Anyone have photos of the engine coolant bleedcock, i can't find it!

senn · 01-03-2008, 07:28 PM

from what i've read in the manual, its near the oil filter etc, but i can't feel it (i don't have hoist access so i can't see under the car) and i was wondering if anyone has a foto of where this little bugger is (i'm assuming somewhere convenient, like behind the alternator *groan*)

Any help greatly appreciated! Need to stop it idle bouncing!

senn · 01-05-2008, 04:35 PM

Update - Bought some car ramps, drove the ass end up onto it and got under the car. NO SIGN OF ENGINGE BLOCK BLEEDCOCK AROUND OIL FILTER. Got pissed off and decided to try bleed the air in the coolant another way that has been suggested to me (ass in the air, using thermostat housing bleed, i actually had to clear this valve as it was gummed up, also with radiator/cooling system cap off for a while) But idle is still bouncing, tho less so. This is really starting to **** me off, The car is NOT overheating, even with the hot weather here, but the bouncing idle is annoying. Surely there can't be anymore air in it? Could it be a faulty sensor? How do i go about eliminating it as a possible cause?

tjmr2 · 01-12-2008, 01:03 AM

The Toyota engineer that designed the spot for the coolant bleed valve has a mean streak and must hate those of us who work on our cars. The bleed valve is actually located almost perfectly in the middle between the oil filter housing and the oil pressure sender, just above the AC compressor.

You will need a 10mm wrench or socket to get it open.

senn · 01-12-2008, 08:13 AM

hrm explains why i was having troulbe finding it, i was looking for a "tap" of sorts....I'll have a looky when i get home a in a couple days, although driving it up onto the ramps last time seems to have hurt the clutch (my fault :P)

DarylP · 01-13-2008, 06:11 PM

Here's a pick of that P**N in the A*s drain. This is on my z block

01-03-2008, 07:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
senn AW11 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 96 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Block bleedcock/bouncing idle/faulty sensor help! from what i've read in the manual, its near the oil filter etc, but i can't feel it (i don't have hoist access so i can't see under the car) and i was wondering if anyone has a foto of where this little bugger is (i'm assuming somewhere convenient, like behind the alternator groan) Any help greatly appreciated! Need to stop it idle bouncing! Last edited by senn; 01-05-2008 at 04:37 PM..

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tjmr2 Cage Fighter Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 410 Thanks: 0 Thanked 62 Times in 59 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Engine Coolant Bleed valve The Toyota engineer that designed the spot for the coolant bleed valve has a mean streak and must hate those of us who work on our cars. The bleed valve is actually located almost perfectly in the middle between the oil filter housing and the oil pressure sender, just above the AC compressor. You will need a 10mm wrench or socket to get it open.

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DarylP Cage Fighter Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: kennewick,wa Posts: 111 Thanks: 12 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Here's a pick of that P*N in the As drain. This is on my z block Attached Thumbnails

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01-05-2008, 04:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
senn AW11 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 96 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Update - Bought some car ramps, drove the ass end up onto it and got under the car. NO SIGN OF ENGINGE BLOCK BLEEDCOCK AROUND OIL FILTER. Got pissed off and decided to try bleed the air in the coolant another way that has been suggested to me (ass in the air, using thermostat housing bleed, i actually had to clear this valve as it was gummed up, also with radiator/cooling system cap off for a while) But idle is still bouncing, tho less so. This is really starting to **** me off, The car is NOT overheating, even with the hot weather here, but the bouncing idle is annoying. Surely there can't be anymore air in it? Could it be a faulty sensor? How do i go about eliminating it as a possible cause?

01-12-2008, 08:13 AM	#4 (permalink)
senn AW11 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 96 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	hrm explains why i was having troulbe finding it, i was looking for a "tap" of sorts....I'll have a looky when i get home a in a couple days, although driving it up onto the ramps last time seems to have hurt the clutch (my fault :P)