Great video. I am a mechanic's daughter; you make great videos, and I appreciate the help. This is my first foreign car. My knowledge base is GMCs before 1970, especially without power steering. I live at an apartment complex, so I am limited in what I can perform as self-service.
My accord is 9 years old and I’ve had it since 2017 and never did a coolant flush 👀 I already ordered the type 2 Honda antifreeze and the Lilly funnel. The dealership always recommended it when I had the free oil change with the warranty but they wanted almost $200 but luckily I’m having no issues with the car and it’s at 140k miles. Thanks for the informative video and helping regular people save some money because times are tough and I’m very appreciative for your content 😊
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Also a good practice is to change out the Thermostat after about two or three anti-Freeze changes too. Easy to do on this car and would save some possible damage to the engine if the 'stat gets stuck closed. An easy to forget or overlooked item.
I have that funnel. It does make it easier and a little quicker. I did a drain and fill around the five year mark, 55,000 miles just because I wanted too.
Thanks for the great video! I have a question though. I’ll be using a basic funnel to pour in the fresh coolant. Do i need to fill it up all the way in the radiator and then half way between low and full in the reservoir before running the engine with the heat on?
Why wouldn’t you finish showing the complete process? Once the thermostat opens, will the overflow tank fill to its proper level, or do you have to add it to the full line, if it doesn’t?
Excellent tutorial video sir! Thank you. I like your explanations and the lighting. Great job and you made it look easy. Saved me lots of money and using OEM fluids. Question, are there any differences from this 4 cylinder to the 9th generation accord v6?
This is a partial flush. It's better than not doing anything. If you are particular do the flush/refill procedure.... then heat up (idle or drive it) the engine until thermostat opens (WATER TEMP GAUGE STOPS GOING UP AT A LITTLE LESS THAN HALF OF GAUGE RANGE), let circulate for a bit... let cool off... repeat until drained fluid looks new.
As long as u do ur coolant change on time u shouldn’t have to go beyond and over I had bad experience with block valve it never stopped leak now I don’t touch it it’s ok
My accord only took somewhere between 1 and 1.25 gallons. Also, the fan kicked on shortly after startup when the car wasnt even warmed up yet. I used a lily and besides the few bubbles that came out when I squeezed the hose, the coolant level in the lily didn't really go down after the initial fill. I let it idle for quite a while and test drove it and everything seemed fine, so hopefully it's ok. I'll check it in a couple days
What are your thoughts on doing a proper flush and changing from the Honda OEM coolant to (gasp!) an aftermarket coolant so you can upgrade to HOAT coolant?
Love your videos! Is there a difference between this and what the dealerships do when hooking up the machine to extract all the old fluid from the heater core and engine block entirely? Is that really more effective or is this process just as effective?
I don’t think I need to do All that if u love ur car and u flush it regularly it should be good just doing what I do I been doing that on my honda since 2004
@@RBTheMechanic ah okay nice to hear thank you! The vehicle is over 100k miles and this would be the first coolant service done to it. That’s why I didn’t know if there was a huge difference between the drain and fill, and hooking up the machine that “supposedly” removed any contaminates that may be present, per what the dealerships have said. Do you ever recommend flushing it the old school way with any liquid solvents or water and flushing it multiple times until the system is completely clear and rid of the old coolant?
Was gonna do my 18' Accord 2.0...unfortunately is different. Drain plug more on driver's side, can't reach from above and you have to remove metal skid plate underneath. I had already bought the coolant at Honda and the same funnel as in the video at Autozone....took the funnel back and went to a local shop where they used the coolant I bought and just charged me $65 labor. I got the Coolant at Honda Dealer $17 per gallon.
@@RBTheMechanic It's early...lol, just got the car new to me with 30K miles...have changed the oil, brake fluid, coolant, and tomorrow is transmission fluid drain/refill at the dealer. Trying to make sure this car lasts.
