How to Flush a Radiator

To avoid any damage to your car cooling system, you need to prevent any damage or blockage to your radiator. A blocked or damaged radiator is a big danger for your engine. Here are given some directions which will help you to flush your car radiator precisely to avoid blockage or damage.

Directions

• Park your car at level surface and turn the engine off. Wait for the engine to cool down before starting your task. Leaving the radiator section cover the engine bay with tarpaulin.

• Once you are sure that the engine is cool enough, remove the radiator cap.

• Locate the radiator hoses and examine them for any damage or leak. If the hoses are fragile or soaked replace them with new hoses.

• Place a drain pan under the radiator and let all the coolant drain out of the radiator.

• Take a garden hose and flush the radiator from top until you see the clean water coming out of it.

• Now do the reverse flush by open the bottom cap and replacing the top cap. Flush with water properly.

• Flush the cooling jacket of the engine by attaching the water hose to it. Be sure that all the debris and pollutants should be flushed out.

• Let the water drained out completely. Close the bottom cap and reconnect all the hoses back to their points.

• Take a fresh coolant and refill the radiator with it. Refill the radiator up to the ‘Full’ mark level.

• Replace the cap of radiator. If cap has any rust, clean it before recapping the radiator.

• Remove the tarpaulin from the engine bay close the hood and switch your engine on. Let it remain idle for some minutes. During that time you inspect for leaks. Later take your car on a test drive and see if your new coolant is working effectively or not.

Flushing your radiator every six months keeps your cooling system efficient and functional. You can avoid serious damage to your cooling system by flushing your radiator.