Bleeding/Flushing Radiator

1. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #1 1st September 2006, 19:59

   Pretty sure you can do this, first need that confirming!
   
   secondly, how do i do it? if i fuck it up can it fuck up the engine?
   
   Just want to get it done, sorting out car this week and going to get it slapped on auto trader
2. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

   #2 1st September 2006, 20:26

   vtr or vts?
   
   on a vts there are 3 bleeding points on a vts,
   
   1) right side of radiator at top little plastic cap
   2) left side of engine a little valve cap thing
   3) 5mm allankey bolt in thermostat housing
   
   take the radiator resivior cap off and fill with water/coolant then start the car and one by one bleed the air out of the bleed points above untill the water/coolant comes out, top up your header tank as u go, check 4 leaks after oh and have the heater blower on to bleed the matrix inside the car
3. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #3 1st September 2006, 20:30

   sounds interesting mate, mines a vtr but im sure this will be help to someone anyway! thanks
   
   rep left
4. stevenet15 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 aylesbury buckinghamshire Posts: 4822 Astra Turbo, saxo vts, punto turbo

   #4 1st September 2006, 20:37

   you do the ame thing mate but the bleed points are different i dont know where tho but i am sure someone can post up the bleed points for you, thanks for the rep
5. Dan Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2003 Middlesbrough United Kingdom (England) Posts: 23676 Seat Leon FR

   #5 1st September 2006, 22:33

   Haynes manual Matt??lol
6. Yates Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Mar 2005 Pompey/Darlo Posts: 31546 MK1 - 1.1 Animal

   #6 1st September 2006, 22:45

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Dan Haynes manual Matt??lol

   i dont have one Dan and fuck giving halfords any money!
   
   i knew someone on here would know
7. adievtr Newbie Joined: Jul 2006 Northants Posts: 21 Saxo vtr 205 mi16 bx 16v

   #7 4th September 2006, 10:06

   ive just done mine mate on my vtr, theres more to it than i thourt because there is no header tank and the fill on the rad is lower than the highest bleed
   
   The propper process is:
   
   get a 2ltr bottle cut it in half and put it on the rad filler, seal it on with some tape so there is no leaks. this acts as a header
   
   undo all the bleeds
   1, rad
   2, thermo
   3, heater matrix pipe
   
   slowly fill the rad, once water flows out of the rad bleed do it up, then keep filling till water goes out of the thermo bleed and do it up, then fill till water comes out of heater bleed and do up.
   
   fill the rad till the plastic bottle is half full then start the engine with the heaters on hot
   
   the water in the bottle will go up then once the thermo opens it will take it, its surprising how many air locks there are.
   
   let it run till the fan comes in and off then turn it off.
   
   Wait for it to cool and take bottle off and replace cap.
   
   You must use a bottle mate because if you dont it leaves no room for exspansion and it will but pressure on the rad.
   
   Hope that helps mate, bit of a process but worth doing properly
   
   Cheers
   
   Adie

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