The *EASIEST* way to bleed your coolant 🥶🥶🥶

The EASIEST way to bleed your coolant 🥶🥶🥶

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Chrys Gaines

Жыл бұрын

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@psykology9299 Жыл бұрын

I just manually squeeze the steaming hot pipes like a real man to pump the bubbles out 😏😂

@kanyedeyoe8121 Жыл бұрын

Both

@Alexander_l322 Жыл бұрын

I’ve done this but it didn’t help a huge amount.

@Realisticskate Жыл бұрын

That’s what I learned to do from my granpa didn’t even know this way bouta go do it to my car prolly needs it

@46god Жыл бұрын

@@Realisticskateyou only need to if the car is overheating or it won’t blow hot air from the ac that means there’s a bubble in the system. when i had bubbles the temps went crazy, coolant was leaking and there was white smoke coming from engine bay. the only way that worked (for bmw e46) was first raise the front of the car, then remove exp tank cap & bleed screw, then turn key to position 2 & turn ac temp to 91 and fan speed lowest setting, leave for 5-10 min, then take the key out and start to slowly fill w phosphate free blue coolant mixed w half distilled water & keep filling slowly until you see air bubbles and coolant come from bleed screw, keep filling slowly slowly until you don’t really see any air bubbles at all coming out w the coolant from bleed screw, then grab the lower rad hose and squeeze from front to back the entire hose squeeze squeeze, then very important last step is to suck out the extra coolant from the exp tank using either a turkey baster or i use the lotion bottle squirter thing, make sure the float only sticks out half an inch, then retighten bleed screw and exp tank cap, turn on the car warm up keep the heat on if it blows hot after warming up u are good

@nathangentry1419 Жыл бұрын

That doesn’t help open the thermostat though.

@mcnuttkyle8617 Ай бұрын

Too confusing, blew up my car

@Cheepchipsable Жыл бұрын

Seriously, why are cooling systems so poorly designed just changing the coolant takes a lot longer and risks damaging the engine.

@SilverC8andDroppedC10 Жыл бұрын

Air in the cooling system has nothing to do with why a hot radiator erupts when the cap is removed. The cap keeps the radiator under pressure which raises the boiling point of the coolant. When you remove the cap pressure decreases, boiling point drops liquid boils creating steam. Even with proper fill you should never remove the cap on a hot rad.

@boostaddict_ Жыл бұрын

This. Guy doesn't know what he's talking about lol.

@the_skips Жыл бұрын

You can open it. Just do it slowly. Properly working radiator cap should bleed excess pressure above 1.3 bars (approx.)

@Sak-zo1ui Жыл бұрын

How do you check the coolant level then on a vehicle without an expansion tank?

@SilverC8andDroppedC10 Жыл бұрын

@@Sak-zo1ui You do it before you drive or after it cools down. If the cap has a lever you can lift the lever to relieve the pressure. If you must check it while hot use a thick layer of rags/towels over the cap and slowly turn the cap while keeping downward pressure on the cap to slowly relieve the pressure. Also be very careful adding cold water to an overheated empty radiator, that will also cause a volcano if you add it too quickly.

@the_skips Жыл бұрын

@@Sak-zo1ui There are vehicles without expansion tank?

@bryank5838 4 ай бұрын

You dont know how much i appreciate this being 57 seconds long

@YipperX5 Жыл бұрын

This is pretty straight forward. It would work with any vehicle just about. I have yet to find the bleeder on my vehicle but I basically do the same thing when flushing and changing coolant.

@jakematthews6982 Жыл бұрын

To keep it from spilling as you remove the funnel squeeze the upper hose a little and then put the plug in. When you lift the funnel up the coolant will drop a little below the adapter as it’s lifted. Spill free.

@mlke4258 9 ай бұрын

That is genius!!

@mastakush4272 Жыл бұрын

crank the a/c to heat! 😂

@Mr_Morrogh Жыл бұрын

I also like the part where he says to wait for the "heater core" to open up (I think he may have meant thermostat?)

@jay-gt8re Жыл бұрын

ac means air conditioner, doesn't specify hot or cold.

