Coolant Bleed
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I just did a coolant change on my 04 Disco 2, When bleeding the system instead of a steady stream, coolant came gushing out. I assumed maybe it was good so I put the bleed screw back on and let the engine get up to temp. I don't hear any water noises but there is a little bit of bubbling in the reservoir tank. Is the system good? Or does it need another bleed?
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I see this is your first post. Welcome to the forum! It's a great community with a lot of great information and support.
You should always bleed the cooling system with the engine cooled down fully to ambient temp. And that also means it's done with the engine not running. Did you have the engine running when "coolant came gushing out"?
Although some on this forum have reported trying all kinds of tricks to bleed the cooling system, I have never had any problem doing so following the steps listed in the factory workshop manual. It's called the RAVE here (Rover Automated Viewing Environment). I've pasted the link below, plus it's in my signature below. The instructions for cooling system Drain and Refill start on p.428 of the PDF. Ignore the steps for removing the drain plugs from the engine block.
http://l.b5z.net/i/u/6064257/f/D2_Workshop_Manual.pdf
You should always bleed the cooling system with the engine cooled down fully to ambient temp. And that also means it's done with the engine not running. Did you have the engine running when "coolant came gushing out"?
Although some on this forum have reported trying all kinds of tricks to bleed the cooling system, I have never had any problem doing so following the steps listed in the factory workshop manual. It's called the RAVE here (Rover Automated Viewing Environment). I've pasted the link below, plus it's in my signature below. The instructions for cooling system Drain and Refill start on p.428 of the PDF. Ignore the steps for removing the drain plugs from the engine block.
http://l.b5z.net/i/u/6064257/f/D2_Workshop_Manual.pdf
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