How to bleed cooling system

[makkie_d]

now this stupid weather has fucked up everybodys heating/cooling ect. so heres a quick tread on how to bleed it.

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WITH ENGINE RUNNING, in order with diagram, until liquid comes out of each INDIVIDUALLY (once it comes out of 1 put cap back on)

1: undo the raditor cap
2: undo the bleed nipple that looks like a tyre valve cap
3: on top of rad (where indicated) there`s a twist `n` pull nipple.

hope this helps. as it fixed mine.

[stevo67]

Good guide mate but some saxo`s have an allen key on the thermostat which you also open to bleed coolant.

Steve.

[Tringaling]

To the left of your air filter there is the 3rd one..

[MikeBigg]

I also find that as the cap at 2 is higher than the top of the filler at 1, you can't get the water up to that point.

I fill a 2 litre coke bottle up with water hold it upside down in the filler's neck and squeeze the water in until it come out at 2.

HTH,

Mike

[SaxSpeed]

Good guide mate but some saxo`s have an allen key on the thermostat which you also open to bleed coolant.

Steve.

dont think iv seen one that hasent got 3 thb

[Railroader]

Is the engine hot when you start this procedure? I mean are you relying on heat expansion to force the water out of the bleed points?

[readie]

you are ment to put a header bottle on the rad cap and then bleed from next to the inlet then the thermo then then rad there is a proper guide somewhere on here

[Railroader]

When the engines hot and running you dont need the thermostat bleed point because the thermostat is open. To get the last trace of air out I run the motor with the heater hose nipple loose and wait for water to seep out, then tighten.