@@jeffpowell4324 yup cool that’s how it suppose to be I do transmission flush on my 2004 accord every 30k miles it’s runs super good no slippage or any other type of issue with transmission gonna make it last 10 more years
@@RBTheMechanic Thanks for putting out straightforward no BS content. Was helpful, although I couldn't do myself, I asked the mechanic if he minded if I watched from the sidelines. He was cool with that and he did what you did so I'm good. Take care and thanks again!
Crv 17 i only have reservoir and radiator fill up area all in one. If i use same process my reservoir will exceed max level after i take off the lily. Can i sucks the excess coolant from reservoir until reach between Min and Max? Thanks appreciated
I will be doing this form my 2014 CRV in coming weeks. This videos surely helps! Thank you for sharing. Since, I do not have spill free funnel, do I have to fill reservoir first before running engine for 20 minutes? To confirm, I have to put heat at max and fan speed at minimum during 20 minutes run.
Same process full the radiator much as u can fill the reservoir half way put the radiator cap on since u don’t get the funnel and let it run for 10 minutes then shut it off let it cool Off once it’s nice and cold fills radiator and reservoir if it goes down and run for 10 more minutes should be good
Hello boss Gud Morning.Yesterday night my honda accord 2017 water pump got leak.and the temp guage was on HOT.then i tow my car to repair shop.the guy changed the water pump assembly.and then put the after market antifreeze coolant ( Pride xl yellow gallon) because we dont have the original one so the guy use Pride XL coolant.Is that ok to use this after marker antifreeze???
Yeah it should be fine they put the blue one so once’s some one changes the color it’s a reason for them to void ur warrnty other wise u should be fine but the blue one is better
Hi, I followed this video and drained the coolant, but my 2013 accord only needed one gallon of coolant to fill back up to the cap. I made sure to wait for it all to drain out. Does that mean something is clogged?
No not all of the coolant comes out unless u let it drain for long time should be like 1.5 gallons there’s also drain on the block which I don’t mess with cuz it can snap
I was waiting and waiting with the engine running. The coolant was just dripping. The fans did not start. It is 60F here so maybe that is why? The engine temp gauge was in the middle. I got nervous and turned the car off. Then more coolant came rushing after turning the engine off. The total coolant collected including the reservoir was 1.2 gallons. Any idea? Is this enough? Should I let the car idle for even longer watching the temp gauge?
No problem drive the car and do a small trip grocery or somthing then when u come Back let the car cool off totally for hour or 2 then top off radiator and resorvar and ur good!!
No signs u just do it as regular Maintance at certain milages there will be no signs or indications to tell u usully 60k miles is good idea or 3 years what ever comes first
Hey RB, thanks for the detailed vid. I just bought a 2016 Accord with 23k miles. I don’t know if the coolant has ever been changed. Even though the miles are low, should I be changing the coolant cos the car is 8 years old and it could be the original fluid? Thanks.
Hey RB, I have a 2013 Honda Accord LX with the 2.4L engine and had a question about the coolant reservoir level. When my engine is cold and has sat overnight, the coolant in the reservoir reads exactly at the "min" line. After a drive and getting the engine fully warmed up, it is about 1/3 of the way between "min" and "max". Do you suggest I top off my coolant reservoir, or should I be good for now? Thanks for the help and keep the vids coming!
I just bought some Honda Genuine coolant from the dealership. It says “Extended Life Type 2” instead of “Long Life Type 2”. I’m 99% sure they are the same thing, but I just wanted to double check with you. Thanks!
2012 CRV. How often. Dealer says 70,000 but that makes me a bit nervous. Trying to make it to 200.000 before I replace thermostat and hoses, water pump. At 138,000 now but had this service last done at 98,000 3 years ago. Thanks!
Question: This will be my first time changing my antifreeze, what’s the next best brand to use? I went to Auto Zone and picked up Prestone. I was told once you go peak you can’t go back because you’ll mess up your car switching antifreeze.
On these honda u don’t need a funnel just fill it up till it can’t take anymore then fill up reservoir and close caps and drive for 30 minutes then cool it off for good hour or more and re top the fluid should be good enough
What if I want to Clean the system because it had "gunk", like brittle hoses. Is there a diy way to flush out the old before I replace with coolant. To confirm I have the temp setting on hot and the fans on full blast?
