Flushing Your Radiator - All Jeep® vehicles

We all know how important our heating and cooling systems are in our Jeep® vehicles. At one time or another, we have all had something go wrong and suddenly the entire engine compartment is bellowing out with a smokey haze. The smell is bittersweet and we all know it too well...Anti-Freeze!

There are many places on the net you can go to find out information about how to flush your radiator, but here at Mojeepin.com we have put together this quick list in order to save you some time!

1. Begin with the engine cold and ignition off. Remove the radiator cap. Make sure the engine is cool. If the radiator cap is too hot to touch, your engine is not cool enough.



2. Open the drain-plug at the bottom of the radiator and drain the coolant into a bucket. You will want to dispose of the cooling fluid as environmentally conscious as possible. So, if there are any shops or recycling places in your area that take old coolant give it to them. Make sure you keep the fluid away from animals!. Don't just pour it on the ground. Animals tend to want to drink it, but it will kill them.



3. Close the drain-plug and fill the radiator with water.



4. Start the engine and turn the heater control to hot (this will open the heater control valve). Add cooling system cleaner and idle the engine for 30 minutes (or as per the instructions on container).



5. Stop the engine and allow it to cool for five minutes. Drain the system.



6. Close the drain-plug, fill the radiator with water and let the engine idle for five minutes.



7. Repeat step No. 5. Close the drain-plug.



8. Install new 50/50 mixture of water and ethylene glycol antifreeze/coolant. Be sure you use the same coolant as was in your vehicle. Many of the coolants that are designed to last 150,000 miles will react with cheaper coolants and cause corrosion of the radiator. The best way to do this is match color. If it says "Dex-Cool" or something of that nature, definitely use a Dex-Cool variant.

This article was sponsored by RADIATOR.COM.