Distilled Water and Vinegar Radiator Coolant Flush 2001 Triumph Sprint RS 955i
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- Flushing engine coolant on a 2001 Triumph Sprint RS, which had a neglected coolant system . (Fluid didn't get changed for over 7 years and full of rust)
Things to note:
Make sure you use distilled water when possible. Avoid the temptation of using tap water. Make sure to flush the radiator with distilled water or engine coolant.
After 3-4 month, drain the coolant again and flush with new coolant, you'll find there will still be some rust in the coolant. This will get better as you continue to maintain a regular coolant flush interval.
Since then I have switched to Dex-Cool (red) coolant (after completely flushing the regular coolant (green) out of the system with distilled water, which I found works a little bit better.
Li, thank you so much for taking the time to create such a fool proof video. It has helped me so much. I AM currently off work with illness and want to completely service my RS and paint the fairings etc. Next job to watch your oil change video. Thanks again!
Toby U.K
Great video, it translated quite well to my 2001 sprint ST 955i! Thank you so much for your level of detail
Just make sure you flush those vinegar out completely or it will cause rust!
@@TheGizmoGarage thx for the tip I ended up using a prestone coolant flush additive after reading mixed opinions on vinegar, though I still wouldn't hesitate to use some in the future as long as I do what you mentioned :)
you definitely SHOULDN'T just be dumping old coolant in your backyard like you said! Coolant is ethylene glycol, which is toxic! It will end up in the water supply. Pretty much any community will have a facility that takes old coolant - if you can't find anything swing by any shop, all will have a big drum which they use to collect old coolant - which is sent of for recycling.
Yes sir, I saved all the coolants into couple gallon jugs and bought to local recycling center for proper disposal! Only after I saved original coolant, the flushed out remains had to seep through the ground unforturently
Hush Karen
Quick tip the sprint rs and st rear fairings are easier to take off all in one piece, just undo the bolts for the rear handle and you should be able to pull the pins out on both side, unplug the brake light and bam its out
Li, thanks for the video. I really liked it and I believe I can do the same service in my tiger 955i. It´s a pity we can´t get much of what you say while the engine is running. anyway, your video is very detailed and I´m sure anyone can do this job just by watching it. Good luck dude!
Li, I can't believe you went to all that trouble to remove just the left hand side panel and taillight. You can remove both side panels, tail piece and tail light all together in one piece. You do not even need to remove the tail light globes from their sockets. Leave the all the side panels & tail pieces together.
Just remove all 4 top frame mounting bolts from the both side panels ( + grab rail if fitted). Pop the side panel lugs from the tank & frame mounting grommets (of course). Disconnect the taillight cable at the connector block - very easy. click click.
Then very very carefully with both hands, grasp the each of the side panels and gently lift the whole assembly backwards and upwards. You will need to very carefully spread the panels apart slightly as you go to get around the coolant bottle. Just take your time and watch what you are doing.
It gets easier the more you practise this technique. The danger is if you rush this and spread the panels to wide you will crack and break the centre tail piece. This technique saves you having to remove all the small bolts in the tail light and disassemble the panel. Give it a go and tell me what you think.
Hi CopMagnet63, I did realize it later... I tried to remove everything together in one piece once, and one mistake during removal made a tab on taillight top cover snap... I have to super-glue it back on.. I find removing this way avoids the mistake I made. But you are right, removing them in one piece is a heck lot faster
Hi Li, thanks for your reply. I'm just happy to see you take an interest in looking after your bike. I give you an A+ for effort.
Tell me, what is the advantage of using vinegar to flush the cooling system, rather than just distilled water and fresh coolant ?
No problem, I learned about vinegar's rust removal property on some other youtube videos. You can see a quick test here czcams.com/video/TlcL_vHODkc/video.html it's a bit of extreme case, but vinegar is to help facilitate rust removal, of course you have to make sure to completely remove vinegar out of the system after it has done its job.
Great video thank you!!!
It’s a good video but you missed a few points that really need addressing so that people do the job properly. Glad you found the easier way to remove the rear panel rather than taking the tail light out just undo the main screws and grab rail and the whole tail piece comes off in one. You also didn’t drain the cooling system properly, you have to remove the main drain bolt on the water pump at the bottom, the bolt you removed was the cylinder drain. Sometimes it’s better and quicker to just remove the bottom hose from the water pump. Be sure to remove the bleed bolt from the thermostat housing when draining and filling. When you have filled up with coolant best to start the bike up get to operating temperature then switch off and let cool down then remove the radiator cap and top up if necessary.