Well without the funnel fill up the radiator till it don’t take anymore then fill up the bottle half way close the radiator cap then start the car and let the fans come on 2 times make sure u moniter the temp so it dosent over heat and then once u notice fans come on u can let the car cool off for like 2 hours do not touch anything once’s it’s cold too if radiator and bottle close the cap and ur good
When using funnel system, we do you fill the resoviror back up, I saw you put extra back in it at the end is this the only time or before you turn car on?
I have a 2014 Acura TSX. If I don’t have the same funnel system you have. Fill up the radiator and tighten the cap, fill up the reservoir and tighten the reservoir cap also ? And then run until fan kicks on twice and refill ?
@@RBTheMechanic thx ! I really appreciate it. There are not to many videos out there about maintenance on the 3.5l v6 engines than there are plenty of videos for the 2.4L.
Great video brother! I have a question how often should I change the manual transmission fluid on my 2016 Honda Civic lx? And also antifreeze.. thanks in advance! Good videos!! Keep it coming
If you do this regularly ur cooling system will keep cycling and no need to other wise u can but I had issues where the block drain valve didn’t stop leaking and I had one that cracked
my reservoir was low so i added some 50/50 antifreeze by super tech into the reservoir. is that ok? or should i do a full drain and fill with the honda oem antifreeze?
How much coolant will my 2020 honda civic need I just replaced it and purge it now my heater kicked on thank God but now I filed up the resivor 4 times allready and I don't know if I have a small leak or what's
I would check for leak but will burp it self and keep going down but not 4 times usully I measure how much came out capacity is like 2 gallons if u empty the whole block
My son has a 2014 Honda Accord Sport, he needs to add antifreeze and went AutoZone to get fluid but they asked him what color the fluid was. What color should the fluid be for this vehicle? And is AutoZone a good place to get the antifreeze?
Will do my friend got good videos planned and about to do shooting of them soon everything in my mind memory experience will be put up on my channel in all and every video
No this is only to keep engine cool and give u hear. … put the ac on see if both sides get cold? If only one side is cold then there is issue with other side that hot check ur air blend door motor to see if it operates
i have 2016 acura ILX with 2.4L engine. Since acura is Honda do you think its the same type of project as you just did? Im at 54K miles. Also i saw you mentioning You have worked on Infiniti/Nissan vehicles. I have 2016 QX50 3.7L AWD. Is the flush similar to Honda? I do have the "lily" as well i just purchased.
@@jayrodriguez1971 for this car do transmission fluid change every 30k miles coolant flush brake flush at 60 or 70k spark plugs can go good 80k miles air and cabin filters every 15k Pcv valve every 30k miles Check tire thread Check brakes usully they go at 50k miles Check wiper blade Do throttle cleaning Fuel injection
Great video. I am a mechanic's daughter; you make great videos, and I appreciate the help. This is my first foreign car. My knowledge base is GMCs before 1970, especially without power steering. I live at an apartment complex, so I am limited in what I can perform as self-service.
Yeah thanks!! Wow that goes back 80s well u as much as u can these cars is simple to maintain
Thanks my man, you just saved me $100+. Dealership wants $169 but I just did it for $60.
Hell yeah hood job!!!!!
Duhhhh bro !!!!!!
Same I'm gonna do mines today TH-cam is literally a money saver
Do i need to put coolant to max level of reservoir before i do the blurping thing? Thanks
My was asking 220 lol
My accord is 9 years old and I’ve had it since 2017 and never did a coolant flush 👀 I already ordered the type 2 Honda antifreeze and the Lilly funnel. The dealership always recommended it when I had the free oil change with the warranty but they wanted almost $200 but luckily I’m having no issues with the car and it’s at 140k miles. Thanks for the informative video and helping regular people save some money because times are tough and I’m very appreciative for your content 😊
Yes do it urself!! Burp the car well and check it after day or two to top it off should level out!!! Update me how it goes
As always, explained really well, with every detail. Really appreciate these videos where the person knows how to talk! You've got a gift, buddy!
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I just watch this guy when I try to search something because no bs and he explains really good.thank you sir.
