Radiators

the drain will be at the bottom of the radiator,either on the left or right side.

get an etemate from the local car repair place like auto zone

1.Lower corner on radiator facing engine you will find a plastic drain screw has 2 tabs hold twist counter clockwise to drain radiator ,or lower 3" hose can be removed but will drain very fast ,I use an old deep cat box to drain into . 2.Remove top half of fan scroud 2- top bolts and 2 -mid side bolts. 3.Remove upper radiator hose at raditor fold out of the way,remove lower raditor hose let hang not in the way. 4.Looking at van from front between radiator and fan left side there are 2 metal lines going into radiator these are transmission cooling lines remove with line wrench.I take a baggie and tie tie over end of lines for fluid drain catch. 5.Now look right side same area like trans lines if there are 2 lines this side remove they are oil cooler lines most dont have some do come with tow package." " 6.Now lean radiator twards fan unseat from bottom rubber lift left side 3-4 inches will come out left first. Hope this helps!!!

Are you sure its the rad? BMW suffered from viscous fan failure. Symptoms were overheating in stationary traffic but ok when driving along.

You could have had alittle over fill spill on something hot. I would suggest you check the coolant level to make sure there the same amount of what you filled

Should be located at bottom or rear of radiator or remove lower radiator hose

possibly a leak in cooling system

YOUR WASTING PEPPER. It won't work. Replace the radiator.

Should be in the bottom passanger side of the rad. Looks like a little "T" valve you will need to turn it to open it.

The impellers on the water pump could be rusted out and you're not getting coolant flow. The head gasket could have blown out if the engine overheated. Overheating the engine, especially many of the more "flimsey" foreign engines, will cause the head to warp resulting in head gasket failure. You can get a test strip that will sense carbon monoxide in the coolant. If you find carbon monoxide in the coolant, the head gasket is leaking. nope rotarys dont have head gaskets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or pistons either!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! check for air in system. radiator has bleed valve on the side of inlet pipping (top hose) undo valve and fill coolant until it comes out of bleed valve, close bleed valve and top coolant off, to better insure that air is out of system, due to angle of that means raise front end of vehicle make shure that rad cap is off and heater is on at full blast hot, start engine and let it run until air is out of system and thermostat is fully opened, can determined by bubbles coming up in radiator fill housing (where the rad cap goes) once coolant all goes down and is at constant flow then thermostat is fully opened, shut off engine top off and cap it up.

Drain the Mercury Tracer radiator into a pan. Loosen the clamps at the ends of the radiator hose. Wiggle the hose to free the ends. Slide the hose off and replace it. Tighten the clamps an refill the radiator. Dispose of the old antifreeze as it is toxic to animals.

on top of the coolant resivoir

has the red coolant in a 2005 monte carlo been changed since reports on it deteriorating the head gasket?

make sure its completely cold 1 remove the expansion tank release the presure by taking the expansion cap off then put it back on after it equilized disconect the hoses upper first let them leak into a pan un screw the tanks 2 mounting bolts and unplug the coolant level sensor if you have one. make sure u rinse it out good then replace it

2 take the radiator lower shield then put ur drain pan under it and unscrew the radiator drain plug it should be on the passenger rear if i can rember correctly

3 flush the radiator out with water till its just clean water coming out of it then put the plug back in and button it up, i just flushed it threw the expansion tank since that's where u have to add the radiator fluid 50/50 mix

ok for ur car if its an auto I 4 its 7 quarts and the v6 is about 9-10 quarts the manual 2.0 is 7 quarts and the 2.5 is 8-9 quarts

Check your owner's manual. The symptoms you describe sound like those that indicate that the "Fail Safe Cooling System" is being activated by high engine temp. Check your coolant level AND make sure the water pump hasn't failed.

one because it is set on air only .. u need to shift it to warm first the RED mark...Secondly your heater wire must have come loose in the electricals. you should check out blendor store.com we had the same problem with our jeep, very helpful.

you can not put it directly into the radiator you have to fill the overflow bottle located near the firewall on the drivers side of the car The Jetta does have a round "plastic bottle" tank in the engine compartment that holds the systems water. This tank has a Max and Min mark. Only use the coolant (water and atifreez mixture) reccomended by manufature as norlmal water will eventualy cause rusting in the system.

Replace it with a new one from your local auto parts store.

yes... because you gonna loose water..

thermostat or air in clling system replace thermostat and bleed the system

It is located on the drivers side of the car on the bottom of the radiator

Replace the cap with a new one. Any auto parts store will have that.

dont!! just use cool clear garden hose water. then replace with coolant mix.

Thereis a thumb-nut on the engine side, lower rightside ( when standing in front of the car facing the engine) Stuff will get everywhere

Really? No one had a problem with the above being passed off as an answer? Please. Keep your opinions to yourself children. 1. If you wish to flush your radiator and cooling system, familiarize yourself with your vehicle by asking a mechanic or two, and getting a repair manual, such as a Haynes manual. 2. If you have any doubt in your confidence to approach the problem on your own, you should take your vehicle to a licensed repair shop for the flush, most oil change shops offer this service 3. Please disregard the "answer" about hose water. First, unless your homes pipes are completely screwed, the water from a garden hose should always be clear. Two, the real issue the man child who originally posted neglected to mention is that "clear hose water" typically has dissolved solids that are invisible such as calcium (the white scum on your shower head nozzle, that is, if you shower) and you do not want these minerals to form deposits in your cooling system. So.... Every guide says to - - USE DISTILLED WATER ONLY!- That and most flush kits feature complete directions. - this post helpfully edited by a concerned Internet citizen who is sick to death of low double digit IQs, opinionated 12 going on 40 year olds, and mentally incapable, inexcusable wastes of oxygen found online these days, spewing out useless opinion, drivel, and crap. Ignore these people and let evolution do its job to clean up our gene pool, please. Have a nice day.

When the thermostat and radiator were replaced, coolant could have dripped into an electrical connector or a sensor could be disconnected or damaged. Check the temperature sensor and crankshaft sensors first.