i want to add anti freeze - wheres drain plug?

[martint]

i noticed at the bottom of my radiator on my hdi(90),theres a black plastic screw thing which turns 90 degrees. is this the drain plug? i turned it 90 deg but nothing came out. help appreciated here people

[gumby6371]

It's too bloody cold to go outside and lie on the car park but I believe the drain is bottom laft as you face the car. if nothing is coming out it's probably blocked, try gently jigglig a small screwdriver in the hole and pop the cap off the expansion tank to increase the pressure at the bottom of the circuit.

[marty1979]

I changed the antifreeze on my 2.1 a couple of weeks ago, that plug at the bottom unscrews completely and can be removed if needed. I had no problems bleeding the system at all, despite reading how difficult these are to bleed, I just poured 4 litres of water in first and topped up with 4 litres of antifreeze, did the usual squeezing of the rad pipes and all was done. One thing I will mention though, the plastic bleed screw on the small return pipe is very easily damaged, I had to replace it with a bolt of the same size, works a treat, but the actual opening in the pipe was blocked with carp, so if you have trouble bleeding then you may want to investigate this, I poked it with a small allen key and un-blocked no problem. Ready for another winter

[plod]

but the actual opening in the pipe was blocked with carp,

If I have exactly the same problem, will that be Mirror Carp?
ok, i'll get my coat

[omega]

but the actual opening in the pipe was blocked with carp,

If I have exactly the same problem, will that be Mirror Carp?
ok, i'll get my coat

i can see you STRUTing about then when the jobs done jump up and do a half PIKE then you tell everybody about it so often they get sick of hearin you keep CARPing on about it
yep sounds FISHey to me

[marty1979]

The only thing about working over the engine like that is being hunched over really makes my stickleback ache