Flushing Engine Coolant

ENGINE COOLANT

Flushing

1.Install radiator drain plug.

CAUTION:
Be sure to clean drain plug and install with new O-ring.

Radiator drain plug: Exploded View.

- If water drain plugs on cylinder block are removed, close and tighten them. Procedures.
2.Remove air duct (suction side), air cleaner cover assembly and air cleaner body assembly. Exploded View.
3.Disconnect vacuum hose break booster side, and remove vacuum tube from clamp. Refer to .





4.Disconnect heater hose (1) at position (black arrow) in the figure.

- White arrow indicates : Vehicle Front
- Enhance heater as high as possible.

5.Fill radiator and reservoir tank with water and reinstall radiator cap.
- When engine coolant over flows disconnected heater hose, connect heater hose, and continue filling the engine coolant.
6.Connect vacuum hose, and install vacuum tube.
7.Install air duct (suction side), air cleaner cover assembly and air cleaner body assembly. Exploded View.
8.Run the engine and warm it up to normal operating temperature.
9.Rev the engine two or three times under no-load.
10.Stop the engine and wait until it cools down.
11.Drain water from the system. Draining Engine Coolant.
12.Repeat steps 1 through 9 until clear water begins to drain from radiator.