Question on changing a coolant hose.
#1
Question on changing a coolant hose.
I'm going to tackle changing the lower hose that goes from the thermostat to the engine (and a couple places). It is the one of the passenger side on the bottom (not the lower hose going to the radiator). Looking at the RAVE, and not sure it is answering my questions so figured I would throw it out to all of you:
1. How easy of a job is this, and is there anything big that needs to be moved to get at it?
2. How much coolant am I going to lose? The engine radiator and cooling system is new, so I don't need to do a flush but would like to change it out once this new hose is on so I know I have all of the same coolant brand/type in there.
1. How easy of a job is this, and is there anything big that needs to be moved to get at it?
2. How much coolant am I going to lose? The engine radiator and cooling system is new, so I don't need to do a flush but would like to change it out once this new hose is on so I know I have all of the same coolant brand/type in there.
#3
(1) It is pretty easy to get to, you shouldn't have any problems.
(2) You are going to lose ALL of your coolant. If you are running DexCool, you want to refill with DexCool ONLY. If you want to change to green (or another type) coolant, you need to flush your system even though it is "fresh".
(2) You are going to lose ALL of your coolant. If you are running DexCool, you want to refill with DexCool ONLY. If you want to change to green (or another type) coolant, you need to flush your system even though it is "fresh".
#5
(1) It is pretty easy to get to, you shouldn't have any problems.
(2) You are going to lose ALL of your coolant. If you are running DexCool, you want to refill with DexCool ONLY. If you want to change to green (or another type) coolant, you need to flush your system even though it is "fresh".
(2) You are going to lose ALL of your coolant. If you are running DexCool, you want to refill with DexCool ONLY. If you want to change to green (or another type) coolant, you need to flush your system even though it is "fresh".
#6
That depends if you want to reuse the coolant or not. If you want to reuse the coolant then use a hand pump to drain the coolant tank first, then remove the top radiator hose and drain as much from the radiator and thermostat side as you can, then go to lower hoses until you reach the point where you want to work. There is no easy way to drain the coolant into a bucket, that would make life too simple.
If you do not want to reuse the coolant then pull the truck onto any surface that you do not care about and pop the bottom radiator hose off.
If you do not want to reuse the coolant then pull the truck onto any surface that you do not care about and pop the bottom radiator hose off.
#7
That depends if you want to reuse the coolant or not. If you want to reuse the coolant then use a hand pump to drain the coolant tank first, then remove the top radiator hose and drain as much from the radiator and thermostat side as you can, then go to lower hoses until you reach the point where you want to work. There is no easy way to drain the coolant into a bucket, that would make life too simple.
If you do not want to reuse the coolant then pull the truck onto any surface that you do not care about and pop the bottom radiator hose off.
If you do not want to reuse the coolant then pull the truck onto any surface that you do not care about and pop the bottom radiator hose off.