GSGXNC

I am completing my timing belt/water pump replacement today. All the engine work was finished last night and I will be reinstalling the radiator, crossing my fingers and starting it up. I say crossing my fingers but I really don't understand how it could be wrong.

But I recently replaced the radiator as a separate job and spilled coolant everywhere as I re-filled the rad and overflow tank. Way back when and with older domestic V8s, I simply filled the radiator then started the engine and waited for thermostat to open then re-filled the radiator after it "burped" then called it finished. If if dumped coolant I never noticed it because I was driving the car.

When attempting a similar procedure on the GX it pushed a lot of coolant out of the overflow tank. Should I only fill and monitor the over flow tank as it warms? I'd rather not spill any more coolant that must be spilled.

LeX2K

fartbox420

I used one of those and it worked great. Just kept filling it as it burped. Revving the engine regularly throughout helped produce some nice burps.

IanB2

Burp the system with heat on full, and the nose of the vehicle elevated a bit if you can swing it, helps the air migrate to the high points and out. Once you get it close you can just top up the overflow as it pulls from there as it cools over the course of the next few days.

Davenlei

iTrader: (1)

When I did my radiator replacement I parked my car on an inclined driveway with the front of the car being the highest point and filled the radiator. I started and ran the car with the radiator cap off for less than a minute (it gurgled and burped from there) and then put the cap on. With the radiator cap on tightly, I let the car warm up while filling the overflow tank as needed while keeping a close eye on the temp gauge to make sure there was no overheating caused by a big air pocket in the system.

GSGXNC

Its been way to long for me to finally be finishing this up but work and weather kept getting in the way. I finally took it for a short drive and found the overflow tank close to empty afterward. I topped it off and went just a little past the full mark and then drove it out to eat. I may have spit some out during the drive but when we go home, it was exactly on the full mark.

I think I may have filled both the radiator and the overflow, while cold, when I replaced the radiator. While warming, it "relieved itself" of about a quart for fluid.

I am checking this job off my list and counting the dollars that didn't go to a service center