stonecold316uk21 Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 ok guys i want to clear my old coolant to put new stuff in whats the easiest and best way to do this i noticed on my rad i have 2 drain plugs i want to run a hose from the right hand side "nr battery"into the pipe am i starting the correct side ??? Quote
Johndouglas Posted July 26, 2008 Posted July 26, 2008 i noticed on my rad i have 2 drain plugs Strange! On my daughter's Xsara's radiator there arn't any drain plugs. I have to take off the bottom hose - which also means removing the lower engine cover. I did the job last week, at the same time doing an oil and filter change. Quote
stonecold316uk21 Posted July 26, 2008 Author Posted July 26, 2008 Strange! On my daughter's Xsara's radiator there arn't any drain plugs. I have to take off the bottom hose - which also means removing the lower engine cover. I did the job last week, at the same time doing an oil and filter change.its a v reg 99 yr on the inside of radiator i have a drain plug on the top of rad and also on the bottom same side as battery its a twist and pull it drains all the rad in seconds but i darent put a hose in near there just in case i am going the wrong way its a xsara west coast so im not sure if your daughters is the same ?? Quote
Johndouglas Posted July 27, 2008 Posted July 27, 2008 OK the bottom plug sounds as though it's the same sort of drain that was on my previous Xantia. The top one is an air bleed. All you need do is use the bottom drain and refill through the header tank. To flush it, leave the drain open and stick a hosepipe in the header tank. It won't drain the engine block - sometimes there's a drain plug on the back of the engine but difficult to reach. Make sure you release all the air on completion. Quote
stonecold316uk21 Posted July 30, 2008 Author Posted July 30, 2008 OK the bottom plug sounds as though it's the same sort of drain that was on my previous Xantia. The top one is an air bleed. All you need do is use the bottom drain and refill through the header tank. To flush it, leave the drain open and stick a hosepipe in the header tank. It won't drain the engine block - sometimes there's a drain plug on the back of the engine but difficult to reach. Make sure you release all the air on completion.found the main drain plug at the back of the engine bitch to get to but all sorted now many thanx Quote
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