Coolant change….have I been doing this wrong??
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Coolant change….have I been doing this wrong??
I recently took my FD to Goodyear to get a front-end alignment and I figured, might as well get oil and coolant change while I’m there. The tech said to me that they won’t do a coolant change on my FD because they are unable to “burp” the system and are worried about air-locking it, causing the engine to overheat. Since he is a trained mechanic and I am not, I took him for his word but, it leads me to some questions:
1) Have I been changing the coolant wrong all these years - I have never burped anthing on a car?
2) How am I supposed to "burp" the system?
3) Is this not the exact purpose why the AST is placed at the highest point of the engine to collect any air left in the system – thus minimizing any localized overheating?
Please correct me if I am wrong and I thank you for your help.
1) Have I been changing the coolant wrong all these years - I have never burped anthing on a car?
2) How am I supposed to "burp" the system?
3) Is this not the exact purpose why the AST is placed at the highest point of the engine to collect any air left in the system – thus minimizing any localized overheating?
Please correct me if I am wrong and I thank you for your help.
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Originally Posted by RE-Amemiya7
I recently took my FD to Goodyear to get a front-end alignment and I figured, might as well get oil and coolant change while I’m there. The tech said to me that they won’t do a coolant change on my FD because they are unable to “burp” the system and are worried about air-locking it, causing the engine to overheat. Since he is a trained mechanic and I am not, I took him for his word but, it leads me to some questions:
Originally Posted by RE-Amemiya7
1) Have I been changing the coolant wrong all these years - I have never burped anthing on a car?
Originally Posted by RE-Amemiya7
2) How am I supposed to "burp" the system?
Originally Posted by RE-Amemiya7
3) Is this not the exact purpose why the AST is placed at the highest point of the engine to collect any air left in the system – thus minimizing any localized overheating?
Originally Posted by RE-Amemiya7
Please correct me if I am wrong and I thank you for your help.
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