@Makaya9s Жыл бұрын

@@jay-gt8re except it does. My car doesn't have ac but sure has a heater

@jay-gt8re Жыл бұрын

@@Makaya9s no it doesnt.

@Rightchoiceslc Жыл бұрын

As an HVAC company, people assume AC is cooling but it’s true, heating air is also conditioning the air. Lastly there is no such thing as cold, only a lack of heat and the rate you lose heat makes you feel less hot(cold).

@ryanhoaglin9907 Жыл бұрын

Take it from a 20yr tech. Buy a vacuum filling tool like the Bluepoint Radkitplus. You need an air compressor to use it, but it takes all the risk out of filling a cooling system. I've seen brand new engines get ruined by air pockets.

@gregmartin7470 Жыл бұрын

Literally the best way to bleed a system. And it takes maybe 5 minutes after you vacuum down the system.

@osmarhernandez8372 Жыл бұрын

exactly airlift. but avoid headache.

@user-rw9gi5dq1b Жыл бұрын

The comment I was looking for. Does nobody know the existence of that tool??

@smerk429 6 ай бұрын

The engines got ruined by air pockets or by overheating caused by having air pockets ?

@ryanhoaglin9907 6 ай бұрын

@smerk429 Yep, the thermostat never opened and the engine scuffed the piston skirts and cylinder walls because of it. So yes, damaged from overheating. Mostly cars with reverse flow cooling systems were the hardest to bleed.

@suzukikawasaki5165 8 ай бұрын

I just run the car with no radiator cap and wait for thermostat to open

@orphan3919 7 ай бұрын

How do you prevent it from bubbling over?

@James-qe9lu 11 ай бұрын

Nice! Now you can open the rad cap while at operating temp, since the coolants been flushed. Recommended to do so as soon as possible after vehicle is turned off!

@Tzreoaor 11 ай бұрын

350z’s have a coolant bleed valve at the back of the engine! You can bleed the system by using a Phillips head(large) and turning the plastic screw/valve left to open right to close!

@Im_The_Slep Жыл бұрын

You forgot to add another 5 quarts of oil after revving to 3K 🤯🤯🤯

@JacobEcret Жыл бұрын

Haha

@Olivermanaged Жыл бұрын

Very informative 👏🏼 👌🏼

@minstrelraj Жыл бұрын

My mechanic didn't bleed the system properly after heater core change. When I drove my car home, the coolant level almost dropped down to the bottom of the reservoir. When I called him back, all he said "meh, can you add coolant yourself?" My alternator and starter went out a week later. I feel it was related.

@buddyrebel_Garcia Жыл бұрын

That has nothing to do with the coolant totally different thing just might’ve been coincidence. Trust me. I am (Mechanic) by Hobby but I know what I’m telling you.

@Cheepchipsable Жыл бұрын

WTF, please tell us how coolant level and your starter and alternator are related? Coolant in the reservoir meant the radiator is full, so no problem there.

@LeviWalton777 3 ай бұрын

@@buddyrebel_Garcia I’m thinking my mechanic did the same. Or it was just never filled when I got home I found it very low and stopped by today to have it added. My question is, what happens if you only fill through the reservoir to the fill line and do no more? That’s what a mechanic did to my car. Am I good to go or should there have been additional steps?

@jamesalbright6155 Жыл бұрын

Did this to a honda crv and the head gasket was bad so it shoot coolant about 30ft high , broke my funnel kit though

@ballershanelle 3 ай бұрын

Why cant we add a bleeder screw

@calebniner 21 күн бұрын

Seriously thought there were tadpoles in your coolant from the thumbnail 😂

@jasonvergara7705 Жыл бұрын

Bro just get a vacuum style coolant refill system you need an air compressor but I literally just create a vacuum then use the adapters to suck up coolant at hyper speed from the gallons I have it’s awesome

@johnytszcinco Жыл бұрын

Easiest way to bleed a vq is to throw the whole car away

@jackgrimsinn Жыл бұрын

Lol I just remove the top radiator hose that goes to the engine block and add coolant through there and the radiator. Still got to warm up the car and make sure coolant level is at proper specifications.

