Subject	Wanted to thank Slinks for his coolant flushing FAQ
Posted by	ZCulture on March 23, 2008 at 3:53 PM
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Message	Since the weather is starting to warm up, I decided to do my cooling system flush today. I followed Slinks writeup in the FAQ DIY Coolant Flush Minus Extra Labor. Parts were easy to source from Lowe's and everything went nicely. I used a transparent hose instead of a garden hose so that the color of the expelled coolant was easier to see. I also ran Prestone's super radiator flush before starting this process. After running about 6 gallons of distilled water, the outgoing coolant was nearly colorless. The temperature rose slowly in the beginning but then was steady at 183-185F. I am very satisfied with the results. Here are some pictures. I used the red colored "Dex Cool" coolant last time so it's hard to say how much rust there was. That's what the Z does, converts water to hot tea in real-time. Anybody knows how the used coolant can be disposed off safely? Autozone here in TX doesn't accept it.
Follow Ups	Wanted to thank Slinks for his coolant flushing FAQ - ZCulture 15:53:32 03/23/08 NICE. i might do the same (n/m) - DoodMon(SD) 16:18:54 03/23/08 i would never use dexcool - slayer fan 16:45:02 03/23/08 Yes, that's what several others recommended too. - ZCulture 19:03:34 03/23/08 Whats wrong with dexcool? just trying to learn. (n/m) - Eishozzzz 19:48:44 03/23/08 do a google search for dexcool and you will see. - slayer fan 20:41:08 03/23/08 Seems like a coolant flush would be more important - TriniTT 18:26:10 03/23/08 I tried it this weekend too. for some reason it just kept - ShakaShaun(Denver) 20:54:00 03/23/08 Thanx for the post been meaning to do the flush myself. (n/m) - OX-300ZX (DFW) 20:56:40 03/23/08 I'll have to do this soon. Thank you. (n/m) - TexanZX 22:12:57 03/23/08 my coolant looked exactly the same (n/m) - ghostinator (fl) 22:42:31 03/23/08 if you have city sewer you can dump it down the drain (n/m) - spyhunterTT + 93Vert(nj) 06:04:17 03/24/08 Re: if you have city sewer you can dump it down the drain - ouikikazz 07:05:48 03/24/08 No. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 14:21:55 03/24/08 Valvoline near me accepts used coolant. Or you'd have to - BigTDogg (MA) 09:28:15 03/24/08
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