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    coolant replacement, any air bleed points?

    Just double checking with the experience here, are there any points I'd need to bleed trapped air when changing out the coolant, nothing I've read so far indicates so but I'm double checking.



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    To replace coolant you need to drain the radiator and the engine block. The engine drain plug is located on the lower area of the block, the side towards the firewall, an allen key is needed. There are no special air-bleed points.

    This is how I do it: After filling up the coolant to the top of the radiator, I put the engine in idle and repeatedly refill the radiator for a minute or two, revving the engine a few times. Then I drive a short distance (around the block) and refill again.
    That should be enough, but make sure to check when the engine is cold, that there is no air in the top of the radiator.



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