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2011 GT500 leaking oil?
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<blockquote data-quote="Imatk" data-source="post: 16051757" data-attributes="member: 75573"><p>Glad you found it useful man <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Yeah all of this stuff seems very technical when you hear it "complete flush" "system flush" etc. and I think they do that to make it a little easier to fork over the money when the time comes.</p><p></p><p>But it's all really simple... just a matter of your time. And the cool thing is you'll know how to do it the next time and it will be even faster.</p><p></p><p>The one thing I forgot to mention that you may run into when you do the coolant flush is burping the system. I've never been able to successfully burp the system by pushing on the upper rad hose or using suction at the reservoir. With my fox body it's really easy... with this car I've never been able to do it.</p><p></p><p>The easiest way, for me, has been to pull the lower off after the car is running.</p><p></p><p>Make sure the car is COLD not hot... you don't want to pull off a hot radiator hose <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>So you would put the lower hose for the rad and the heat exchanger (you have two because of the supercharger) on the fitting, but don't tighten with a clamp... leave the clamp off since you'll be removing the hose... fill with coolant, and then have a bucket ready.</p><p></p><p>Start the car and pull the heat exchanger hose off and wait for coolant to come out of the hose... as soon as it does put the hose back on and stop the car.</p><p></p><p>Put the clamp on the hose and then move to the other lower... repeat and you've burped the system.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Imatk, post: 16051757, member: 75573"] Glad you found it useful man :) Yeah all of this stuff seems very technical when you hear it "complete flush" "system flush" etc. and I think they do that to make it a little easier to fork over the money when the time comes. But it's all really simple... just a matter of your time. And the cool thing is you'll know how to do it the next time and it will be even faster. The one thing I forgot to mention that you may run into when you do the coolant flush is burping the system. I've never been able to successfully burp the system by pushing on the upper rad hose or using suction at the reservoir. With my fox body it's really easy... with this car I've never been able to do it. The easiest way, for me, has been to pull the lower off after the car is running. Make sure the car is COLD not hot... you don't want to pull off a hot radiator hose :) So you would put the lower hose for the rad and the heat exchanger (you have two because of the supercharger) on the fitting, but don't tighten with a clamp... leave the clamp off since you'll be removing the hose... fill with coolant, and then have a bucket ready. Start the car and pull the heat exchanger hose off and wait for coolant to come out of the hose... as soon as it does put the hose back on and stop the car. Put the clamp on the hose and then move to the other lower... repeat and you've burped the system. [/QUOTE]
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