@sergio_-. Жыл бұрын

03:50 Z 💀

@Mike-we3rb Жыл бұрын

“Open the heater core” lol

@dylangraham698 10 ай бұрын

That is fucking cring every time I hear someone say that

@nadirkhan7552 Жыл бұрын

Crank our AC to full Heat 😎

@andries4561 Жыл бұрын

Air conditioning doesn't specify hot or cold

@michaelstevens04 Жыл бұрын

When I was younger I didn’t know you had to burp a car afterward from a coolant flush and I ended up blowing my head gasket lol

@46god Жыл бұрын

i almost did that few weeks ago on my bmw e46 lol thankfully i kept a close eye on my temps and shut it down right away but i realized quickly i was supposed to bleed the system after changing my expansion tank smh rookie mistake

@michaelstevens04 Жыл бұрын

@@46god I wasn’t so lucky. I was on the highway and I overheated my engine like 8 times. I’m surprised it only needed a head gasket. Replaced it myself and all is good and now I refuse to let that happen again

@46god Жыл бұрын

@@michaelstevens04 damn bro well honestly it could have been much much worse like a warped block

@michaelstevens04 Жыл бұрын

@@46god luckily these trition motors are completely cast iron so it’s almost indestructible

@46god Жыл бұрын

@@michaelstevens04 what car was that? that for sure saved you though lol i got an aluminum block so much scarier when you get cooling system issues

@wickedbeto2732 Жыл бұрын

“open up the heater core” ok

@rockoutshawn 2 ай бұрын

Best explanation ever thank you 🤦🏾‍♂️

@aaronfischer7199 Жыл бұрын

As this is a good informal video .vacuum bleeding is the better way to fill the cooling system. Does not matter which vehicle. Or cooling system design. A vacuum of at least minus 25 inches ensures there is almost no air locks in the system. Do it twice. And show a slow stream from the vacc exhaust port. . Squeeze the top hose to listen to the giggle valve in the thermostat. Top the system off. Cap on. And start. Hook up a old reader and watch the temp rise. Once it hits 85c it will drop. Then it will climb to 85c. And stay constant. With no interior fan on the temp will Reach 102c. Then drop down to 92c.

@cruzhernandez674 6 ай бұрын

Will it still work if you can’t Jack up the vehicle ?

@apb38 4 ай бұрын

I had that happen before. It shot out so hard and hot for like a minute with steam and all the radiator fix crap I had in there. It was crazy. I was having overheating issues at the time.

@itsjustmechill.5292 11 ай бұрын

The blend door is what makes the hot air come out, the coolant flows through the heater core no matter what. You can turn the heat on as an indicator to feel if coolant is running through it, but the heater core doesnt open up. Im not 100 percent sure on this ride so i could be wrong.

@fer8228 Жыл бұрын

That thing with the blue car also happened to me with my si

@autograph415 7 ай бұрын

Thanks couldnt remember exacrlt how i did my g a coupl3 years ago, gotta repalce my atlenator so gonna have to bleeed my system a bit

@stuartcampbell3847 Жыл бұрын

Even if you get all the air out of the cooling system, if you open the pressure cap when it's warm, that will happen. Cooling systems run at roughly 16PSI....

@jjaa578 Жыл бұрын

Full heat but lowest fan speed

@Steve-wx1gk Жыл бұрын

Bro I’ve got the same head unit 👌

@johnsuarez1404 2 ай бұрын

Good idea!

@therealnorthernchungus3551 Жыл бұрын

When doing a coolant change at a Honda dealer, to get the air bubbles out they literally bounce off the limiter for over a minute. My friend sent me a video once and it’s was so funny

@onjah1388 Жыл бұрын

Where can I buy the funnel kit

@tonycerini9306 Жыл бұрын

Crank our A/C to full heat…yeah let’s trust this guy to know what he’s talking about 💀😂

@Zaggy221 Жыл бұрын

Did you drop out of middle school or something? Since thermal expansion seems to be a new concept to you.

