[sivart]

im goin to do this tomorrow, and ive found some videos and articles. Now can i add just 50/50 mix for the whole thing? or do the straight antifreeze then water. and im goin take out my 192 for a 180 or lower. i dont have the stock overflow tank, never did, but i have the overflow
catch can. so where do i fill it up to?

[89LX347]

well ya know now a days they have the already 50/50 mixed for you in the bottle so i would just do that and you fill it till its to the top keep the cap off and start your car and run it for a while... the antifreeze level will go down because its getting run through the motor start porring more in until it fills to the top.... repeat this cycle till its full and make sure your car doesnt overheat in the process

[sivart]

i flushed it and put in a 180 t-stat. when driving today the temp went just above the middle line with the heater on...what temp is that? when i stoped the temp went down to the middle line.....why is the temp going so high?

[joseph296]

Do u need to bleed the system I flushed mine today and it only took about a gallon back in then I was driving the car and it almost over heated could there b air in the line?

[flyin ryan]

buying the 50/50 mix is a waste.. your paying for half water when you could mix it yourself but anyways you have to fill the radiator up. Keep cap off and leave the car idle until it gets to operating temp which is what your thermostat is (180) then the thermostat will open to let coolant through the engine block to cool it. When this occurs the radiator fluid level will drop a bunch. Proceed to fill the radiator once it drops then top it off and put the cap back on.

Later on that night take the cap off and leave it off as you sleep in your bed the air pockets will work themselves out so in the morning you can put the cap back on and hopefully have no problems.

[joseph296]

Thanks man

[R0B0T]

also, while you're letting the engine idle to get to operating temperature with the cap off, put the front end on jackstands or bricks or whatever, and that will make the radiator the highest point in the cooling system so all the air will dissipate much faster.

[ddarkslayer]

you can also run the motor to get all the air out with the cap off

[R0B0T]

Originally Posted by ddarkslayer you can also run the motor to get all the air out with the cap off

there will still be tiny pockets of air. that's why you raise the front end.

[ddarkslayer]

or run the car uphill

[sickfox]

Or do a wheelie.

[ddarkslayer]

if you can get all the air out of the system it 2 seconds haha

[jonnydankness]

Yup you gotta burp the coolant system I this is the worst I've had a 94 talon tsi and have a mr2 pain in the ars with the radiator up front, and the engine in back.

[ddarkslayer]

Originally Posted by flyin ryan buying the 50/50 mix is a waste.. your paying for half water when you could mix it yourself but anyways you have to fill the radiator up. Keep cap off and leave the car idle until it gets to operating temp which is what your thermostat is (180) then the thermostat will open to let coolant through the engine block to cool it. When this occurs the radiator fluid level will drop a bunch. Proceed to fill the radiator once it drops then top it off and put the cap back on. Later on that night take the cap off and leave it off as you sleep in your bed the air pockets will work themselves out so in the morning you can put the cap back on and hopefully have no problems.

but your paying for the hard work it takes to mix the water yea think about that one hahaha

[ddarkslayer]

Originally Posted by jonnydankness Yup you gotta burp the coolant system I this is the worst I've had a 94 talon tsi and have a mr2 pain in the ars with the radiator up front, and the engine in back.

talke about a nose diving MR2