Prestone AF-KIT Flush 'N Fill Kit

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The manufacturer's guide that comes with your car should give you recommended coolant change intervals, which will tell you how often to do a radiator flush for your specific model.

A few simple tools are necessary to flush a cooling system with a radiator flush kit: a rag, gloves, protective eyewear, a garden hose and drain pan or bucket. This can cause excessive heat, resulting in oil becoming too hot and thin and potentially damaging the whole system. Rust and dirty coolant that circulates in your car’s cooling system can lead to a clogged radiator, resulting in overheating and engine damage. In other words I wouldn’t want one of those inexpensive plastic hose adapter T’s plumbed into my heater hose. Never attempt to wash it down the sink or put it in your bin, as coolant is considered to be hazardous waste.If you are wanting to flush the E/G side, you might want to consider using a flushing chemical that is intended to be added to the E/G side. Before embarking on a radiator flush, or doing anything with a radiator for that matter, make sure the engine is cool. Option 1 - drain old coolant, fill with water (and/or flushing agent), run engine, let engine cool, drain water, fill with fresh water again, run engine, let cool, drain water, repeat until water comes out clean, fill with new coolant. In this case, you'll need to wait until the engine is cool and then top up the water and warm the engine again. This tool comes complete with all of the fittings and adapters you will need, and it comes in a custom molded case for easy storage.

By the way, the test strips ended up getting too old to be trusted but I could see a change in the PH value which indicates that the coolant is degrading from being slightly alkaline towards being acidic and when that happens the corrosion protection has dropped. BlueDevil Products can be found at AutoZone, Advance Auto Parts, O’Reilly Auto Parts, NAPA, Parts Authority, and other major auto parts retailers. Position your drip tray: Before you start draining your coolant, you'll need to put your drip tray in place. To keep this essential fluid working it at its best, your radiator should be flushed and your coolant changed roughly every two years.The automotive Prestone radiator flush kit would be for flushing the E/G side of an engine's cooling system. This removes the deposits and particles from the system that can otherwise form over the years and impede system function over the long term.

Connect up to a suitable hose or port on the vehicle radiator; attach the water hose and the compressed air supply to the tool and you’re ready to go. By the way, to answer one of the questions you asked SuperV8, the charge cooler is the turbo charged air water/air intercooler on the inlet manifold, it has its own electric fan and it is separated flow wise from the common coolant circuit as the plan is to get the rest of the engine up to temperature as quickly as possible - but dumping accumulated/acquired heat out of the inlet air is desirable at all times. And, while it's true that you need to pay special attention to it during the hot months, it's vital that you're maintaining your cooling system all year round with a car radiator flush.The coolant light is on: Your car's dashboard will usually have a light that will illuminate if you have low coolant level. Yes absolutely that's what I'm trying to do to, rinse out from the base of the raidator and then flush the system before refilling. Is there a guide or a video showing me which hose I need to disconnect and the steps I need to take to flush it with water before refilling the tank with coolant? Locate the heater hose running from the radiator to the top of the engine and cut it using a utility knife.