You put the coolant in at the header bottle. For the first fill, fill it all the way up. Now put a pressure tester on it and bleed the radiator and the water pump. Make sure the header bottle never gets below 1/2 full. Stop if you have to and refill it. When you are done the header bottle should be at or slightly above the ADD line. Any nationally branded anti-freeze should be good. Prestone is around the best. Mix 50/50 with soft water before pouring it in. In any case the anti-freeze should say on it "Safe for Aluminum". To drain you remove the hoses at the motor, radiator, and heater. Flsuh with water till it runs clear. Dispose of used anti-freeze properly. It is TOXIC and small animals are attracted to it by it's sweet smell. Wipe up any spilled so you don't have to take your dog to the vet. You aren't supposed to pour it down the sewer either. Save it for your hazardous pick-up day or take it to a local gas station. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 -- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "jstnrvs" <jreaves@xxxx> wrote: > Hello All, > > I need to drain and refill the coolant in my car. In the past, > I've had this done, but it seems to be a simple enough maintenance and > I plan on doing it myself this season. I'm just a bit confused as to To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/