flush antifreeze help???
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RE: flush antifreeze help???
First you have to remove the front under panel..(13 Million screws)..There is a valve on the bottom of the radiator to open and let it drain..You will not get a complete engine drain as some stays in the block...If you do this twice in a day or so you will have replaced most of the old Coolant.
Once you put on your new expansion tank..fill it to the bottom of the black top and put the cap on..then start and run the engine for a while till the fans start, drive it around the block....all the while milking and squeezing the hoses to help burp air out..Stop the engine and let it cool for an hour or more..Remove the expansion tank cap and fill again..do this several times until the coolant level remains constant in the coolant expansion tank...You should be good to go..but keep an eye on the tank for a few days, as more will settle back into the engine as the air burps out.
My recommendation is to use only Jaguar coolant mixed 50/50 with distilled water.
Once you put on your new expansion tank..fill it to the bottom of the black top and put the cap on..then start and run the engine for a while till the fans start, drive it around the block....all the while milking and squeezing the hoses to help burp air out..Stop the engine and let it cool for an hour or more..Remove the expansion tank cap and fill again..do this several times until the coolant level remains constant in the coolant expansion tank...You should be good to go..but keep an eye on the tank for a few days, as more will settle back into the engine as the air burps out.
My recommendation is to use only Jaguar coolant mixed 50/50 with distilled water.
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#4
RE: flush antifreeze help???
Here's a tip that makes the filling and bleeding much easier, using this method I have never had to add more than a few ounces to completely fill the system after a test drive.
On the pulley side of the engine at the top you will find a small hose that runs along the firewall and attaches to the coolant rail on a small nipple. Remove the clamp by sliding it down the hose, remove the hose from the nipple being careful to support the aluminum housing it is attached to. That housing with the large hose is sealed by an o-ring and a small single bolt and excessive stress can cause a leak. Place a small catch can( I usually use the cap from a brake clean can) under the nipple and fill the cooling system through the expansion tank until coolant starts coming out of the nipple. Reattach the hose and heat up the engine to operating temp with heater on HI and double check level after it cools back down.
On the pulley side of the engine at the top you will find a small hose that runs along the firewall and attaches to the coolant rail on a small nipple. Remove the clamp by sliding it down the hose, remove the hose from the nipple being careful to support the aluminum housing it is attached to. That housing with the large hose is sealed by an o-ring and a small single bolt and excessive stress can cause a leak. Place a small catch can( I usually use the cap from a brake clean can) under the nipple and fill the cooling system through the expansion tank until coolant starts coming out of the nipple. Reattach the hose and heat up the engine to operating temp with heater on HI and double check level after it cools back down.
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RE: flush antifreeze help???
Not sure if this would apply but in the past pre-jaguar... I have opened the drain on the radiator and on the over flow and ran the vehicle refilling with water. Once the water would begin to drain out I would then begin to refill with anti-freeze. Once anti-freeze begins to pour out front the radiator drain I wouldd then cap it off and continue to fill with antifreeze. The whole time the vehicle is running, heat blowing and trying to keep the car at 2k rpms. Would this be another method? Reason I ask is I am getting ready to do this myself...
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#7
RE: flush antifreeze help???
ORIGINAL: Real_Tech
Here's a tip that makes the filling and bleeding much easier, using this method I have never had to add more than a few ounces to completely fill the system after a test drive.
On the pulley side of the engine at the top you will find a small hose that runs along the firewall and attaches to the coolant rail on a small nipple. Remove the clamp by sliding it down the hose, remove the hose from the nipple being careful to support the aluminum housing it is attached to. That housing with the large hose is sealed by an o-ring and a small single bolt and excessive stress can cause a leak. Place a small catch can( I usually use the cap from a brake clean can) under the nipple and fill the cooling system through the expansion tank until coolant starts coming out of the nipple. Reattach the hose and heat up the engine to operating temp with heater on HI and double check level after it cools back down.
Here's a tip that makes the filling and bleeding much easier, using this method I have never had to add more than a few ounces to completely fill the system after a test drive.
On the pulley side of the engine at the top you will find a small hose that runs along the firewall and attaches to the coolant rail on a small nipple. Remove the clamp by sliding it down the hose, remove the hose from the nipple being careful to support the aluminum housing it is attached to. That housing with the large hose is sealed by an o-ring and a small single bolt and excessive stress can cause a leak. Place a small catch can( I usually use the cap from a brake clean can) under the nipple and fill the cooling system through the expansion tank until coolant starts coming out of the nipple. Reattach the hose and heat up the engine to operating temp with heater on HI and double check level after it cools back down.
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#9
RE: flush antifreeze help???
Local Jag dealer wants $44 a gallon over here. They also sell pints for $12~ The parts guy said it was specially formulated and warned me about the seals if I went with dexcool - definitely would scare me into buying from them too.
Im just not sure what is in there to begin with as I purchased the car 2nd hand. Now what do I do ?
Im just not sure what is in there to begin with as I purchased the car 2nd hand. Now what do I do ?
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RE: flush antifreeze help???
According to this - we are compatible with dexcool - what do you guys think?
https://www.jaguarforums.com/m_26319/tm.htm
https://www.jaguarforums.com/m_26319/tm.htm
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#18
RE: flush antifreeze help???
Distilled water is pure water and the only water that you can be sure
will not contain disolved minerals. Minerals in a cooling system will
cause deposits to form and may/will clog the system. You can get a
55 gallon drum of it for the price of ONE gallon of Jag coolant! LOL!
Can get it at Wal-Mart or a pharmacy. (Or the Chemist as the Britts call it!)
will not contain disolved minerals. Minerals in a cooling system will
cause deposits to form and may/will clog the system. You can get a
55 gallon drum of it for the price of ONE gallon of Jag coolant! LOL!
Can get it at Wal-Mart or a pharmacy. (Or the Chemist as the Britts call it!)
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#20
RE: flush antifreeze help???
ORIGINAL: christo
how long?
how long?