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12-11-2009, 01:00 PM
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3" Exhaust
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yo cre
 well I want to drain the whole system and see what comes out from each section, so far the radiator is clean (if there were a radiator leak would it not eventually drain of water and would the reservoir coolant not get sucked into radiator as the radiator drained); since Toyota garage did a compression test on cooling system and diagnosed no water getting to engine what else could cause no pressure in cooling system - maybe radiator leak but I am not losing any coolant volume; filling the system up again hopefully getting the full 8.2 litres in - wouldn't this also tell me that the water is getting to the engine, perhaps. I just want to reassure myself; see with my eyes coolant coming from each section of the cooling system with no sludge. |
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12-11-2009, 11:11 PM
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I don't know of another drain. If there isn't another plug that's just not covered in the manual the only thing I know of would be pulling the water pump. You should probably inspect the water pump anyway.
Can you get a picture of the broken off plug? I don't know if draining the radiator would provide enough suction to open the cap and allow it to siphon the coolant from the reservoir; I've never left the radiator cap on while draining the system.
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12-13-2009, 03:20 AM
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3" Exhaust
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Cooling Systems explained - for Dummies
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12-17-2009, 02:40 PM
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3" Exhaust
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Block Test Kit should arrive in post tomorrow, will know for sure then.
Spent €200 on tools on Sunday past in local car store, payday tomorrow Friday so leads and sparks will be ordered, I think I'm going to go with Denso iridium colder sparks. I will also order #3 Cyclinder Head Cover from Toyota tomorrow. I put the car up on ramps and found the engine block drain plug, lol. Coolant change is complete, using 5life red coolant. I used ionised water as I couldn't find demineralised or distilled water, I know there is still organic mater in ionised but feck it anyway most people use tap water anyway, I tried! To get any excess air out of system I parked car on a slope and ran the engine over and topped up - as I believe there is no bleeding system for the supra. |
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12-17-2009, 07:56 PM
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3" Exhaust
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Location: Ireland
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BLUE
Good news. Test kit came today, I tested twice, both negative, what a relieve. TOYOTA GARAGE are w-nk-rs. Leads and sparks it is then. Best of luck everyone with there car problems. HAPPY CRIMBO |
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