Subaru Alliance #21 Adding Coolant the SUBARU way Properly adding coolant and bleeding the air out of SUBARU cooling system. Join Miles Fox, the self-documen…
Subaru Alliance #21 Adding Coolant the SUBARU way Properly adding coolant and bleeding the air out of SUBARU cooling system. Join Miles Fox, the self-documen…
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I have a 84 subaru GL with a 1.8 lit that for some reason is using small
amounts of radiator fluid the person i got it from had a bad radiator cap
on it i fixed that, could it be air in the system from the bad radiator cap
causing this, i have no signs of a head leak at all.
Fill it by the radiator. The overflow should have a little fluid to the
full cold line on the bottom. Filling the overflow DOES NOT add any to the
radiator. If the overflow is full, that is because the radiator is pushing
out coolant, caused by either an air pocket or a failing head Gaskets. Air
pockets can cause overheats leading to HG failure. That is why it is
important to add coolant the proper subaru way.
Good vid. Putting the car on a slope or using car ramps (or a combo of
both) will also assist in ‘burping’ the cooling system.
Thanks for you vid
been having overheating problems with my 08 outback. I keep hearing
trickling water sounds when I first start driving the car. not sure what
that means. maybe air in the system? Mechanic replaced bad thermostat
housing, checked radiator for leaks, did compression test check exhaust,
but no sign so far of blown HG. My coolant level will go lower after a week
of driving, and the overflow tank is usually empty. hate to have to go with
a new car when this last one was SO much money to buy.
What does it mean if the coolant doesn’t swirl but the fans do turn on? Bad
water pump?
THE GOD DAMN TRAIN! lol love the video.
my mechanic told me dex cool …. only for GM
@Miridafeo Sometimes air gets trapped at the thermostat and causes it to
not open properly while in the car. If you have a head gasket failure
compression gasses can provide infinite bubbles directly at the thermostat.
Another culprit for lack of circulation is a clogged radiator.
mine has a plastic coolant bottle at sid eof rad should i fill this bottle
to the top wiv coolant ?
what’s up with people twisting off bolts to a thermostat housing? If you
just make the two bolts snug enough to seal and make them equal in torque
and use some hi temp RTV the thing will seal just fine. I can’t believe
that it’s not just common sense to not over tighten things! I mean the
torque specs for thermostat housings are usually in the inch pound range.
my 2001 liberty pumps all the coolent into the overflow tank it doesnt
overheat as i top the radiator up every day …any ideas ???????
I have 2001 coupe model (2.5rs) car is over heating even after this
process… Still pushing coolant into reservoir tank. To the point it
overflows
Great video, thanks. Just bought a 2000 Outback and am learning my way
around the car. Topping off the coolant is my next task.
Japanese coolant is what it should use no silicates but with phosphates.
Honda,Toyota,Subaru,Nissan, Zerex asian coolants are much the same with no
2EHA like Dex cool.
I have a 97outback that a Buick dealer put dex cool in. I flushed it and
replaced thermostat with oem. I also got a funnel that screws on (lisle) to
help burp it as I was told it’s prolly air bound. It will run idle at
normal temp for and hour and stays normal. If I drive it it will go from
normal to just under red in seconds. Any thoughts? No milkshake Little bit
of steam When I leave it with the lisle funnel it seems to have endless
bubbles like every few seconds . I think I’m gonna make a vi
Hi I had a similar problem, it turned out to be a seam split on my
radiator, which only happened under high pressure. might be worth pressure
testing it.
cool man, thanx for this.. im doing it tommorow in my subaru lagacy…. it
keeps overheating after i changed the pipe that goes from radiator to
engine block as it had a split.. ive got an air lock i think.. if not i
reckon thermostat??? thanx for the vidio man, pete rutland U.K….. 🙂
This is a 2.2 ej22e
Old Timer + iron blocks + coarse threads = hillbilly torque….not to be
applied to metric bolts!
My grandpa says “Its hand pounds not foot pounds”
Even on the old ones you don’t really have to go that tight though. It just
has to be tight enough to seal. It just seems like there’s a general
tendency to overtorque.
Thanks for helping keep my 97 outback (263,000) running!
EJ25 🙂 good engine
Thank you so much for this, just bought a used subaru to have it overheat
on way home but filling/burping it fixed it up..
finished , new stat is in place and cars running at perfect temp. i cant
say i didnt use your video, huge help.
My car will be fine idling bit it will overheat when I drive it. It is a
Subaru, the thermostat is opening and will idle fin until it is driven why
would that be? It isn’t a blown head gasket
You popped a head gasket. I juat dealt with this in an o1 legact, replaced
the redaiator, changed the coolant, but dude already had cooked his engine.
The car wold run and hold temp, but blow a steady stream of bubbles, and
misfire at idle.