Cooling System Draining

STANDARD PROCEDURE - DRAINING COOLING SYSTEM (2.0L SOHC)

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 (Fig. 5).
2. Without removing radiator pressure cap and with system not under pressure, turn draincock counterclockwise to open (Fig. 5).
3. The coolant recovery/reserve container should empty first, then remove the pressure cap.