Removing Old Coolant 360

Remove the plugs located on the both sides of the block. On the Ricambi site Table 1 parts 10 and 11. You will need to buy new copper gaskets.

 

I didn't get it all out but it probably doesn't matter. Particularly if you change coolant with any regularity. It didn't just go bad; by changing most of the fluid you will be achieving the same thing that adding AF does in the first place.

As for the missing fluid: I think part is in the block, part is in the radiators (despite the drain plugs), part is in the lines. I guess you could use compressed air to clear everything but to what end?

 

Yes and I made notes but they are at home. I will post tonight.

 

It is true in any car but 360 is one of the worst, you just cannot remove all the fluids. As stated though it does not matter, you are changing the majority and mixing in new. If done on schedule it will be OK. One area I do disagree with the schedule though because of many bad outcomes on cars that went with Ferrari schedule, the trans needs a change every year. More often if it gets more than 5000 miles a year. The drain plug is no where near the bottom of the trans and the gearbox in those cars cook the oil.

 

I always have my Ferrari cooling system "power flushed" which removes all coolant and crude and replaces the coolant in one step. Most radiator shops have power flushing machines and will do it while you watch and wait.

 

I would follow the motor oil guideline and would suggest in the fall so that clean fluid is sitting in it during the winter storage.

 

Brian,
Should this work fine to extract all the fluid on the 360?
http://www.griotsgarage.com/product/car+maintenance/oil+changes/multi+fluid+extractor.do

 

Where you going to stick the hose?

Where is the coolant?


And why are you worried?

 

hate to be devils advocate .. but are you sure they even changed it that last time ?

i know you paid for it, but did it actually get done ?

cough cough ... btw, i'm not insinuating anything here ....

 

His experience is not uncommon. We see it all the time.

 

You will only be able to extract a little over 1 gallon from both left and right radiators. You won't get much more out of it.

if your trying to empty it out and put in fresh coolant your probably better off flushing it 3-4 times with fresh coolant. The best way to do that is to get 4 gallons of coolant mixed, flush the first batch out, pour in new, run the car for 20 minutes with high heat and then drain the coolant out again. doing this 3-4 times should get you close to 100% of fresh coolant.

 

My point was not that it went unchanged. It was that his oil turning to garbage in one year is common.

 

Whats a royal PIA?

Every car built since Gottlieb Daimler invented the stupid things is the same.


Where is the illogic?


You don't think just because you pull the plug everything comes out, do you?


As far as trust goes, maybe you should trust someone because there is a good chance they will actually know these things and be qualified to work on the car.


We do it every 2 years.

 

you can also use a coolant tool if you have a compressor handy. Uview Airlift 550000 makes a decent one for coolant flushing. also I always add one bottle of Redline water wetter.

 

That is a great piece of equipment but it does not flush anything. All it does is refill an empty system.

 

I tried that, and I found it made zero difference.

 

IT JUST REFILL AND PURGE THE SYSTEM. WHAT ELSE YOU WHERE EXPECTING

 

I don't understand what you are trying to say here

What I meant was, I put in a bottle of Redline Water Wetter, yet the temperature remained the same as it did prior to putting in the Redline Water Wetter (according to the instructions it should run a little cooler, which I found that it did not)