I checked YouTube and there were some good ones, but not Xterra specific. Some even installed hose attachments to connect a garden hose and flush the system.
From what I've read, is this correct?
1. Drain radiator
2. Fill with Prestone FLUSH
3. Run car for 15mins with cap off to BURP system. Turn on heat full blast.
I checked YouTube and there were some good ones, but not Xterra specific. Some even installed hose attachments to connect a garden hose and flush the system.
From what I've read, is this correct?
1. Drain radiator
2. Fill with Prestone FLUSH
3. Run car for 15mins with cap off to BURP system. Turn on heat full blast.
4. Drain again
5. Full with 50/50 water/coolant
6. Run car again for 15mins with heat on
7. Drain again.
8. Refill with ZEREX Asian Vehicle coolant
9. Done
Yes/no?
In short, no....that is a waste of time and an abundance of waste generation for a low risk issue related to old fluid.
Drain old, there isn't 1% of old fluid remaining pooled in the system.
Fill with water, circulate for a couple minutes DO NOT ALLOW TO HEAT UP with straight water.
Drain...there isn't 1/1000 of original coolant remaining and it is biologically harmless at this stage.
In short, no....that is a waste of time and an abundance of waste generation for a low risk issue related to old fluid.
Drain old, there isn't 1% of old fluid remaining pooled in the system.
Fill with water, circulate for a couple minutes DO NOT ALLOW TO HEAT UP with straight water.
Drain...there isn't 1/1000 of original coolant remaining and it is biologically harmless at this stage.
Fill with proper 50/50 mix and away you go.
Thanks for that.
Of course after I ask such a question, my car decides to puke coolant all over the engine.
It shouldn't be the pump, it's less than a year old. My car was also still running and moving when I overheated.
There was a large amount of steam coming from the stem below the the radiator cap.
I don't know if that's a pressure release area or if the plastic stem of the radiator cracked.
The fluid is all over the top of the engine. Like I stood in front of the car and just sprayed it with a hose.
I would think if a head gasket failed, that the fluid would just pour out.
There was a large amount of steam coming from the stem below the the radiator cap.
I don't know if that's a pressure release area or if the plastic stem of the radiator cracked.
The fluid is all over the top of the engine. Like I stood in front of the car and just sprayed it with a hose.
I would think if a head gasket failed, that the fluid would just pour out.
Any thoughts on this?
Thanks
First, wait for engine to cool down then rinse entire engine bay to get the coolant off all the rubberized items. DO NOT RINSE A HOT ENGINE
Let dry before you try to crank !!! If you have a leaf blower, you can push the water out of the accumulation points. I think the spark plug wells are a shallow area which can be a problem for wash downs.
Your leak could be one of a few things.....
You should have a hose from just below the radiator cap down/over to the expansion tank. If the hose is loose, it will vent steam instead of fluid back to tank.
If the radiator has a crack in the area around the cap, which is common, you will need to replace the radiator. $130 max and about hour of time. very easy.
OR, look carefully, could it be one of the upper radiator hoses connecting near the cap ?
My hose rupture was the bypass hose left and below distributor. steam / fluid was everywhere and it took a while to find the source until after I refilled radiator with coolant mix.
So the latest is it's a cracked radiator. Thankfully that's all it is. I feared the worst, that it was a valve gasket.
My brother did a pressure tesT to determine It was the radiator. So he ordered me a new radiator and cap. I believe there's a NAPA location near me to pick up some ZEREX asian formula coolant.
In short, no....that is a waste of time and an abundance of waste generation for a low risk issue related to old fluid.
Drain old, there isn't 1% of old fluid remaining pooled in the system.
Fill with water, circulate for a couple minutes DO NOT ALLOW TO HEAT UP with straight water.
Drain...there isn't 1/1000 of original coolant remaining and it is biologically harmless at this stage.
Fill with proper 50/50 mix and away you go.
I checked mine today. My anti freeze is really clean, but was only good to 10 degrees. I wanted to drain a gallon out, and add straight anti freeae, instead of 50/50. Where is the drain plug on these rads? I looked forever, I could not find it?
2000 Xterra 3.3/Auto
I checked mine today. My anti freeze is really clean, but was only good to 10 degrees. I wanted to drain a gallon out, and add straight anti freeae, instead of 50/50. Where is the drain plug on these rads? I looked forever, I could not find it?
2000 Xterra 3.3/Auto
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Bottom of the radiator, slightly off center towards the drivers side. May be a rubber skirt you have to remove to find it. Drain looks like this.
yep, theres a rubber skirt there, just pull on the front side and the plastic clips will come out. THen it will expose the bottom of the radiator and that drain plug.
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