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PEAK Flush Your Radiator Coolant / Antifreeze – How To Change Coolant Instructions / Step By Step
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how many months before change the collant?
That’s one third of the job done. You are also supposed to flush the engine
block and the heater core, both of which contain the coolant which flows
through the radiator, engine and heater core. The radiator alone is only
1/3 of the complete system.
PEAK CARE – DO I WANT DISTILLED OR DE-IONIZED WATER?
4:09
do not add water
Good video, but to remove all old coolant, run the car with the heat to
high at 2000 RPM for 20 minutes in between draining and filling the
radiator with water until there is no coolant or rust visible. doing it his
way will only remove 1/3 to 1/2 of the old coolant.
Do you have to flush the radiator when you change the coolant for the first
time?
its not as simple as he makes it seem. The most important thing not to skip
is after you fill it with car off, turn the car ON, put the heater full
blast and all the way on the red and continue adding coolant to let all the
air out of the system. If you skip this part or do it wrong, car will not
heat. You will get cold air out of the vent even when hot. So make sure
when you do it do it right
What about the super flush peak fluid? you didn’t even use it in the video
watching this was very satisfying
Flush with distilled water NOT a garden hose.
Was looking for instructions on Peak Cleaner and Flush after I threw out
the container. He left a lot of old coolant in the engine.
why only 240p, low quality??
Where do I take the old coolant to dispose of?
This video shows you how to drain and fill your radiator. What about all
the coolant that has been left in the engine itself? What about all the
build up on the inside of the engine? This video is for housewives only.
Professional mechanics do a far more complicated job than this.
Idk if it removes rust but it does prevent aluminum oxidization.
Yes. And it depends on how much money you want to spend. If you’re on a
budget, get a kit from o’reilly’s and hook your engine up to a yard hose,
then flush it that way (youtube it) or else you could spend $200-$400 on
getting it done professionally with a pulse gun which will get rid of all
the tiny build up on the inside. The problem with build up is that when it
falls off, it can damage the water pump, along with other very fragile
components that will lead to thousands of dollars of repairs.
Really great video… Now I know what to do!!!
Might be a dumb question but here it goes.. do you have to drain the
reservoir or does it drain when you pull the plug?
Why turn the fan on high? The heater must be turned to high heat so that
the valve opens and coolant flows through the heater core in order to flush
it, but the fan has nothing to do with it.
I use Honda coolant rather than universal.
The preceding was a video showing you how to buy as many products from Peak
as you possibly can. Yee Haw
what about the coolant in the engine that has to be drained?
@nhsplayer07 Nice, this is a creative way to change your antifreeze. We
like it.
meh most people don’t really care. You get the majority of it out draining
the radiator. Also, it can be hard to get the coolant out of the block and
on some cars like my 2005 Elantra the block drain plug is stupidly placed
directly above the alternator.
Thanks for this. It sure took some time to complete all the steps, but
happy to save myself some $ with your help
so mr smart guy let his cooling system get rusty huh..
Happy to hear you find the video straight-forward and helpful
No better feeling than tuning up the ride and saving some $ at the same
time.
@Kevin Town, Nice. Glad you found our recommendation helpful, and that you
were able to locate the cause of the issue as well as fix it.
Spot-on with the ‘Flush with (and only use) distilled water’ tip, Brad.
You guys realize that there is still coolant within the engine block right?
All you did was drain the radiator. The best way to “change your coolant”
is to do a system flush either via a coolant flush machine or T-adapter and
garden hose. Draining it from the block doesn’t drain all of the coolant
from the block, especially if it’s more than a single block.
Good video…only one thing you need to change…ditch the suggestion to
flush with the garden hose! It introduces minerals & contaminants. Flush
with (and only use) distilled water!! thanks
Awesome video. Thanks!!
Just the video I was searching for. Thanks. :*))
@KevinTown, It’s possible for your vehicle to leak antifreeze/coolant & not
see it visually. Loss of coolant because of a leak is probably the most
common cause of needing to constantly top off the radiator. Possible leak
points include hoses, the radiator, heater core, water pump, thermostat
housing, head gasket, freeze plugs, automatic transmission oil cooler,
cylinder head(s) & block. Make a visual inspection of the entire cooling
system, then pressure test the cooling system & radiator cap.
Our pleasure
@lexusfan100 Please contact our Tech Department @ 1 800-323-5440
So should I use Peak brand coolant, or a different coolant?
This was a good video. Now for my question. This is fine that we are
changing the coolant in our vehicles but it’s only the radiator that’s
getting drained. What about all the old antifreeze still left in the block?
Now we are mixing new antifreeze with old. This is like changing engine oil
but not the filter. In this scenario, now you would have 5 quarts of dirty
oil because the filer was not changed. The same holds true for the
antifreeze doesn’t it?
Finally, a decent video with straight-forward instructions on how to do a
radiator flush.
I wish I read this before I replaced the coolant…..If I put the cap back
on right after I ‘bleed the engine’ should I wait till tomorrow morning to
try and relieve the car of the pressure build up?
I have a 2000 Hyundai Elantra W/ 2.0 4 cylinder. I have had the radiator
flushed and re-filled, however, I am having to constantly top the radiator
off with MORE coolant. I can’t find a leak anywhere, to explain where the
hell it is going. The clamps, hoses, etc are all good and tight. There is
no leak anywhere????…Could you please tell me what the hell is going
on?..Thank you.
@AleksandrDalakian, Please contact our Tech Department @ 1 800-323-5400. A
member of our team will happily answer any questions that you may have.
Thanks.
@Frijo1 Thank you for the question. Correct, we just did a basic radiator
flush with water in the video. However, at about the 2:10 mark we do
explain using PEAK Super Cleaner and Flush to clean out the engine block.
For more details on the complete cooling system flush please contact our
Tech dept. @ 1 800-323-5440 and ask for Ken Stigler, he’s our resident
cooling system expert.
hmmmm what if your heater doesnt work/ hasnt been ran for a long
time….can i just let the engine run with the radiator cap off for 15mins?
and how long should the heater be on when im burping the system? if it
still works lol