Trick for draining coolant from block

[baylock]

Hi all, just something i thought i might share as it doesn't seem to have been mentioned yet.

Today i needed flush the coolant from my engine (ZD30), after blindly finding and removing the drain plug from the block (They couldn't have found a better place for this little prick), i spent over half an hour trying to get the sucker to go back in, then it finally dawned on me.... there has to be an easier way, and there is.

Remove left wheel, remove the splash rubber thing, and then it is a strait shot to the plug hole....


I hope this helps someone.

 

[Navmania]

Same for YD25 but you can get away with turning the wheel and just popping a couple of the plugs holding the rubber. Go through the left hand side.

Good info to have for both engines. I know what you mean by hard to find.

 

[baylock]

Probably could have got it with the wheel on if i weighed about 30kg less

 

[Navmania]

Yeah I should have mentioned that I used a meter long extension to get to it.

 

[OneMofo]

Nice one, i think little hints and tips like this are very useful, maybe worth stating a thread aimed at hints and tips similar to this as they save a lot of time and money in broken things in the shed.

 

[ljacko78]

+1 on the tip. Nice

 

[trb012]

+3 Was going to drain my coolant this week sometime this tip will come in mighty handy cheers

 

[ShortyNavros]

Haha I drained the coolant about 2 months ago, I just gave up trying to drain it from the block (using the workshop manual was almost useless for an explanation) and just left the block undrained and filled the radiator back up. At least Ill know for next time haha

 

[nakedape]

This is the only time that I have ever been let down by the manual - I'm sure it doesn't match reality.

This is a great tip - one worth committing to memory (even at the expense of some that seems more important).

 

[grasshopper]

another +1 for this post.
Great work sharing the knowledge.

 

[fourocker]

Nice one, i think little hints and tips like this are very useful, maybe worth stating a thread aimed at hints and tips similar to this as they save a lot of time and money in broken things in the shed.

second this.

 

[Dozer]

Can any one describe or post a photo of what the drain plug will look like on the block.
Cheers

 

[Rumpig]

I haven't looked but it's probably flush fitting and uses a half inch socket extension like the oil filter housing.

 

[04SilverSTR]

nice find mate, putting this one in the memory bank.

cheers
bryan

 

[baylock]

Naa, its a bolt head, about 10mm or 12mm if memory serves, not much room right net to it tho, so if you can manage it, you want to have a socket on a nice long extension.

 

[Elvis]

I'm stuffed if I can find this bolt. Got a 2008 2.5ltr yd25 d22. If any one could post a pic that would be great.

 

[ShortyNavros]

I still havent been able to get to it with a 1/2inch drive, I have bout a 3/8inch draive socket set now so I may be able to get to it the next time I do my coolant haha

 

[Rumpig]

I'm stuffed if I can find this bolt. Got a 2008 2.5ltr yd25 d22. If any one could post a pic that would be great.

Pic doesn't really show where the drain plug is, might be the front of the engine down low.

 

[bods]

I still havent been able to get to it with a 1/2inch drive, I have bout a 3/8inch draive socket set now so I may be able to get to it the next time I do my coolant haha

Good luck with that... i tried to use a 3/8" extension when i did mine and had no frickin hope in hell of cracking that bolt loose. I think it might need a rattle gun hahaha

 

[ShortyNavros]

Haha get a bit of 25x25 box and make a lever. Or just get a 1/2 inch female to 3/8inch male converter and use a big breaker bar