top up until the COLD level is reached (about halfway). Fit tank cap as normal. Run the engine for 1 minute at idle, checking for hose leaks. Get inside the car and take the RPM up to a steady 2000 for 2 or 3 minutes to circulate the new coolant evenly and push any air bubbles into the tank. The heater should start blowing hotter and hotter as the thermostat opens. When the heat is unbearable, your job is done and all the air is purged from the system. You may want to check that your electric fans kick in during this process, just for peace of mind. Turn engine off. You should see a slight drop in the coolant tank level - BUT don't top it up until the engine is cold - next morning or at least 5 hours. As for 'oil' in the coolant - yes, it's a design fault where the internal seals of the oil cooler leak and let oil into the cooling system. Very common from 60,000km. This will eventually destroy the heater hoses and tank hose and tank. Change oil cooler assembly for new upgraded version and replace the 3 hoses and tank after flushing the system with a product specifically made to dissolve oil. The plastic drain tap is accessed driver's side (AUS) front and bottom of the radiator - for access, remove the centre stone gaurd and the little metal bracket on the bumper bat bottom (star tool set and 13mm socket).
"Coolant has an oil property inside of it". I think your heater exchanger water to oil is had it and oil from the Engine is leaking into your coolant. Mine has same problem and I was looking how to fix.
Great vid👍🏼 can you please explain how long do you run the engine with the Cap loose? (I know supposedly you want to wait till thermostat opens but how can you tell etc as every time I try and do that I get boiling water coughing up until it over flows just to have to re fill it 😩, is there a trick to it?)
This is an important part to your video but not clarified 😅(I know you can crack heads etc by not bleeding the system properly...)
Thanks in advance👍🏼
Wow, here's a great way to blow your head gasket with poor practices and lack of knowledge... and then sharing that lack of knowledge and perpetuating the mistakes! There are no 'tricks' to being a good mechanic, just correct practice, theory and know-how. There is so much bad info here which need correcting:
Turn aircon off and the heater controls to max HOT and fan to max with dash vents open. Once done and with the engine OFF, refill with correct pink coolant (not tap water) AFTER unscrewing the plastic air bleed plug (13mm socket or rings spanner) on the top of the radiator (not shown or referred to) and removing it. When the coolant starts dripping out of the bleed hole, screw the plug back in . Don't overtighten, it has an o-ring. Continue to top up until the COLD level is reached (about halfway). Fit tank cap as normal. Run the engine for 1 minute at idle, checking for hose leaks. Get inside the car and take the RPM up to a steady 2000 for 2 or 3 minutes to circulate the new coolant evenly and push any air bubbles into the tank. The heater should start blowing hotter and hotter as the thermostat opens. When the heat is unbearable, your job is done and all the air is purged from the system. You may want to check that your electric fans kick in during this process, just for peace of mind. Turn engine off. You should see a slight drop in the coolant tank level - BUT don't top it up until the engine is cold - next morning or at least 5 hours. As for 'oil' in the coolant - yes, it's a design fault where the internal seals of the oil cooler leak and let oil into the cooling system. Very common from 60,000km. This will eventually destroy the heater hoses and tank hose and tank. Change oil cooler assembly for new upgraded version and replace the 3 hoses and tank after flushing the system with a product specifically made to dissolve oil. The plastic drain tap is accessed driver's side (AUS) front and bottom of the radiator - for access, remove the centre stone gaurd and the little metal bracket on the bumper bat bottom (star tool set and 13mm socket).
Thanks Lucas - very helpful
read my update pls.
Hey, do you mind share the location of drain plug for coolant changing ? I got same car as in the video, but I could not find it. Thanks.
Sometimes it’s on the bottom of the radiator, but easy enough to loosen and pull off bottom hose👍🏼
read my update pls
"Coolant has an oil property inside of it". I think your heater exchanger water to oil is had it and oil from the Engine is leaking into your coolant. Mine has same problem and I was looking how to fix.
yeah, he's oblivious to that - I'm doing mine now, what a nightmare - pls read my update
Can't believe you just put water in it and not coolant 🤦♂️
If it’s only the over flow bottle amount (on the barina its only about 600ml) distilled water is fine 👍🏼
@@b.c8314 never do that - especially on a Barina!
IKR, this video is littered with bad advice. pls read my updates