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Damian *
Joined: 01 Jan 2003 Posts: 13 Location: London
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Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 14:21 Post subject: Coolant drain plug |
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Can anyone help?? Am I being stupid but where exactly is the engine block coolant drainplug on a 1993 2.5TDI Auto Pajero engine. Both the manual and the generally useless Haynes manual say there is one in addition to the radiator drain plug, but Ive been looking over and under with a torch and cannot see it. Do i need to remove the intercooler to get access to it, which wouldn't seem very logical?
Wanted to change the coolant over christmas as very rusty but had to give up!!!
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theboatpainter Guest
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Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2003 16:40 Post subject: |
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Hi damian
what your looking for, is at the rear of the crankcase on the driver's side. It is about level with the end of the exhaust manifold, and is an absolute **** to get at, incase your in doubt. there is a core plug just above and slightly to the right.
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Damian *
Joined: 01 Jan 2003 Posts: 13 Location: London
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 17:00 Post subject: |
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Thanks John
When it stops raining I will have a look. If it is so difficult to get to, is it absolutely necessary to open this plug if i want to flush the system? Or is just draining the system from the radiator plug enough?
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Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2003 23:05 Post subject: |
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Hi Damian
You can get a much better flushout by disconnecting the top and bottom hoses, and using a garden hose to flush the engine and radiator as seperate units. the reasoning is that you dont flush *beep* from the rad to the block, and viceversa.
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Damian *
Joined: 01 Jan 2003 Posts: 13 Location: London
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Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2003 15:57 Post subject: |
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Sounds like a cunning idea, and i suspect there is a lot of crud in there as it is very rusty coloured. Just one question though - when you flush the engine block (presumably with the garden hose in the top radiator hose), doesn't the water pump stop the crud coming out the bottom radiator hose?
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Growler *
Joined: 24 Oct 2002 Posts: 44 Location: North East
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:14 Post subject: |
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Did with me damian |
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russexeed *
Joined: 15 Feb 2004 Posts: 31 Location: north nottinghamshire
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Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 19:31 Post subject: block drain plug |
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I tried to undo my block drain plug but one and a half hours later took the top and bottom hoses off and flushed it all ok and less stress. MUST BE THE WAY TO GO! Regards russ |
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