Boon500 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Hi ppl starting to panic a bit now ,i have a 2009 wrx hatch and my top rad hose split the other day and after hours of trying to bleed my system,have been unsuccessful any advice appreciated thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggysniffer Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 I had loads of trouble with mine, firstly I would wonder why it split, if your happy that it wasn't an underlying problem like head gasket failure then you need to burp it, basically what I had to do after much research, is this jack the car up at the front as high as you can possibly get it, fill up with coolant in the rad then put cap back on, then fill through the tank that's near your abs pump (that extra little tank with a rad cap on), then you need to get a bottle (bottom cut off)or a funnel and make it fit Into that tank nice and snug with no leaks so that basically you can fill up the funnel/bottle so that the water level is a good 6-8 inches higher than the actual tank with a few inches spare at the top of bottle/funnel for expansion and for when you squeeze the hoses, then you need to mostly fill up that bottle and run your car maybe for a good 20 minutes maybe 30 or 40 depending on how long it takes for your themostat to open, so probably 20 mins after its opened and the car should be fully burped (keep an eye on temp gauge), squeezing hoses like a madman (watch out for spinning engine components, belts and pulleys etc), in between the hose squeezing you need every 3 or 4 mins, to rev your car up and down to 2500 rpm and maybe hold it at 2500 for a few second here and there, then straight back to squeezing hoses, keep an eye on the funnel/bottle, so that the level doesn't go down to far, you can also see the bubbles coming up in there (if it's clear plastic) , if your car doesn't have another problem then this should burp it, you must get it as high as you can on the jack tho hope this helps (hope your car has the tank by the abs pump lol ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon500 Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Thanks ps for the indepth answer,im really worried now i will post to let u know how i get on cheers 😬😬😬😥😥 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggysniffer Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Just reread my post, when you Rev it up to 2500 do it like 5 or 6 times each time you do it then back to squeezing, best of luck mate 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akafonzie Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Have you checked the car manual?? There are many different methods of doing it but burping shouldn't be necessary so long as you don't have any air ingress anywhere, i cured my issues simply by following the directions in the car manual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon500 Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 On 2 April 2016 at 3:43 AM, Boon500 said: Hi ppl starting to panic a bit now ,i have a 2009 wrx hatch and my top rad hose split the other day and after hours of trying to bleed my system,have been unsuccessful any advice appreciated thanks. Update on original,so after hours of trying to bleed the system it turned out it was all in vein as i had a faulty filler cap seal,it had more splits than a bunch of eaten bananas so new cap fitted and all is well thanks for ur help guys. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggysniffer Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Thank ze lord :) !! @akafonzie, I've not got a manual in paper form and to be honest I didn't even think to look in there for bleeding the system :-/ I had major issues with my car after an engine out and head off job, and basically crapped myself when I test drive the car and the needle spiked into the red, thought I had put it back together with head gasket in wrong or something, went through a mental picture of doing it and realised I hadn't so googled my problems and found the burping scenario, apparently highly regarded for those cars that just won't bleed, which mine may not have been as I didn't realise there was another way lol, anyway it turned out good for me so thought I would pass it on , peace and love ❤️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon500 Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 12 hours ago, akafonzie said: Have you checked the car manual?? There are many different methods of doing it but burping shouldn't be necessary so long as you don't have any air ingress anywhere, i cured my issues simply by following the directions in the car manual! Yes you were right anout the ingress,the seal on filler cap was brittle and only became apparent because of the amount of times i was removing it,ended up split in 3 so i could get the system pressurised but fingers crossed its cured Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon500 Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 So tonight after a short jaunt down the motorway the coolant dissapeared so car has gon for further inspection but its highly likely t be head gasket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akafonzie Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 19 hours ago, Piggysniffer said: Thank ze lord :) !! @akafonzie, I've not got a manual in paper form and to be honest I didn't even think to look in there for bleeding the system :-/ I had major issues with my car after an engine out and head off job, and basically crapped myself when I test drive the car and the needle spiked into the red, thought I had put it back together with head gasket in wrong or something, went through a mental picture of doing it and realised I hadn't so googled my problems and found the burping scenario, apparently highly regarded for those cars that just won't bleed, which mine may not have been as I didn't realise there was another way lol, anyway it turned out good for me so thought I would pass it on , peace and love ❤️ Ah fair enough, didn't think about that! Yeah, there are countless posts on various forums singing the praise of each method but i ended up speaking to a local specialist and they said burping shouldn't be necessary and just to follow the manual! Glad it worked out either way though. 13 hours ago, Boon500 said: So tonight after a short jaunt down the motorway the coolant dissapeared so car has gon for further inspection but its highly likely t be head gasket Ah ****, hopefully it isn't the case and there's just a leak somewhere, though i guess there would be evidence of that on the ground. I don't know if a HG failure would lead it to completely empty of coolant in one drive though, but then i'm no expert! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aucky Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 sss showed me how to get the air out my hatchback,leave it on ground with header tank top off,car ticking over and the little hose that goes to the top left corner of the radiator take that off as air gets stuck in top of radiator,pop back on top up your header tank and its done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggysniffer Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Any news boon ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon500 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Yes piggy after jason spent the afternoon working on the car he has confirmed its HG and is now on with fixing it,he said it most likly went when the pipe split ,unless you turn it off straight away which unless ur sat under the hood watching it would be impossible to know so hes on with stripping it now,im gutted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aucky Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 sickner mate,my HG went on my hatchback as well,hatch is not the best when it comes to HG's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon500 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 No,so it seems he said he did 1 the other week same symtoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggysniffer Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Bugger ! Least it's being fixed now tho.. usualy a split top pipe is sign HG has gone unless the cars real old and the pipes are perished, the HG problem could have split the pipe or your rad cap could have caused it all if you were loosing coolant without knowing, shouldn't be long off the road tho 😕 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon500 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Thats a thought you could be right there mate about the filler cap as i have put about a litre of water in over 2 weeks prior due to only slight occasional increase in tempa gauge and usually after having a play,should be back by end of week he reckons.i know where my eyes will b looking now when im checking my levels 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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