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Hi, I want to take the bottom radiator hose off so I can flush out the old coolant but can't reach it. It looks like you have to take the front grill out to reach the wire clip holding it in the radiator. Is that how you get to it? I could probably reach the wire clip with pliers but don't know if I could get it together again. I tried the radiator drain plug but could only turn it 1/3 of a turn and nothing would come out. How much do you usually have to open it. I didn't want to put to much force on it incase I broke it. Thanks.
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its just a fiddly bugger
get lots of wd40 on it and prepare to get fingers mashed
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(03-08-2013, 07:30 AM)Piggy Wrote: its just a fiddly bugger
get lots of wd40 on it and prepare to get fingers mashed
Do you mean the drain plug or the bottom hose connection?
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Just take the front bumper off , its a 5 min job
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(03-08-2013, 08:13 PM)puglove Wrote: Just take the front bumper off , its a 5 min job
OK Thanks.
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Get a new seal & Clip for it too, or they can be prone to leaking and popping off
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(03-08-2013, 10:10 PM)miles Wrote: Get a new seal & Clip for it too, or they can be prone to leaking and popping off
Agreed with this. It happened to me
. The seal breaks down over time in there so as soon as you remove the pipe, it tears the seal to pieces (if there is even any of it left...mine was just an orange mush). Soon as i fitted the new rad, it was coming out just as fast as i was filling it up
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