Hello, I let out the old coolant to put new in, and my bro in law helped. I ran it with the heater on full blast for about 7 minutes. He filled the resevoir to the top, and i went and drove it for about 15 minutes. What I dont get is it didnt take 5.4 quarts, it took a little over one gallon.... Im afraid i didnt bleed it correctly. My bro in law had a stroke years ago, and he is a war veteran. One gallon is NOT 5.4 quarts. How do I bleed this correctly? Please help...
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Is 5.4 quarts your total cooling system capacity? If so and you did not drain the block there was old coolant left there making up the difference.
Um, ok. ... omg Im not sure
The guy at Autozone said 5,4 quarts... I see what u are saying.
What exactly is happening, the symptoms leading you to believe there is air trapped in the cooling system? Is the car overheating? Is the heater not working?
The heater is working fine as is the A/C. But if its capacity is 5.4 quarts, why did it only use a little over one gallon?
As I explained, if you didn't drain the block then there is some old coolant left in there and you would not be able to add 5.4 quarts back in.
Im gonna run it with heater full blast for as long as it takes, I guess. I dont know what to do.
Without knowing what vehicle is involved there is no way to make a specific recommendation as to the best way to bleed the cooling system. Generically you would want the front of the car raised so the fill point is the highest point in the system.
'09 Honda Civic
How do I know when the T stat opens?
When your engine reaches and stays at operating temperature the thermostat will be open. Typically if you have an electric cooling fan, the fan will cycle on and off at that point. (If the thermostat didn't open your engine would overheat.)
Jack the front of the car up. Get a special cooling system burp funnel at the auto parts store with the adapters. Install the funnel on the radiator cap. Fill it with coolant, about half way full. Start the car and let it warm up to operating temperature. The upper radiator hose will be hot. Wait until no more air bubbles appear in the funnel. Shut the car off. Use the stopper in the funnel and pour any left over coolant back in the container. Install the regular radiator cap. Fill the reservoir to full when the engine is hot. Make sure your temperature setting is on High during this procedure. Done. ( use a new radiator cap.) Keep an eye on the reservoir and top up if necessary to the full line when the vehicle is warmed up.
Hello, im trying to bleed out coolant with my heat on full blast. The capacity is suppose to be 5.4 quarts, but so far it only took one gallon. Its been running now, about 10 minutes. How do I know when the T stat opens? Isnt that what its suppose to do? Not sure if Im bleeding the system correctly
Let the car completely cool (wait until tomr), then if its full of coolant then youre good. Dont stress it. From what ive read above seems like the car is fine.
Wrong. Just because it looks full doesn't mean you have removed all the air from the heater core.
OK, sorry folks. 5.6 quarts = 1.4 gallons. Im good. TY EVERYONE! Sorry for the CRAZIES