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It looks complicated.. I know nothing about cars.. how do I know my coolant
is running low? Will the temperature show higher? It is right near the
middle most of the time and last time it got checked it was quite a few
months ago.
seafoam will help your idle problem :)
Excellent job, my friend! You are very intelligent man and very cool that
you do it yourself and not get ripped off by dealership. :)
I ran 2500 RPM intermittently. Probably I need to run 3000 RPM continuously
until both fans kick in. By the way, what is the purpose of waiting for
fans running?
Gracias your help me a lot keep rolling :^)
Thanks man good how to. It’s funny at 2:20 when you are draining it you and
taking a piss at the same time! cheers
…. start your car, set A/C to max heat and wait for the thermostat to
click and open, wait for clear water, turn off engine and probably
reconnect upper hose, remove lower hose again and remove petcock and
overflow tank to drain it once more, reconnect it all and refill with new
coolant, that is the proper way. you did try though and that counts. also
you are chinese I think which is also cool, my great granparents are chinese
4:46 very easy to remove and clean ( overflow reservoir ) just remove 10mm
bolt and take reservoir to wash etc… and then put it back and dont forget
10mm bolt
U just wait until your car reaches operating temp…. by then the
thermostat has opened up. U don’t have to wait for fan(s) to come on. If
the weather is cold it may take a LONG time for the fans to come on.
my thermostat kick in within like 30 seconds to 1.5 minutes. I would never
wait that long. for you , in order to not have to remove your thermostat I
would simply do the drain by unscrewing the petcock, dump out the reservoir
tank, unscrew the radiator cap (while cold obviously) , remove the lower
radiator hose from the radiator. next reconnect everything and fill the
radiator full of distiled water and then run your car to
circulate…..continued
Kid, you are very lucky that you have someone who is willing to teach you
these lessons. Most people don’t know a thing and are ripped off at the
dealerships. You are very fortunately, even the basics will go a long way.
After you flush with water you can add 50% of the cooling system capacity
with pure antifreeze (not the 50/50 pre mixed stuff) then top off with
water. There’s your 50/50 mix.
Replace the IAC valve if your idle is surging. This happens sometimes after
flushing the radiator. It’s an easy fix.
Hey what’s up!!! I found your video very informative. And I am going
through similar problems after a starter replacement. I have a 2003 Accord
EX Coupe, 2.4 4cyl. I just wanted to know how much coolant/water total does
our honda takes to know that it’s full? Thx Erick
sure I know, they do recommend replacing thermostat or at least the rubber
seal ring. but at least I think even though I agree removing the thermostat
is overkill, you should at least remove the lower radiator hose to drain
the engine block of coolant, then reconnect it, reconnect the coolant
petcock, reconnect overflow tank and remove upper hose from radiator stick
a hose in it and run the water…..
no , just one bolt on the side very easy to remove reservoir
the fans running means the thermostat is now open, it is a valve to let
water flow, like turning on your faucet, but controlled when it gets hot.
That looks like when I’m pissing at 3 in the morning
There are two different states when the engine is cold and when it is hot.
The computer needs to detect different states. When the fan kicks in, it
indicates that the engine is hot.
Thats how u do it!!!…. u keep diluting as u can’t get all the coolant
out!.
Shut up… it can be done this way too. NEVER use distilled water??…. why
is it gonna hurt the system??. Noob.
eksine53, in your first post, did you recommend people NOT to use distilled
water? I would like to make sure other viewers know that: 1. hard water can
introduce unwanted minerals into the system. 2. Softened water contains
dissolved salts that act as an electrolyte. 3. we should use distilled
water (also de-ionized water if possible).
you are correct that the radiator and IAC are related. Watch my other video
about the IAC.
using tag water was just to save couple of dollars of distill water, not
much saving I agree. Thanks for the tip for the solute tester of 50/50.
Marek, you can get all of the coolant out. ask any mechanic, that is the
whole point I am trying to make. you can get all of it out. what I was
trying to say with the “do no use water comment” was if someone was trying
to flush the system with pure water without draining the block first. half
your coolant is stuck in the block, I think with pressure. remove your
lower rad hose and the rest will flow out. seriously marek you call me a
noob but you should have known that.
sorry what I meant was never try to flush the system with just water
whether it be distill, tap or any water, if you have not drained your
engine block of coolant. if you did you would dilute your final mixture
from 50/50 to about 37.5/62.5 , 62.5% being water. distilled is perfectly
fine, also tap water from a hose is perfectly fine if you pull your lower
rad hose out to drain all of the block because your tap water will not be
in there long enough to cause a lot of problems. from hanyes manual
Nice! But some latters cant see on video..
You’re wrong… even if u drain from the lower hose (like i do) theres
still some that stays in the heater core. U will never get it all out by
just removing lower rad hose.
omg this is completely wrong, especially the sponge. please delete this
video it is terrible. never put distilled water water in the radiator, you
still have water in the engine block. the haynes manual states remove
thermostat, replace t-stat housing and remove the top radiator hose and
flush with a hose. replace thermostat, reconnect all hoses, overflow tank
and refill radiator, set controls to max heat , fill overflow tank, wait 5
mins, run engine til the whatever turns on, refill radiator.
continued….then do it all over again to drain all coolant, you must
remove that lower hose to do this. then reconnect all and refill radiator
and reservoir with mixed coolant. running the pure distilled in your car
just gets all the tiny bit of remaining coolant in there. it’s not
neccessary really, in fact I would just skip that step to save time and
it’s not worth it really. simply drain it all, remove lower hose to drain
the block, reconnect all and refill with coolant.
Why would you use hose water instead of distilled to flush your block? I
know Haynes says that, and I said forget it. I drain it, refill with
distilled, repeat that cycle for a few days until I have clean distilled,
drain and add straight coolant, which is close to 50/50. I test it with a
solute tester and adjust through the reservoir. No problem!
How long do you have to run the car before the fan kicks in? I recently did
coolant change on my 04 accord and it took about an hour to see the fan
running, which drove me crazy. Any better ways? Some posts said you need to
have fans running at least twice before the next step. Is that really
needed?
Great video! Very thorough and informative. Good camera work too. Thank you!
the sponge is just an alternative, you may also remove the 10mm bolt, see
below fune2010’s post. I know repair manual usually have you replace more
parts. If you have more money, you may replace more parts whether you need
it or not, or if you may only focus on one problem. They both have its
advantages and disadvantages.
I see one bolt on the side, is there another on the bottom?
did you run 3000 RPM? At that speed, it only took me couple minutes. that
manual says running fan once, but I think twice is fine, because the
ultimate measurement is the temperature not about fans.
Thanks for the video. I got to do this on my 97 honda accord
cool, thanks sharing. I will try it with my 07 accord
no it’s not about temperature, the fans is your indicator that the
thermostat is now fully open, allowing liquid to flow
Mine is about a gallon. But you should measure it. It is easy: 1. you can
collect the coolant and know the exact volume. This can be done in the
beginning, or when you flush your radiator by filling tap water. Just leave
a bucket and collect. 2. Once you know the total volume, 50% coolant would
be half of it. Good luck to your project.
Yes, only one bolt and very easy to remove