@tonycerini9306 Жыл бұрын

@@Zaggy221 I meant to say “Full” you don’t turn on your Air Conditioner to get heat.

@tonycerini9306 Жыл бұрын

@@Zaggy221 also your heater core doesn’t “Heat up” 😂 The thermostat opens when the car gets to operating temperature 😂😂😂

@kellismith4329 Жыл бұрын

@@tonycerini9306usually the heater core gets coolant flow right away before it enters the block, and gets recirculated constantly - the thermostat opens to allow coolant to flow from the block to the radiator once the engine is hot

@tonycerini9306 Жыл бұрын

@@kellismith4329 A heater isn’t the A/C guy

@Breadonez Жыл бұрын

On my e39 I open the cap Turn the car on heat full blast not all the way on Add coolant slowly and remove bleeder screw. Wait till all bubbles disappear from resivour . Close both. Ride away I only advise this if you have to consistently top off your system

@alanatsar777 6 ай бұрын

Vau so cool tech!

@app4902 Жыл бұрын

I like those funnels

@marcushernandez6174 Жыл бұрын

You can pour as much coolant as you want lol. That's what the funnel is for it burps itself

@mossab8209 8 ай бұрын

I don't have a funnel nor a bleeding valve, what should I do?

@juliuscaesar2792 11 ай бұрын

"Open up the heater core"

@lukesites2457 Жыл бұрын

Being a Nissan and not a BMW also helps prevent that. Coolant issues are just common bmw things lol

@RnGRacing Жыл бұрын

That bmw e36 blowing out coolant... Been there, done that too many times

@sethdrak3 Жыл бұрын

Uh, maybe stop taking the cap off while it's hot?... Just a thought idk maybe you don't think much...

@RnGRacing Жыл бұрын

@@sethdrak3 it blew various hoses off as it overheated because of air trapped in the system, try thinking before writing ignorant comments

@sethdrak3 Жыл бұрын

@@RnGRacing buddy that still doesn't explain why you took the cap off when it was hot😂😂😂😂😂

@RnGRacing Жыл бұрын

@@sethdrak3 buddy I never said I took the cap off

@sethdrak3 Жыл бұрын

@@RnGRacing 💀💀💀the video you were talking about was literally a 5 second clip of someone removing the reservoir/radiator cap and it exploding coolant from the pressure change 😂😂😂😂

@celiko8049 Жыл бұрын

In some cars or situations a funnel won’t help. For example my Ford Galaxy overheated after a change with this funnel. I ended up buying a pressure based bleeding device to get a vacuum before filling up.

@zachst0ree Жыл бұрын

I just did my brothers Subaru, i filled it and let it idle and it overheated, texted one of the techs from work and asked him, he said throttle it when the thermostat opens and run heat on max, it definitely worked.

@jimhmod 7 ай бұрын

How many cars still have a valve going to the heater core??

@De19thKingJulion Жыл бұрын

I really like my radiator funnel

@GUNSofNC 2 ай бұрын

I work on cars from time to time, so I'm not an expert, but I'll take a crack at this. First heat and then AC. The heat for the cabin of your vehicle is extracted from the heat being produced in the engine block, being transferred into the coolant in the coolant passages and then pumped into the radiator to be cooled down and then recirculated. Some of this hot coolant is extracted and sent to the heater core which is usually located on the opposite side of the firewall of the vehicle, The heater core is basically a small radiator full of hot liquid. As the blower motor passes air through the heater core, some of this heat is drawn away into the air so that it can heat the air in the vehicle cabin. This much is usually common knowledge, But the main takeaway is this reduces the temperature of the coolant going back to the engine because if you're extracting heat then you are making the coolant "less hot".. The AC works in pretty much the exact same way, although a little different in its process. The refrigerant used in an AC system is a liquid that responds greatly to thermal energy, When you compress it, it heats up rapidly when you allow it to evaporate it loses heat and exchanges that heat away rapidly. The refrigerant starts at the AC compressor which puts the liquid under pressure preventing it from evaporating and introducing heat into it, as this hot compressed refrigerant passes through the AC condenser, "the second radiator in front of your coolant radiator". This greatly reduces the temperature of the compressed refrigerant carrying that extracted heat into the engine bay, so it is under pressure and colder. There's a few more things that happens here but, it then moves to the evaporator core, Which as its name implies Is a space under low pressure where the refrigerant is allowed to evaporate/vaporize, This process extracts a lot of heat away into a larger volume of a space. Which is where you get the cold air from, It is then blown into the vehicle cabin Which brings the refrigerant to a hotter temperature and it repeats the process. To summarize when you turn on The Heat in the cabin you are extracting heat from the engine bay when you turn on the AC in the cabin you are adding heat to the engine bay.

