Thanks Johnny for your video, I have the same tool and I use it for my work, but I was not clear about the use of the coolant purge, now I am ready for the next job without having to wait for it to purge in progress, greetings.
I was referring to pumping 90 psi into the radiator when you were forcing the air into the radiator to speed up the draining process by closing the discharge with your finger. I ordered this astro tool. It arrives on monday.
You're gonna love the kit it's a beast..... no worries on the 90 psi in just pop your finger over it for a few seconds it will only pressurize it a small amount to force out what's left in the system...but yeah I wouldnt do that for too long...😁
How good is the cap tester for yours? I just picked this up. I think my cap testers are defective. Ive tested four 16lb caps and the most one holds is 10 pounds
Shaking cameras don’t usually bother me, but I’m one minute in and already have a headache. If your a person who talks with his hands, then get a tripod. (It seems as if the s leaking is in cadence with your word emphasis.)
Think about what ? There's no need to pre fill the line on the tool, its not designed to be a direct replacement for normal bleed procedures....think about that....lol
Thanks for video I just bought a look a like kit for use with pulse sensor. Do you have a video on the lift? Do you like it still and worth it? Was thinking about getting one, I didn’t know you could lift a truck.
Love that bendpak lift..its rated for 6000 lbs so as long as you stay under that you are safe... my truck is under 5400 so lots of room for fluid weight....😂 cheers
@@weldingjunkie it's the bendpak md-6xp, if you google it you'll find it.. I think the max height is 4 ft. Something like that, basically all the way up the brakes are at chest level (unless you are really tall) I can roll around under a car on a creeper seat no issues. I just put an engine in a 17 320i no issues at all without the lift it would have been a tough job for sure...
Johnny's Speed Shop ah I see it’s a mid rise. You can’t pull a sub frame or tranny with it right because the middle isn’t clear? I’m trying to find the right option for me.
@@weldingjunkie sub frame..yes depending on the car but trans and mid exhaust work becomes an issue... have you seen the max Jack's? Portable 2 post but requires some serious floor modifications like a full 2 post... that's what put me off it. .. I don't have the height for a full 2 post sadly...😤
the hose that was drawing the coolant into the vehicle had air in it. How do you purge the air from that hose? Unless the air is purged from that hose, it will end up in the engine. With my Airlift, I used to hook up a vacuum hose with a blow gun with a vacuum port, & then close the valve when the hose was full, then connect it to the Airlift & open both valves & that was it. NO chance for air in the system at all! The Astro system doesn't give you the option of purging air from the supply hose.
You can purge the air very easily with this one but its absolutely not needed...if you have done enough of these you will realize that...and yeah I have the airlift one as well, this kit is far superior to the airlift one......
Not sure on Mazda 3 I'd have to look at it but you can do either depending on setup.... if your overflow just vents to atmosphere the no it would not work and you would need to fill via rad cap and top off the expansion....sometimes you can cheat the system and clamp off hoses but you need to make sure you know what your doing if you try to cheat it....I'd be safe and just fill via radiator...cheers....
I have a 60 gallon set to 160 psi....its a 15.6 cfm rating...a beast if a compressor....not sure what you are using but I would think you would need at least 5 compressor to draw down to -25....
@@JohnnysSpeedShop I have a small 3.5HP / 50L (118psi max) compressor which only give out 173L/m (6CFM after conversation), will that be suffice? Noise in the heater core is killing me T_T
That should do the trick... are you having a leak somewhere ? When you pull down to -15 does it hold there ? They are sensitive to any type of leak... whats the car ? Do you have an expansion tank and a rad with a cap ? That could be causing it as well, in this case you need to bypass expansion tank and draw vacuum from radiator directly....
@@JohnnysSpeedShopHey Johnny, thanks for checking on me. I found a fix, my air compressor literally didn't have enough juice. After numerous testing, I close the gauge single time when my compressor kicked in and open the gauge to resume vacuum when air pressure full, repeatedly. At the 3rs times my reading finally reaches -25psi. However that still doesn't fix my heater core air pocket after filling. Could that due to the thermostat preventing circulation? I had a Lexus RX300, 2002.
