Radiator Issue

[Skyline_Dream]

Hey there

Before i get into anything i am new here and i would like to say thanks for making this site, i know i will learn a lot from it.

I have a skyline GXI 1.8 4 cylinder engine i have recently bought a radiator for it as mine was over heating, the guy that had sold it to me said make sure you bleed the air out of the engine before you install it otherwise the radiator will pop.

Problem is i dont know how to bleed the air?

can someone please help me by telling me whereabouts i could find this valve that bleeds the air?

any pictures of a rough idea of where it is would be greatly appreciated.

thank you very much.

[tacker]

try at the front of the head where the injectors are located there is a small bolt with some japanese writting. Well there is on a gtr anyways

[R33LIN]

try at the front of the head where the injectors are located there is a small bolt with some japanese writting. Well there is on a gtr anyways

i'm interested in this as well.

i can see that bolt which says.."dont open when hot" at the front of the block near the injectors But my quiery is what are the step by step guide to correctly bleeding the radiator? how do u know when it is done correctly, etc. etc. i dont really wanna open /touch it until i know what i am doing.

can anyone help? or atleast link to me a step by step guide.

cheers in advance

sorry for the noob questions

Kind regards,

Edited August 7, 2007 by R33LIN

[tacker]

I just undo the bolt for about 5 seconds to let the air out. Fill radiator again and repeat until the is no air coming out and refill the radiator. helps if you run the engine until its hot and then let it cool down before opening the bolt.

[Habler]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...eeding+radiator

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...eeding+radiator

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/in...howtopic=179099

If you cant figure it out from those topics try searching more, im sure there would be a DYI topic with picture/word by word tute...but it is preety straight forward.

[Habler]

Also are you 100% sure the radiator is the reason your car is overheating? Were you losing mass amounts of coolant, if so where from?