@okieg8960 Жыл бұрын

That’s just a typical e36 after a nice day of driving

@Evileastside 4 ай бұрын

Gotta c240 Benz How can I Get the air out once I flush all the old coolant and replace it with new coolant antifreeze do I just sqweeze the hose?

@ItzMiky Жыл бұрын

Will any liquid be spilled if you don’t slowly get up to 3000 reps?

@dylanfoster7603 Жыл бұрын

My vq 350z was the most pain the ass car to bleed I’ve ever had to deal with took like an hour both times

@yboy898 Жыл бұрын

I have anxiety watching the temp rise as i didn't yet close the radiator cap. Every time.

@marushall263 Жыл бұрын

Closing the cap after heating up wont do anything no pressure is present if air is already getting it. It explodes due to pressure build up. Thing of it like a bottle.of.pop

@LeviWalton777 3 ай бұрын

What happens if you only fill through the reservoir to the fill line and no more? That’s what a mechanic did to my car.

@MrCrazyking81 Жыл бұрын

Maybe it's just a Nissan thing I don't know but I topped mine off with the cap off and I've never had an explosion in 25 years of doing this

@RobTheJester Жыл бұрын

It's definitely a nissan 350z thing. I've done the coolant on my z this way before... still can have air in the system. I bought a refill evac tool to remedy this problem. Best $80 I ever spent.

@ericmcnair8417 Жыл бұрын

the adapters never work right, u got the golden egg

@yosvanirodriguez7499 Жыл бұрын

Or vacuum refill and be done in 30 secs…

@clayton9136 Жыл бұрын

Crank the air conditioning to full heat. Gotcha.

@juanvazquez7437 29 күн бұрын

Can I do the same with my Acura tl 2004

@panpizzas9159 2 ай бұрын

Ericthecar guy taught you this didn’t he

@sambishop4720 Жыл бұрын

"Crank the ac to full heat". That made me giggle.

@SpookySpencerFinnLoki Жыл бұрын

Like a school girl !!

@AlexRib Жыл бұрын

Rev up to 3k rpm up to 10 minutes. Brother gonna make a cake like tf

@xChromerSatanasx Жыл бұрын

There is safety tabs underneath cap to prevent it from shooting up and the hot fluid shoots downward. Don't ever turn cap all the way just loosen it

@marushall263 Жыл бұрын

Never open a hot radiator. If you do keep.pressure on the cap those tabs arent reliable with the amount of pressure

@lisagee4552 Ай бұрын

Don't feel bad I had someone to open my radiator cap like that. They shouldn't have ,I told them 😂

@duckdonald4 10 ай бұрын

firs hold the bottle side ways second if you got a bleeder on your car you dont need this fancy funnel just add fluid to the top open the bleeder a lil bit let air out but nice car

@Constitutionalrep1776 9 ай бұрын

Yeah… I’m just gonna get the mechanic to do it

@soundhorde693 Жыл бұрын

Ah yes… AC to full heat

@T3KFTW Жыл бұрын

On my BMW they used a plastic bleeder screw and I stg it's too easy to break. The first time bleeding the system the head snapped off and I had to replace the entire hose because now it was a coolant leak.

