1990 Camry 3S-FE Coolant Flush Help
RNoose
08-13-2006, 06:48 PM
My owners manual gives me a simple image of where to locate the cooling system drain valves. I easily located on the base of the radiator, but the manual shows another one on the base of the engine which I have yet to locate. Does anyone have a picture to show me where it is? I've already drained the radiator so I need to find the other drain plug before I refill the system. I don't want to mistakingly drain the transmission or transaxle fluids. Thanks for any help.
RIP
08-13-2006, 10:40 PM
Disconnecting the lower radiator hose should accomplish the same thing. Make sure you set the heater control to full hot so the fluid in the heater coil will have a path out. If my memory is correct the plug is on the block near the oil filter.
RNoose
08-14-2006, 07:58 AM
By heater control, you mean the a/c heat control tab in the cab or some other control mechanism? Thanks for your help
RIP
08-14-2006, 10:52 AM
Yes, the normal temperature switch on the control panel. It opens and closes a valve that lets hot coolant enter the heater coil, giving you heat. The valve is in the engine compartment in-line with the heater hose near the firewall. They mention setting the switch to full hot here: http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker?ForwardPage=/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/13/df/2b/0900823d8013df2b.jsp
JOET/CAMRY
08-15-2006, 01:05 AM
My owners manual gives me a simple image of where to locate the cooling system drain valves. I easily located on the base of the radiator, but the manual shows another one on the base of the engine which I have yet to locate. Does anyone have a picture to show me where it is? I've already drained the radiator so I need to find the other drain plug before I refill the system. I don't want to mistakingly drain the transmission or transaxle fluids. Thanks for any help.
Hey RNoose,
don't even bother with trying to remove the coolant drain valve on the engine. it's a pain in the ass to get to :banghead: and "very little coolant" comes out.:disappoin I removed the drain valve on the engine of my 1982 toyota tercel I owned years ago. it wasn't worth the trouble.:frown: just flush the system a few times with water then put the proper amount of water/coolant mixture in the radiator.
take care,
JOET/CAMRY
Hey RNoose,
don't even bother with trying to remove the coolant drain valve on the engine. it's a pain in the ass to get to :banghead: and "very little coolant" comes out.:disappoin I removed the drain valve on the engine of my 1982 toyota tercel I owned years ago. it wasn't worth the trouble.:frown: just flush the system a few times with water then put the proper amount of water/coolant mixture in the radiator.
take care,
JOET/CAMRY
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