Thank you for pointing out things I've missed.
Li Fan no problem 👍🏻
@@TheGizmoGarage One note, the one you used, that is our drain plug on the Sprint RS 955i. (source: Haynes service manual)
There is no bolt on the bottom of the waterpump, so what you've shown as drain plug should be correct for this bike.
The hose is lower though, so might empty it out a bit more indeed, but that doesn't really matter if you flush it 3 times.
Thanks for this post. Ive just done a flush on my Sprint ST and im glad i checked the threads first and removed the bottom hose from the water pump. When i first watched this video i had to admit i was sceptical that this was the correct way to do a flush as the drain bolt seemed so high up the engine. Its a great video but yeah its definitely better to take the lower bolt out on this bike or the bottom hose for a sprint ST.
Why didn't you take the pump hose off? It's by far the lowest point! You left a shed load of vinegar/water still in it.
Any more videos will be greatly received!
I just bought a 2002 Sprint ST. Checked the coolant and it’s brown like in your video. What cause the rust like that?
also works good with citric acid powder
Be careful to flush all the acidic stuff from the cooling system, as it can "eat" the rubber of the radiator cap - ate mine, it became distorted, so had to change the coolant once again, and the radiator cap too.
The second time I flushed with a garden hose, then blow out the tap water, then filled with the proper antifreeze + distilled water mixture.
Indeed, after the vinegar solution I've rinsed the entire system with tap water, drained the tap water, and filled with temporary coolant, drained again, before I poured in the final antifreeze. Also made sure there is no more vinegar smell in the coolant system before proceeding with final steps.
Most importantly is “burping” all air out or you will have overheating issues. My 2001 speed triple had air but after bleeding ALL AIR OUT She ran cool all summer in South California 100+F. Bought her in 2016 with 6,000mi for $3500 perfect body.
And the sec reso need only Min not between or max...
Might want to take apart your water pump to check for rust
And dont use tap water!!!! Distilled only!
Hi Li Fan, I tried a long time ago to download this damn TuneEcu program to my computer, no luck. Tried again today and as usual, no luck. It asked me about dll files and a bunch of crap I don't understand. Can you clue me in as to what to do. Should I just get a DealerTool and save mysself the hassle.
What operating system are you using? No experience with DealerTool and it costs a lot of money. Honestly not much can be done with the TuneEcu for older sprints, besides changing the stock mapping and some other non-adjustable data. If really necessary, can always try the android tuneecu app and a bluetooth obd reader
Thanks for the quick reply, just sitting here trying to keep my stress level down drinking margaritas, not really interested in changing a lot of maps, just want to keep my Sprint in top shape and service. By the way I am using a old Windows 7 Home Edition laptop. I saw the Android app for it, might give it a try and get a bluetooth obd cable. I wish you were close by lol, Thanks Norm
The program should work with Windows 7, what exact error did you get, about which DLL file? Honestly, none of the info provided in TuneEcu helped me to tune up the bike, so you are not missing much.
You need too remove the Air ... now you got air on your cooling sys
Helpful video, thanks! What antifreeze does this bike take? 2 suggestions. 1. I don’t ever buy 50/50 diluted antifreeze, you’re paying for half water and half overpriced antifreeze. Just buy the 100% and mix with water yourself. 2. I leave little cups of used antifreeze out for the neighbors cat. 😂😇
Our neighborhood cats already have a pretty rough life surviving reckless drivers, we would never leave any toxic stuff out like that. Always bring used antifreeze to local recycling center to protect the environment and innocent animals. instagram.com/p/BxKfI6aHPSS/?igshid=1qqey99kjg0xq
You will not find any rust in your coolant! Its an aluminium engine!
please read your maintanance manual before starting this job! you'll do it correctly!
Yet there is, i have the same bike and someone used water instead of coolant. It's absolutely full of rust.
Not saying it's from the engine, but there is a component in line that has had a hard time.
Different engines may have sleeved cylinders and also the water pump can have steel propellers. If the coolant is this color, you should take apart your water pump and inspect/replace if needed.