osso Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 Where is the drain cock on the radiator? im assuming that it is at the bottom of the raditator on the passenger side? I've got some plastic under trays? shields? i've no idea what you call them, but there are two under the car.. .. there's one long one thats connected to the bottom of the front spolier, then there's a bigger one directly under the engine itself.. which one do i need to take off to get to the drain cock? im assuming that the front one under the spolier would be the best place to start? When draining the coolant, do you need to unbolt the drain plug on the engine at the back? do i have to take the bolt off completely, or just loosen it while the coolant is draining from the radiator? Cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 You dont take them off , the drain is at the bottom of the rad in the corner on the battery side . Dont you think you should sort out the turbos first as you will lose your coolant when you do that Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted October 26, 2003 Author Share Posted October 26, 2003 hiya John, I did wonder if the coolant lines would need to be removed when the turbos are taken out! I was going to change the coolant on friday, but when i found how many bots you need to get out before gaining access to the radiator i just topped the coolant instead lol... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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LeeT Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 i done mine yesterday. all i did was take the top rad hose off to gain better access and reach down from the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted October 26, 2003 Author Share Posted October 26, 2003 The reason why i want to access the Drain cock from the bottom is so that i can connect my 3/8" hose to the radiator drain cock to collect the old coolant. Did you let your coolant piss all over the floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeT Posted October 26, 2003 Share Posted October 26, 2003 there is already a small pipe from the drain cock it should just stick through the plastic under tray. a 3/8" pipe should fit over this HTH cheers ...lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osso Posted October 26, 2003 Author Share Posted October 26, 2003 I'm not going to replace the coolant until i know whats going on with the second turbo, but are you saying that i dont need to take the plastic under tray off to turn the drain cock on? i've already got the pipe, just dont know how to access the tap to train the coolant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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