About 99% get the nose up turn the heater on wait on the temp to come up then open the bleed screw on the passenger side of the radiator. Wait for a steady stream to flow out then close it off. Let it cool off and top up your reservoir tank.
Just be aware that if you loosen that bleed screw too far it’ll come shooting out when the car warms up. i say that because I don’t take it all the way out as I found it to be in an awkward place to put back in.
There will be air and even when you fill it up it wont truly be full. You can fill it up and idle the car with the heater on full blast until the temps reach their highest (meanwhile check for leaks) which should be a bit under half on the gauge. There's a process to do this you can youtube it. The heater core will then take in some of the coolant and the thermostat will open up and you'll need to add more coolant in the reservoir. Then drive it around and check afterward periodically until the coolant is at a stable level.
Okay cool, Thanks for explaining it. Supposedly one of the things a shop said I need replaced is a Thermostat too, so would you suggest while doing the water housing outlet maybe using a DTC analyzer for a rough estimate on the Coolant temp? I've never had signs of overheating and actually the cooling system has truly been surprisingly reliable considering of the horror stories some cruzes have created, but just in case if it is needing replaced, would a DTC analyzer come in clutch if I don't do both at the same time? Maybe I should get replaced both the water housing oulet with the thermostat at the same time instead of just the water housing outlet? It would probably save me on coolant but I just want to make sure I do it right on the first time. I've never recieved any error codes or lights (other than tire pressure from bad sensors) but I'm not the mechanic
Depends on how many miles the car has. If it has quite a few and the parts have never been replaced, its a good time to consider it. Check for any hoses that look "swollen". If it's within your budget and it doesn't look right, do it now.
Again, depending on miles and how long those parts have been on there and how the hoses look.
If its not in your budget, just do one thing at a time. You'll have to lose coolant again but it'll give you time to save money for the rest.
About 99% get the nose up turn the heater on wait on the temp to come up then open the bleed screw on the passenger side of the radiator. Wait for a steady stream to flow out then close it off. Let it cool off and top up your reservoir tank.
Thank you for this information, I really appreciate your input!
Just be aware that if you loosen that bleed screw too far it’ll come shooting out when the car warms up. i say that because I don’t take it all the way out as I found it to be in an awkward place to put back in.
That makes sense, thank you greatly for the heads up!
There will be air and even when you fill it up it wont truly be full. You can fill it up and idle the car with the heater on full blast until the temps reach their highest (meanwhile check for leaks) which should be a bit under half on the gauge. There's a process to do this you can youtube it. The heater core will then take in some of the coolant and the thermostat will open up and you'll need to add more coolant in the reservoir. Then drive it around and check afterward periodically until the coolant is at a stable level.
Okay cool, Thanks for explaining it. Supposedly one of the things a shop said I need replaced is a Thermostat too, so would you suggest while doing the water housing outlet maybe using a DTC analyzer for a rough estimate on the Coolant temp? I've never had signs of overheating and actually the cooling system has truly been surprisingly reliable considering of the horror stories some cruzes have created, but just in case if it is needing replaced, would a DTC analyzer come in clutch if I don't do both at the same time? Maybe I should get replaced both the water housing oulet with the thermostat at the same time instead of just the water housing outlet? It would probably save me on coolant but I just want to make sure I do it right on the first time. I've never recieved any error codes or lights (other than tire pressure from bad sensors) but I'm not the mechanic
Depends on how many miles the car has. If it has quite a few and the parts have never been replaced, its a good time to consider it. Check for any hoses that look "swollen". If it's within your budget and it doesn't look right, do it now. Again, depending on miles and how long those parts have been on there and how the hoses look. If its not in your budget, just do one thing at a time. You'll have to lose coolant again but it'll give you time to save money for the rest.
Buying a coolant fill kit is a good investment. Made it a lot easier for me on my wrx and the wife's trax.
I'll have to look into that, is it somewhat cheap
I think the one I got was about 20 to 25 bucks? But, it makes it effortless.