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Originally posted by TheVirginiaDude
Here is what I did to flush, on a cold engine I took the upper radiator hose off, put a garden hose in the resivor tank, turned heat on full and started engine. pump draws water from the radiator which is refilled with hose, circulates water and pumps it from the upper hose where it pours out on the ground upsetting enviromentalists. left it run for 30 minutes like that. Put in the Prestone radiator cleaner, closed it up and am driving on it a few days to work to allow for the 6 hours of running conditions it calls for, will drain radiator and flush the same way to thouroghly circulate freshwater. Then will put the MB antifreeze. Advance auto doesn't hare the Zerex G-5 stuff so next closest place for me is MB dealer for the real thing..
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Virginia dude,
I followed your advice, opened the TS, put the garden hose with running water in reservoir, started the car, turn the heat in car all the way up, saw water coming out of TS assembly, little splashing all over
, since the engine is running and water is hitting the fan and belt, no big deal.
Anyway, after running for 7-10 min I saw only clean water coming out of T-Stat Housing.
I replaced the T-Stat housing, and poured in 1 gallon on MB antifreeze into the resarvoir, then I started to add water, only the resarvoir took 1 quart.
WHY. The system is for 10.6 Quart. and I only put in 4 quart Coolant and 1 quart water..it is full, after driving for 1 hour it is still full.... You think remaining 5 quarts in the engine is water? Or is it old mixed up coolant?
Is my system completely flushed? Or does it have too much Coolant, if other 5 quart is old coolant and water....
Thanks
1998 e320