Yup thank you bro!!!
Just saved $100 bucks following these steps 👍🏽 very detailed, Good job
Nice!!!!
Also a good practice is to change out the Thermostat after about two or three anti-Freeze changes too. Easy to do on this car and would save some possible damage to the engine if the 'stat gets stuck closed. An easy to forget or overlooked item.
Yup avoid over heating issues and mistery to resolve the issue
Excellent vid. No bs just well explained and demonstrated expert how-to advice 👍🏽
Yup thank u!!!
Learn a lot from this channel, I will try this over the weekend as a project.
Nice good job!!!! I have good videos coming out
Thanks for the straight-to-the-point instruction. I will be using your tutorial with a 2008 Fit.
No problem !!
I have that funnel. It does make it easier and a little quicker. I did a drain and fill around the five year mark, 55,000 miles just because I wanted too.
Nice good job!!! And yeah love the funnel
Props to you my man, just saved like $150 doing it myself 💪🏾
Nice good job!
Please make video for 2018 Honda odyssey coolant flush.
I don't know where is coolant flush valve of 2018 Honda Odyssey.
Will do waiting on car for customer to agree to do the work
Thanks for the video. Question: why turned the heat on? Why not AC to cause radiator on? Thanks
No I need it to get hot and circulate so thermostat can open also it’s a test for heat
Seriously you should be a instructor. I have been an instructor for over 4 years and u have a good flow to instruction. Think about it bro!
Yeah I though about that maybe I will open school!!!
Thank you! I did it on my 2017 accord’
Thanks for the great video! I have a question though. I’ll be using a basic funnel to pour in the fresh coolant. Do i need to fill it up all the way in the radiator and then half way between low and full in the reservoir before running the engine with the heat on?
Fill the radiator and I would fill more than half I’m sure it will suck it in
@@RBTheMechanic Thanks for the advice and the great video
Why wouldn’t you finish showing the complete process? Once the thermostat opens, will the overflow tank fill to its proper level, or do you have to add it to the full line, if it doesn’t?
I did
Excellent tutorial video sir! Thank you. I like your explanations and the lighting. Great job and you made it look easy. Saved me lots of money and using OEM fluids.
Question, are there any differences from this 4 cylinder to the 9th generation accord v6?
What u mean by difference ? In the service?
This is a partial flush. It's better than not doing anything. If you are particular do the flush/refill procedure.... then heat up (idle or drive it) the engine until thermostat opens (WATER TEMP GAUGE STOPS GOING UP AT A LITTLE LESS THAN HALF OF GAUGE RANGE), let circulate for a bit... let cool off... repeat until drained fluid looks new.
As long as u do ur coolant change on time u shouldn’t have to go beyond and over I had bad experience with block valve it never stopped leak now I don’t touch it it’s ok
Thanks for the video and advice. If all the dealer does is drain in fill, that's all I'm doing. :)
That’s all u need to do
Make a video on how to change the transmission fluid on a 2020 Honda Accord 2.0t 10 speed
awesome video man, you saved people $300 to change the fluid!
Nice job!! And done by urself is better
300$? around here its 140$ but still to high..ill do it myself with this helpful vid!
Thanks good info for a noob question can I just add antifreeze/coolant to the reserve for right now
If it’s low yes u can
@@RBTheMechanic thanks
My accord only took somewhere between 1 and 1.25 gallons. Also, the fan kicked on shortly after startup when the car wasnt even warmed up yet. I used a lily and besides the few bubbles that came out when I squeezed the hose, the coolant level in the lily didn't really go down after the initial fill. I let it idle for quite a while and test drove it and everything seemed fine, so hopefully it's ok. I'll check it in a couple days
Yeah check it should be ok
What are your thoughts on doing a proper flush and changing from the Honda OEM coolant to (gasp!) an aftermarket coolant so you can upgrade to HOAT coolant?
Great video, thank you for posting! when I did it, the drained fluid looked same as new from the jug.
Yeah it dose look new but it
May not have strength to not free in winter
Love your videos! Is there a difference between this and what the dealerships do when hooking up the machine to extract all the old fluid from the heater core and engine block entirely? Is that really more effective or is this process just as effective?
