Hyundai Sonata: Coolant. Repair procedures
Refilling And Bleeding
Never remove the radiator cap when the engine is
hot. Serious scalding could be caused by hot fluid under high pressure
escaping from the radiator.
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When pouring engine coolant, be sure to shut the
relay box lid and not to let coolant spill on the electrical parts or
the paint. If any coolant spills, rinse it off immediately.
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1. |
Make sure the engine and radiator are cool to the
touch.
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2. |
Remove radiator cap (A).
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Loosen the drain plug (A), and drain the coolant.
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4. |
Tighten the radiator drain plug securely.
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5. |
After draining engine coolant in the reservoir tank,
clean the tank.
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6. |
Fill the radiator with water through the radiator
cap and tighten the cap.
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7. |
Start the engine and allow to come to normal operating
temperature. Wait for the cooling fans to turn on several times. Accelerate
the engine to aid in purging trapped air. Shut engine off.
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8. |
Wait until the engine is cool.
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Repeat steps 1 to 8 until the drained water runs
clear.
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10. |
Fill fluid mixture with coolant and water(5 : 5)
(Tropical region – 4:6) slowly through the radiator cap. Push the upper/lower
hoses of the radiator so as bleed air easily.
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Start the engine and run until coolant circulates.
When the cooling fan operates and coolant circulates,
refill coolant through the radiator cap.
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12. |
Repeat 11 until the cooling fan 3 ~ 5 times and bleed
air sufficiently out of the
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Install the radiator cap and fill the reservoir tank
to the "MAX (or F)" line with coolant.
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Run the vehicle under idle until the cooling fan
operates 2 ~ 3 times.
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Stop the engine and wait coolant gets cool.
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Repeat 10 to 15 until the coolant level doesn't fall
any more, bleed air out of the cooling system.
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Cooling System
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Radiator. Components and Components Location
Components
1. Cooling fan assembly
2. Radiator
3. Mounting insulator
4. Radiator mounting bracket
5. Radiator upper hose
6. Radiator lower hose
7. Reservo ...
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ESC indicator (ESC malfunction
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