I've had coolant spray out of the bleed hole when revving the engine. I don't know who wrote that article, but I wouldn't listen to it. First the car should be facing UPHILL. Take the bleeder screw out and remove the radiator cap. TURN THE HEATER ON FULL BLAST and LET THE CAR IDLE while you slowly add coolant. As the coolant starts to flow from the bleeder hole, watch for a steady stream of coolant. Once all of the bubbles have stopped coming out of the bleed hole, replace the bleed screw, top off the coolant, replace the radiator cap and drive around the block a few times. Let the engine completely cool down and repeat the process about 3 or 4 times.
I don't know why people find it so hard to do this. I mean seriously, why in the heck would anyone park their car facing downhill? I doesn't make any sense, you want the bubbles to go up and out of the radiator, not get trapped inside of it. Try revving your engine with the bleed screw out and see what happens, that article is wrong. |