I don’t think I need to do All that if u love ur car and u flush it regularly it should be good just doing what I do I been doing that on my honda since 2004
@@RBTheMechanic ah okay nice to hear thank you! The vehicle is over 100k miles and this would be the first coolant service done to it. That’s why I didn’t know if there was a huge difference between the drain and fill, and hooking up the machine that “supposedly” removed any contaminates that may be present, per what the dealerships have said.
Do you ever recommend flushing it the old school way with any liquid solvents or water and flushing it multiple times until the system is completely clear and rid of the old coolant?
@@mxgf514p7 o I would do drain and fill
Was gonna do my 18' Accord 2.0...unfortunately is different. Drain plug more on driver's side, can't reach from above and you have to remove metal skid plate underneath. I had already bought the coolant at Honda and the same funnel as in the video at Autozone....took the funnel back and went to a local shop where they used the coolant I bought and just charged me $65 labor. I got the Coolant at Honda Dealer $17 per gallon.
Well either way you got it done and now it’s up to date good job!!
@@RBTheMechanic It's early...lol, just got the car new to me with 30K miles...have changed the oil, brake fluid, coolant, and tomorrow is transmission fluid drain/refill at the dealer. Trying to make sure this car lasts.
@@jeffpowell4324 yup cool that’s how it suppose to be I do transmission flush on my 2004 accord every 30k miles it’s runs super good no slippage or any other type of issue with transmission gonna make it last 10 more years
@@RBTheMechanic Thanks for putting out straightforward no BS content. Was helpful, although I couldn't do myself, I asked the mechanic if he minded if I watched from the sidelines. He was cool with that and he did what you did so I'm good. Take care and thanks again!
@@jeffpowell4324how did he access the plug?
Will opening the petcock drain all the old antifreeze completely?
Not 100% come out
Curious queation..why not put the fans on while heater is on?
Don’t need to let it get hot on it’s own so thermostat could open up once up to temp making the fans come on will keep it cooled longer
@@RBTheMechanic 👌
Should I also replace the water pump? I am doing the 105K mile service.
Yes that’s lotta milage and tensioner would be good idea
Do I only need to but one of the one gallon antifreeze or two is better?
2
it is okay when i flushing purified water before i put the new coolant?sir thank you for your answer
Don’t put water alone just do what I did is fair enough
Does my Crv 17 1.5 turbo same process and how many liters do i need..first time to change and how many km? thanks appreciated.
It’s about same process with tight spot
Crv 17 i only have reservoir and radiator fill up area all in one. If i use same process my reservoir will exceed max level after i take off the lily. Can i sucks the excess coolant from reservoir until reach between Min and Max? Thanks appreciated
@@edmon179 yup u can do that
Do you believe changing your coolant is enough to protect the system from corrosion? Or do I need to do a full flush ?
As long as u do this in time u should be good
If you put the cap on shouldn’t it be left unlocked to let the air escape when not using the funnel system?
Nope it creates pressure and when it u pressures it sucks from reservoir
Any worry about air in the system?
How would you deal with that? The yellow funnel?
Not on these Hondas they self bleeding
I will be doing this form my 2014 CRV in coming weeks. This videos surely helps! Thank you for sharing. Since, I do not have spill free funnel, do I have to fill reservoir first before running engine for 20 minutes? To confirm, I have to put heat at max and fan speed at minimum during 20 minutes run.
Same process full the radiator much as u can fill the reservoir half way put the radiator cap on since u don’t get the funnel and let it run for 10 minutes then shut it off let it cool
Off once it’s nice and cold fills radiator and reservoir if it goes down and run for 10 more minutes should be good
When you run the heat, should the A/C be on too? Or just turn the temperature up?
No only heat
Hello boss Gud Morning.Yesterday night my honda accord 2017 water pump got leak.and the temp guage was on HOT.then i tow my car to repair shop.the guy changed the water pump assembly.and then put the after market antifreeze coolant ( Pride xl yellow gallon) because we dont have the original one so the guy use Pride XL coolant.Is that ok to use this after marker antifreeze???
