Radiator bleeding

[mwmackenzie]

OK what is the correct procedure to bleed the radiator on my 88 turbo, I know the bleed screw is in the passanger wheel well but what is the corrcet way to do it etc..

Mark

Edited August 23, 2007 by mwmackenzie

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Clicky

[mwmackenzie]

my car is a 4 pot.. argh.. do i heat it up then open it then cool it then do the same again????

just need the process, i know where the bleed screw is... Thanks James for the clicky...

Mark

[Jonathan]

Done it so many times because the Esprit is BY FAR the easiest car I have bled a rad on.

Best done from cold or you might burn your pinkys.

Set the ventilation to hot (opens the heater matrix)

Undo the on drivers side - let the fluid piddle out then screw it back in.

Top the car up

Open the blled screw on the passenger side until it comes out as a trickle (or just let it piddle for a while)

Close valve, top up

Run the car

Open it again to ensure its OK (I do this out of habbit)

Job done.

Charge cooler is a little more involved but again, really really easy.

[mwmackenzie]

Thanks Jonathan, thats' tomorrows mission now, I'll remove thr thermostat too to see if I have a rad blockage, it is 19 years old after all...

Mark

[Jonathan]

It is dead easy - I've had to flush my system from all the rust and gunge built up in there over the years from the rusty header tank so I've done it about 4-5 times in total.

You might find getting the radiator drain plug (drivers side) hard to get at / undo - mine is fused to the rad so I just undone the passenger side one and went from there or you could uncouple the radiator hose. Sure you'll get it done no-probs.

[mwmackenzie]

DAMN IT!!!!! No air in the system means another problem!!!!

Mark

[th4neuk]

Hi Mark,

I know mine is a V8 but I assume it will be the same.

I also topped the rad up from the bleed screew at the front. It surprised me how much I got in from the front before topping it from the back. When I cracked the screw no air came out but when I took it all the way off I did manage to fill it from there.

HTH

Cheers