engine block coolant drain on 2005 AWD (1ZZ-FE)

vibe-a-licious · Post by **vibe-a-licious** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:20 am

I'm trying to do a coolant flush and can't find the coolant valve on the block. I found a picture on the site that shows the GT location, but nothing specific to my engine.Does the '05 AWD engine have such a drain valve? any pictures would be helpful

vibe-a-licious · Post by **vibe-a-licious** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 7:10 am

well I managed to find the darn thing. Never did see, but I felt around and was able to hook up a drain line and drain the block.I would've taken a photo if I could have seen it.

04shadowvibe · Post by **04shadowvibe** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:12 am

Where on the engine block is it....front side or rear towards the firewall?What coolant did you refill with?I think after 6 years this is something Id like to do to our Vibe. I have a GM 3800 in another car that the DEXCOOL was never flushed and it was nasty when I picked it up with 82k on it.

vibe-a-licious · Post by **vibe-a-licious** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:43 am

I found the attached images on the MO site. the block drain is on the firewall side of the engine, just below & to the driver's side of exhaust port 1.My car was apparently already filled with Dexcool(orange), so I kept it with that since I was just doing a drain and fill. At some point I may do a flush and at that point I'll change it over to the pink Toyota stuff.

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vibe-a-licious · Post by **vibe-a-licious** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 9:47 am

a shot of the engine with the exhaust manifold removed (from MO site). I just felt around to find the drain

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04shadowvibe · Post by **04shadowvibe** » Sat Feb 25, 2012 10:00 am

awesome thanks

engine block coolant drain on 2005 AWD (1ZZ-FE)

engine block coolant drain on 2005 AWD (1ZZ-FE)

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