Yeah it should be fine they put the blue one so once’s some one changes the color it’s a reason for them to void ur warrnty other wise u should be fine but the blue one is better
@@RBTheMechanic thankyou sir
Once we drain the entire coolant , How many jugs ( gallons ) of new antifreeze do we need to fill in the radiator?
If u wanna go beyond and above open the valve on engine block drain out completeeeeee and u need 2 gallons
Hi, I followed this video and drained the coolant, but my 2013 accord only needed one gallon of coolant to fill back up to the cap. I made sure to wait for it all to drain out. Does that mean something is clogged?
No not all of the coolant comes out unless u let it drain for long time should be like 1.5 gallons there’s also drain on the block which I don’t mess with cuz it can snap
I was waiting and waiting with the engine running. The coolant was just dripping. The fans did not start. It is 60F here so maybe that is why? The engine temp gauge was in the middle. I got nervous and turned the car off. Then more coolant came rushing after turning the engine off. The total coolant collected including the reservoir was 1.2 gallons. Any idea? Is this enough? Should I let the car idle for even longer watching the temp gauge?
No problem drive the car and do a small trip grocery or somthing then when u come
Back let the car cool off totally for hour or 2 then top off radiator and resorvar and ur good!!
What about all the coolant thats left in the engine and hvac?
No worries as long as u do it normally it keep up to dated mixes us
@@RBTheMechanic huh?
When do I know to change my coolant? Does a sign pop up on my dashboard? I have a 2013 Honda Accord
No signs u just do it as regular Maintance at certain milages there will be no signs or indications to tell u usully 60k miles is good idea or 3 years what ever comes first
Brother thanks always for your help and share your experience, you only need drain for the radiator right ?
Yuppp u can also grain out the block but if u do it regularly this is the way
Do you have a video/tutorial at how to coolant flush DIY to a HONDA CIVIC LX 2016? Thanks in advance.
No sorry I don’t will be making one soon
@@RBTheMechanic THANKS A LOT !!! Appreciate it;Happy Holidays!!!
@@manuelrey2203 happy holidays!!
Should we give a rinse with distilled water before filling? Do I need 2 gallons just to be sure?
Don’t need to put in water if ur doing the coolant change on time yes u need 2 gallons u will have left over
Can you make a video for coolant service for an Honda HRV 2016 2019 ?
I haven’t got one of those for service
I guess is the same engine mounted on Honda civic 2006 or so R18 engine
@@enrico5232 2003 to 2012 is diffrent but process of this coolant service is same
Should u flush this twice the first time with whatever is in there a the second time with the new stuff and the third time keep it a lock it ?
No just do regular flushes on time it should stay fresh and good
Hey RB, thanks for the detailed vid. I just bought a 2016 Accord with 23k miles. I don’t know if the coolant has ever been changed. Even though the miles are low, should I be changing the coolant cos the car is 8 years old and it could be the original fluid? Thanks.
Change it!! Start fresh
Will do. Thanks!
Hey RB, I have a 2013 Honda Accord LX with the 2.4L engine and had a question about the coolant reservoir level. When my engine is cold and has sat overnight, the coolant in the reservoir reads exactly at the "min" line. After a drive and getting the engine fully warmed up, it is about 1/3 of the way between "min" and "max". Do you suggest I top off my coolant reservoir, or should I be good for now?
Thanks for the help and keep the vids coming!
I would top it off
I just bought some Honda Genuine coolant from the dealership. It says “Extended Life Type 2” instead of “Long Life Type 2”. I’m 99% sure they are the same thing, but I just wanted to double check with you. Thanks!
Thank you. What do you do with the used coolant.
I have drum for old coolant once’s it fills up I dispose it propperly company that pick up oil also take coolant but they charge lot
Hi I have a 2016 civic and wanting to do a coolant flush but there’s so many ways to do it. Is it the same?
