Posts Tagged: radiator flush
How to do a coolant flush
How to do a coolant flush yourself It’s easy to do a coolant drain and refill on late model cars, but it’s not so easy to do a coolant flush yourself There’s only one way to do a coolant flush at home yourself and it’s not cheap nor easy First, it’s often not even possible to connect a cooling flush kit to late model vehicles On older vehicles, carmakers used rubber heater hoses to carry coolant from the engine to the heater core. On those vehicles it’s easy to tap … Read More
Radiator flush versus coolant flush: There is a difference
Learn the difference between a radiator flush and a coolant flush Every Spring and Fall, shops advertise specials on a radiator flush service. You may think a radiator flush is the same thing as a coolant flush. It’s not. A radiator flush is exactly what the term implies; the shop drains the radiator and refills it with coolant. But the radiator only holds a small portion of the coolant in your engine. Here’s what’s involved in a real coolant flush To do a complete coolant flush, the technician connects the … Read More