FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Cooling System Draining

COOLING SYSTEM DRAINING

NOTE: Drain, flush, and fill the cooling system at the mileage or time intervals. If the coolant is dirty, rusty, or contains a considerable amount of sediment; clean and flush with a reliable cooling system cleaner. Care should be taken in disposing of the used engine coolant from your vehicle. Follow governmental regulations for disposal procedure of used engine coolant.





1. Position a clean collecting container under the draincock location .
2. Without removing radiator pressure cap and with system not under pressure, turn draincock counterclockwise to open.
3. The coolant recovery/reserve container should empty first, then remove the pressure cap.