Same way as this
Perfect video. Super job and explanation. Made my job easier. Thanks
Yup thank u
2012 CRV. How often. Dealer says 70,000 but that makes me a bit nervous. Trying to make it to 200.000 before I replace thermostat and hoses, water pump. At 138,000 now but had this service last done at 98,000 3 years ago. Thanks!
Yeah these go for long time
Question: This will be my first time changing my antifreeze, what’s the next best brand to use? I went to Auto Zone and picked up Prestone. I was told once you go peak you can’t go back because you’ll mess up your car switching antifreeze.
If it’s blue then ok! If not blue then return it
The Prestone was like a neon green. Returning it now.
@@taymahj yup return it
I have a 14 v6 accord and was gonna replace the coolant, wondering if I need to find the bolt on the engine block and let that bleed out too
Not necessarily u should be good with drain and fill it’s perfectly fine this way should take about 1.5 gallon
I need that funnel thing you have would I be able to use any funnel ?
On these honda u don’t need a funnel just fill it up till it can’t take anymore then fill up reservoir and close caps and drive for 30 minutes then cool it off for good hour or more and re top the fluid should be good enough
Do you really need the OEM antifreeze I notice other videos people using Supertech Honda antifreeze blue
I would go oem same cost and better
I have a 2017 Accord Sport se with 80,000, no overheating but I smell coolant when driving and parked, any ideas on whats happening
I would check look around radiator pipes and by water pump to see if it’s leaking any of those areas
This is great you r the best….explained perfectly!!!
Glad u liked my video!! Always here to help don’t forget to subscribe
What if I want to Clean the system because it had "gunk", like brittle hoses.
Is there a diy way to flush out the old before I replace with coolant.
To confirm I have the temp setting on hot and the fans on full blast?
U might have to wash it out with pressure hose
Could you please write all the procedure we have to do it without funnel
Well without the funnel fill up the radiator till it don’t take anymore then fill up the bottle half way close the radiator cap then start the car and let the fans come on 2 times make sure u moniter the temp so it dosent over heat and then once u notice fans come on u can let the car cool off for like 2 hours do not touch anything once’s it’s cold too if radiator and bottle close the cap and ur good
Could you please make a video without funnel with explain about ac button and heater level and the time engine running
Rb thank you manito 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 On my way to pick some up from hillside honda in queens to do the transmission too. Thank you again I appreciate it
No problem I’m glad ur doing it urself !! Same couple hounded $$$
do hondas have any pressure release valve? I see some toyotas have pressure release valve
No not Hondas simple self bleeding system just check ur coolant once or twice
I noticed you used 2 gallons should 1 gallon be fine?
Justin Singh, the coolant capacity is approx. 1 1/2 gallons, so yeah you’d need 2 of the one-gallon jugs.
Did you refill with 50/50 premix or concentrate coolant in the video?
Pre mix 50/50
When using funnel system, we do you fill the resoviror back up, I saw you put extra back in it at the end is this the only time or before you turn car on?
That’s the only time. But u can check it again few few drives it might go down a bit
You said out the cap on? You don't have burp ?
Nope
I have a 2014 Acura TSX. If I don’t have the same funnel system you have. Fill up the radiator and tighten the cap, fill up the reservoir and tighten the reservoir cap also ? And then run until fan kicks on twice and refill ?
Yup u just need to check the coolant level few times once’s it cool down it will suck In from reserve
@@RBTheMechanic thanks! I just wasn’t sure if the reservoir cap should have been tight after watching several times. Appreciate it.
And if no video for 2.0 civic can I follow instructions in this video?
Yup should be similar process
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drain plug for my Honda Accord is super tight I couldn’t crack it loose with my hand. By any chance did you know any tool that can loosen it?
On the radiator I use small plyer don’t brake it just turn it but and then by hand
Hey buddy, do you know if the same procedure applies for a 2012 accord 3.5L v6 coupe? Thank you for your help!
Same exact thing
@@RBTheMechanic thx ! I really appreciate it. There are not to many videos out there about maintenance on the 3.5l v6 engines than there are plenty of videos for the 2.4L.
