question about them bleeder hoses

traintech86 · 10-06-2009, 02:17 PM

anyone know what sizes i need? i wanted to pick some up at the local home depot because i lost mine. thanks in advance!

muffinman · 10-06-2009, 02:20 PM

i believe they are 1/4" ID. get about 5 or 6 feet (clear) and just cut in half.

espguitarist33 · 10-06-2009, 02:23 PM

ok so I have a question....are they really THAT nessicary? last time i burped my cooling system I didnt even use them i just left the plug open and when it was a steady streem i closed it and kept refilling the neck every so often....then when it was all bled i drove around the block and redid all the steps to double check...does this not get all the air out?

lsgheero · 10-06-2009, 02:39 PM

The hoses are there to allow you to bled the system without spilling coolant all over the car and paint. For instance the heater bleed valve would dump coolant directly into the frunk..... Needed not exactly per say but cleaner yes.

muffinman · 10-06-2009, 03:12 PM

i think in order to level out the system and push all the air out they should be used. i'm not saying it can't be done without them but i think there is less room for error with them and they are cheap so why not , plus it could get pretty messy as mentioned above.

espguitarist33 · 10-06-2009, 04:26 PM

i just didnt have them...but i used a nice huge rag around the area to catch it all

traintech86 · 10-06-2009, 04:30 PM

they came with the car and thats how its sposed to be done. toyota wouldn't have bothered if they weren't needed. and its also nice to be able to see what nasty **** is in your system...

espguitarist33 · 10-06-2009, 04:57 PM

haha...well now i suppose i can use the one from the rear since the ST thermostat housing doesnt have a bleed thing...iirc its the smae size

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-07-2009, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by traintech86

i lost mine.

i told you to take the ones from that one in pnp!

muffinman · 10-07-2009, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by espguitarist33

haha...well now i suppose i can use the one from the rear since the ST thermostat housing doesnt have a bleed thing...iirc its the smae size

the front ones are much more flexible then the thermostat one.

traintech86 · 10-07-2009, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToyotaTechGeek

i told you to take the ones from that one in pnp!

i looked at them but they looked like the ones that were in my car. i'd rather get some newer ones.

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-07-2009, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by traintech86

i looked at them but they looked like the ones that were in my car. i'd rather get some newer ones.

those were pristine! they all have that bronze kind of colour! even had the re-useable band strap!

traintech86 · 10-07-2009, 08:01 PM

they all look piss yellow? i was hoping they were clear lol

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-07-2009, 08:05 PM

they probably were at one time. i got clear ones from the store and found they were a pita to put away when i was done with them.

traintech86 · 10-07-2009, 08:08 PM

well since i have you on im lmao, how many miles that engine in your parts car have?

ToyotaTechGeek · 10-07-2009, 08:12 PM

192xxxK

traintech86 · 10-07-2009, 08:17 PM

/disappointing

traintech86 · 10-15-2009, 10:34 AM

just wanted to say, i bought 1/4"ID hose from homes depot at they are a very tight fit. nothing a pair of needle nose won't fix but i am thinkin i shoulda got the next size up.

muffinman · 10-15-2009, 10:36 AM

even the ones that come with the car are pretty tight

traintech86 · 10-15-2009, 11:34 AM

i have to shove the needle nose in there to widen it enough to fit. it was a really really tight fit lol

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10-06-2009, 02:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
muffinman U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny South Florida Posts: 5,880 Thanks: 53 Thanked 283 Times in 272 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	i believe they are 1/4" ID. get about 5 or 6 feet (clear) and just cut in half.

10-06-2009, 02:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	ok so I have a question....are they really THAT nessicary? last time i burped my cooling system I didnt even use them i just left the plug open and when it was a steady streem i closed it and kept refilling the neck every so often....then when it was all bled i drove around the block and redid all the steps to double check...does this not get all the air out?

10-06-2009, 02:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
lsgheero RAR! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 747 Thanks: 9 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	The hoses are there to allow you to bled the system without spilling coolant all over the car and paint. For instance the heater bleed valve would dump coolant directly into the frunk..... Needed not exactly per say but cleaner yes.

10-06-2009, 03:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
muffinman U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny South Florida Posts: 5,880 Thanks: 53 Thanked 283 Times in 272 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	i think in order to level out the system and push all the air out they should be used. i'm not saying it can't be done without them but i think there is less room for error with them and they are cheap so why not , plus it could get pretty messy as mentioned above.

10-06-2009, 04:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	i just didnt have them...but i used a nice huge rag around the area to catch it all

10-06-2009, 04:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	they came with the car and thats how its sposed to be done. toyota wouldn't have bothered if they weren't needed. and its also nice to be able to see what nasty **** is in your system...

10-06-2009, 04:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
espguitarist33 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: west chester PA Posts: 528 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	haha...well now i suppose i can use the one from the rear since the ST thermostat housing doesnt have a bleed thing...iirc its the smae size

10-07-2009, 08:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	they all look piss yellow? i was hoping they were clear lol

10-07-2009, 08:05 PM	#14 (permalink)
ToyotaTechGeek resident GEEK! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ...boosting mid-corner Posts: 995 Thanks: 14 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	they probably were at one time. i got clear ones from the store and found they were a pita to put away when i was done with them.

10-07-2009, 08:08 PM	#15 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	well since i have you on im lmao, how many miles that engine in your parts car have?

10-07-2009, 08:12 PM	#16 (permalink)
ToyotaTechGeek resident GEEK! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ...boosting mid-corner Posts: 995 Thanks: 14 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	192xxxK

10-07-2009, 08:17 PM	#17 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	/disappointing

10-15-2009, 10:34 AM	#18 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	just wanted to say, i bought 1/4"ID hose from homes depot at they are a very tight fit. nothing a pair of needle nose won't fix but i am thinkin i shoulda got the next size up.

10-15-2009, 10:36 AM	#19 (permalink)
muffinman U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sunny South Florida Posts: 5,880 Thanks: 53 Thanked 283 Times in 272 Posts Blog Entries: 1 My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	even the ones that come with the car are pretty tight

10-15-2009, 11:34 AM	#20 (permalink)
traintech86 Cage Fighter Join Date: May 2009 Location: Yokosuka, Kanagawa Japan Posts: 1,802 Thanks: 27 Thanked 47 Times in 43 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	i have to shove the needle nose in there to widen it enough to fit. it was a really really tight fit lol