Cooling System Drainage - Best place to Drain From?

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Cooling System Drainage - Best place to Drain From?

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Since replacing my leaking metal cooling system pipe, and ensuring I now have a water tight cooling system, I wish to now drain 8 litres of water out, and add the 8 litres of anti-freeze ready for our cold winter.

My question is, where is the best place to drain the 8 litres of water from while the water is cold, and cooling system not pressurised ?

Thanks in advance.

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From the radiator inlet
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Cheers Kev, so its front grill off then. Will have a look. Thanks again! :ok
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I've never took the grill off
but you can do it like that.
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Without taking the grill off, how would I get to the inlet pipe though?
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from under the back of the rad!
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Mickyfin wrote:Without taking the grill off, how would I get to the inlet pipe though?

I would suggest you take a look first then.
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Will do, done one job today, so next on the list is fuel sender connections, then will look into the coolant drainage. The Motor factors aren't stocking any anti-freeze just yet anyway.
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