Great video brother! I have a question how often should I change the manual transmission fluid on my 2016 Honda Civic lx? And also antifreeze.. thanks in advance! Good videos!! Keep it coming
U can change the transmission gear oil like ever 30-40k miles and antifreeze every 60k miles
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Is the reservoir cap tight on both methods with and without the funnel ?
Yup
Bada bing! Good video. The funnel system is a must and it's not too expensive.
Yeah $32
Bro thanks for the video I’m doing it myself definitely getting that tool also
Nice update me once u do it let me know how it went
Do you need to drain engine block?
If you do this regularly ur cooling system will keep cycling and no need to other wise u can but I had issues where the block drain valve didn’t stop leaking and I had one that cracked
my reservoir was low so i added some 50/50 antifreeze by super tech into the reservoir. is that ok? or should i do a full drain and fill with the honda oem antifreeze?
Do flush with original honda fluid
Any 2020 civic sports with 2.0 coolant changes?
Sorry but with what you fill the white bottle that you take off the car?
Coolant same thing halfway mark
my comments disappeared but would it apply to a 17 honda hrv aswell ?
Yes same process might be but diffrent setup and have covers on but over all same same
I have a 2019 honda accord sport 2.0, is this the same process for the year I mentioned?
Yeah same process but just tighter spot to reach from top drain it from bottom but over all process is same
Excellent video! Will a flush require two of those antifreeze jugs?
Yup takes about 1.5
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How long do I wait for the car to cool? After it’s been running for 20mins.
I would say good hour or longer
Best coolant flush video
Thank u bro this video will maintain the cooling systym of all the honda owners
How much coolant will my 2020 honda civic need I just replaced it and purge it now my heater kicked on thank God but now I filed up the resivor 4 times allready and I don't know if I have a small leak or what's
I would check for leak but will burp it self and keep going down but not 4 times usully I measure how much came out capacity is like 2 gallons if u empty the whole block
My son has a 2014 Honda Accord Sport, he needs to add antifreeze and went AutoZone to get fluid but they asked him what color the fluid was. What color should the fluid be for this vehicle? And is AutoZone a good place to get the antifreeze?
It’s blue yeah I can get it from there just get the proper one they make it specially for honda color is blue
Is this same for hybrids?
No
Great video!!! Lots of detail. Keep making auto How To videos.
Will do my friend got good videos planned and about to do shooting of them soon everything in my mind memory experience will be put up on my channel in all and every video
Is it the same procedure to a 2022 Honda accord hybrid sport?
No
How do you change from water to antifreeze if its already below 0? like its already frozen
Oh wow u need to flush that thing drain out the coolant completly from drain plug on block and fill it with 2 gallons or more of antifreeze
Is this something I need to do if my passenger side air is cold but the driver and back are warm?
No this is only to keep engine cool and give u hear. … put the ac on see if both sides get cold? If only one side is cold then there is issue with other side that hot check ur air blend door motor to see if it operates
i have 2016 acura ILX with 2.4L engine. Since acura is Honda do you think its the same type of project as you just did? Im at 54K miles.
Also i saw you mentioning You have worked on Infiniti/Nissan vehicles. I have 2016 QX50 3.7L AWD. Is the flush similar to Honda?
I do have the "lily" as well i just purchased.
Yup same thing might be a bit diffrent set up but same same process
Are you supposed to run the car after you drain the radiator?
Not after u drain only once u fill it up burn it like I show in video
Hi, could I mix honda antifreeze coolant type 2 with other brands?
I have done it shouldn’t be issue
I have a 2021 honda accord at what mileage should i do that to my car? i drive alot everyday and most of time ac running too.. thank you brother
Coolant change do it 60k miles and this dosent have anything to do with ac it’s keep engine cooled
@@RBTheMechanic thank you sir do you recommend any other maintence checks at 50k for 2021 honda accord only have done regular oil changes and tires
@@jayrodriguez1971 for this car do transmission fluid change every 30k miles coolant flush brake flush at 60 or 70k spark plugs can go good 80k miles air and cabin filters every 15k
Pcv valve every 30k miles
Check tire thread
Check brakes usully they go at 50k miles
Check wiper blade
Do throttle cleaning
Fuel injection
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Good job bro!!!