my coolant is now rust colored and i need to flush it. i found the radiator drain plug but i cant find the plugs on the engine block. my haynes manual is a little vague about where they are. can anyone give me a little more help finding them?

oh and its a 97 with a 4.6l

 

There are 2 but the one on the right side is a PITA to get to. The left side one is toward the rear under the bigger freeze plug/ block heater.

 

alright thanks for the pic that helps a lot...the motor mount is in the way of the other side right? would it be worth the hassle to try and get it off or would flushing it several times work as well?

 

Where the hell is the one on the right ? I even took the damn starter off looking for it - never did find one on that side. I don't have one on that side - I wire wheeled the block on that side the best I could looking for it .. Not one their..

 

i remember reading somewhere that its behind the motor mount but i couldnt find it so im not sure about that...anyone know for sure?

 

Yea , I just flushed it real good and never had problem using just the drivers side drain plug on the block. My system has 230,000 miles on it..

I wasted allot of time looking for a block drain on the other side only not to find one. I found an illustration once that showed it's location, it wasn't their.

 

ok good then i will just drain the driver side and flush it a couple of times

 

im doing this now but i cant figure out how to get the plug out of the engine block. what do u use? i thought a 1/4" drive would work but i cant get it? anybody know?

 

im doing this now but i cant figure out how to get it out. what do u use?

 

An allen socket and extension - maybe a swivel too . I can't remember if I had to use a swivel - BUT , I do know I needed the impact to get it out.

 

What ever happened to the least destructive method possible? Straight to the power every time.....

 

that makes sense now that i hear it...its been a bad day...

 

I couldn't get enough leverage the conventional way twinlips (smarta$$)

Besides the 1/2 driver wanted to strip it - Impact vibration was the least destructive ..

Armatures

 

You know it.... LOL i always have to be the smarta$$