@jordan20146 Жыл бұрын

On my first e46 I bought the brass screw to replace the plastic one before it broke off

@eastsideofthetracks8311 4 ай бұрын

I hate bleeding coolant never 100%sure if it’s good to go lol

@Gasolineworld Жыл бұрын

One time my head blew on my 2.2 sonoma and I didn't know and i was flushing the cooling system. After filling the radiator to the top with coolant I cranked the engine for 3 seconds and decided to recheck the coolant levels. It was already pressurized and I opened the cap and it all exploded over myself and my poor friend😞

@zachbarry1589 2 ай бұрын

my ac stopped working after this

@FRANCIS-mm3jr Жыл бұрын

THE FORBIDDEN 350z GATORADE 🐊 🍹 😋

@glitterpop9467 Жыл бұрын

AC to full heat??

@yamipizza8357 Жыл бұрын

"crank A/C to full heat" 😂

@zonkedyo Жыл бұрын

ac = heating or cooling air. air "conditioning"

@LeviWalton777 3 ай бұрын

I work in HVAC and can confirm. 👍

@Tech-28 Жыл бұрын

Vacuum bleeder is better

@nikthorlake9913 Жыл бұрын

Mate, pls fix a leater on your wheel )

@brandondickie3456 28 күн бұрын

Filled my 95 Toyota Tacoma with 229k miles with hose water because I’ve been flushing the system or whatnot. I’ve replaced the thermostat and today I filled the coolant system up again and ran the truck at idle while adding water until it stopped bubbling. I put the cap on and drove it on and off all day. All of a sudden it just randomly overheated and blew a 4 inch crack in the top of the radiator right next to the pressure cap. I’m frustrated.

@andries4561 Жыл бұрын

Full heat, BUT lowest fan setting. You don't want to dissipate all the heat by having the fans on high

@NoLongo Жыл бұрын

You do want the fan on high in case the heater core has any kind of flow control valve. More fan = will demand more coolant flow to keep the temp high. I’m pretty sure on most cars it just always flows the same regardless.

@kellismith4329 Жыл бұрын

It doesn’t matter if the heater core dissipates heat you want the whole system to heat up anyway

@Rescue1325 Жыл бұрын

Fill it, drive it 5 min w heater on, fill it again.

@bomberman4046 4 ай бұрын

Normal cars have always a way to purge the system, in this way i guess the air will never come all out.

@rashestkhan2878 Жыл бұрын

Open up the heater core? IN WHAT WORLD ARE YOU LIVIN??

@kellismith4329 Жыл бұрын

Some vehicles have diverter’s that bypass the core in non heat function

@smerk429 6 ай бұрын

Crank the ac or the HEATER ?

@Threethurty5is Жыл бұрын

Electric water pump gang WYA?

@stephengulski6289 Жыл бұрын

Just use the vacuum tool

@sblazea50 Жыл бұрын

Most car dont use a bleed screw anymore

@harrisonmauldin5090 Жыл бұрын

i just dump coolant and run my truck and just fill it up whenever it goes down lmao

@Astronautdudz Жыл бұрын

Same. Never hurt any car I did it on.

@kavonmchellon4651 Жыл бұрын

Huh u know that's prolly why my car overheats! I didn't properly bleed the system

@TheCatOfAges 9 ай бұрын

i just fill it up, let it warm up, top it up again, drive it for a couple minutes, let it cool, pop the cap and top it off.

@deluxegdm7435 5 ай бұрын

It will not bleed properly if you do that. it will just be more coolant and air that would be in the cooling system

@TheCatOfAges 5 ай бұрын

@@deluxegdm7435 never had a problem with that on my cars

@perrylankford4269 Жыл бұрын

Why not just crank the HEATER on instead of the A/C??

@Dansk55 Жыл бұрын

In my Toyota I just squeeze the hose to bubble out the air. 11 years no problem

@aza_ace Жыл бұрын

its a little different for each car, my car literally just took a shit on itself yesterday and this video helped me fix it lol

@benm5651 Жыл бұрын

Crank our Ac to full heat

@pothead9963 4 ай бұрын

I feel like angod damn moron because i NEVER knew until today that low coolant stop your heater from working... Just got through a cold.snap and was getting AC at max heat and it never occured to me. I thought i was going to have to replace my heater. Jesus.