You can also buy a radiator flush kit from the part store with the correct directions on it but that isn't needed. Just drain and refill like its already been stated. Don't go driving your car around waiting on it to over heat either. Your aluminum heads won't like that too much... Like PNYEX said there is a bolt in the front of your intake right above the thermostat housing to take out and then fill the radiator. Before doing so put the front of your car up on stands so the radiator is higher than the motor just in case that way the air will also move forward, not just up. Once the radiator looks like its full let it set full let it set for a few mins and then come back and keep filling. THAT is the safest way in doing it, no need to mess with hot coolant. Just moniter your temp when you first drive it and after its cooled down again just double check it and go about your day.

 

I Appreciate the detailed responses plus little tips.
I'll get right to it next weekend when I'm Free and will be sure to come back here if i run into anything (hopefully i wont need to come back in here hahaha)

Thanks again for the help dudes!

edit;; Isn't there a step where you put a hose into somthing and let the water just go through the system? Says somthing of the sort on the bottle, no?

 

no, a coolant flush in a bottle will tell you to drain the system, pour its contents in, and top off with water. Then drive around for a certain amount of time at normal temp. Then drain and fill with 50/50...or something along those lines.

 

i did a literal flush on mine.. i removed the lower hose and then stuck the water hose in the cap then started the car and ran it till the water out of the engine was clear lol sorta redneck but it gets the job done

 

thats how we do it at work. But since its almost winter we drain the rad and engine block, then fill it with just coolant. We just had a customer come in last week with a cracked block cause he put water in with the coolant.

 

ouch thats gota hurt. im glad i live in florida a few freezes nothing to bad

 

That only happened because they put too much water in the mix and it froze. That is also another reason to change the antifreeze every year or so because it looses its freezing/boiling point properties after so long.

 

So you guys think i should do the hose thing? Would it be better for the car?
It has approx 146k miles on it btw.

 

If you do that you will end up with a engine block full of 100% water, and it will be difficult to get a 50/50 or 30/70 mix of water/antifreeze. If you are going to do it that way pull the engine block drain plugs afterward to completely drain it and then refill entire system. Should be one bolt on each side of block.

 

Just go to the part store, buy a bottle of the radiator flush, then follow the directions. That is all you need to do. Its simple and not as confusing as everyone on here telling you 20 different ways to do it. I would recommend before you do do the final refill though to take off the lower hose and pour water thru the radiator to remove any contaminants that have collected in the radiator.