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Bleeding engine coolant on Aftermarket Prius radiator gen ii

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Main Forum' started by Mark Lopez, Jul 31, 2018.

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    Has anyone here ever had to bleed the air out of the coolant system on an aftermarket Prius gen ii radiator? It seem like my Prius has an aftermarket radiator (it was a salvage title purchase). When I tried to attach the hose to the radiator bleed valve I noticed it didn’t have the nipple attachement. I looked online and noticed that’s how some are being sold. Just wondering if anyone knows how to bleed the air from these. I attached 2 photos and highlighted the parts. Some radiators on eBay and Amazon have it and some don’t.
     

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    Welcome to Priuschat!!

    Is there a hole for a hex key?
     
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    There sure is. Which is pretty confusing.
     
    #3 Mark Lopez, Jul 31, 2018
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    It does. That is what confuses me.
     
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