Hmmm. Are you 100% sure its the heater core ? I've seen guys chase heater core gurgling noises and the evap drain was blocked and water had accumulated in the hvac... if you held -25 you don't have a leak, I'd check the drain tube for the AC, if thats clear and clean id flush and reverse flush the heater core (if junk comes out flush with CLR and water until clear) refill again with vacnum filler... if it still doesn't work burn it 🤣
Really depends on the car....my titan there was no need to burp all the air was gone, however I did a 2.0 turbo Hyundi and they have a metal crossover pipe, obviously that will not crush like the rubber hose so that car had a tiny bit of air bubbles after filling with this but it was almost nothing probally would have been fine.....good luck mate
When ready to install coolant...you need to start coolant up the hose then shut off..then start vacuum again..then start filling coolant ...that way you don't put the air in the hose into radiator..well probably clear as mud but hope you get it..savvy..great video..thanks👍
Yeah mate...thats ideal for sure but I've done a ton of these without priming that hose and never once had an issue... I stopped priming after my 2nd one....🤣🤣 because you still need to manually check and run a heat cycle, any little air gaps will work themselves out...cheers for watching...🍻🍻
They have different ratings, I don't have this car anymore but normally between 14 and 26 psi at the caps.... again nothing to do with this procedure... cheers.
The pump works as designed and the kit is 1/3rd the price of the Mac set, not to mention much more comprehensive (28pc vs. 17pc) and includes an airlift style fill/purge tool. I'll take the Astro any day of the week.
Thanks Johnny for your video, I have the same tool and I use it for my work, but I was not clear about the use of the coolant purge, now I am ready for the next job without having to wait for it to purge in progress, greetings.
Great Job! Thank you.
Great video very informative
Great Video 📹 👍! Thank you for sharing this really cool tool 🔧!😉
I was referring to pumping 90 psi into the radiator when you were forcing the air into the radiator to speed up the draining process by closing the discharge with your finger. I ordered this astro tool. It arrives on monday.
You're gonna love the kit it's a beast..... no worries on the 90 psi in just pop your finger over it for a few seconds it will only pressurize it a small amount to force out what's left in the system...but yeah I wouldnt do that for too long...😁
Nice video man
Cheers pal
Very nice demo, thank you for posting it. What kind of lift are you using to put that truck up in the air? Perhaps a link to the product?
Mate...that lift is a Bendpak mid rise...I believe the model is MD 6XP....great bit of kit....
How good is the cap tester for yours? I just picked this up. I think my cap testers are defective. Ive tested four 16lb caps and the most one holds is 10 pounds
Shaking cameras don’t usually bother me, but I’m one minute in and already have a headache. If your a person who talks with his hands, then get a tripod. (It seems as if the s leaking is in cadence with your word emphasis.)
Lol....you better not watch any of my other videos....lmfo....I can send you a bottle of ibuprofen if you need it.. 😁😁😁
U already suc the air in the hose tube before coolant coming in.Think about that.
Think about what ? There's no need to pre fill the line on the tool, its not designed to be a direct replacement for normal bleed procedures....think about that....lol
Thanks for video I just bought a look a like kit for use with pulse sensor. Do you have a video on the lift? Do you like it still and worth it? Was thinking about getting one, I didn’t know you could lift a truck.
Love that bendpak lift..its rated for 6000 lbs so as long as you stay under that you are safe... my truck is under 5400 so lots of room for fluid weight....😂 cheers
Johnny's Speed Shop do you have a link for the one you got? What’s Max hight?
@@weldingjunkie it's the bendpak md-6xp, if you google it you'll find it.. I think the max height is 4 ft. Something like that, basically all the way up the brakes are at chest level (unless you are really tall) I can roll around under a car on a creeper seat no issues. I just put an engine in a 17 320i no issues at all without the lift it would have been a tough job for sure...
Johnny's Speed Shop ah I see it’s a mid rise. You can’t pull a sub frame or tranny with it right because the middle isn’t clear? I’m trying to find the right option for me.
@@weldingjunkie sub frame..yes depending on the car but trans and mid exhaust work becomes an issue... have you seen the max Jack's? Portable 2 post but requires some serious floor modifications like a full 2 post... that's what put me off it. .. I don't have the height for a full 2 post sadly...😤
the hose that was drawing the coolant into the vehicle had air in it. How do you purge the air from that hose?
Unless the air is purged from that hose, it will end up in the engine.
With my Airlift, I used to hook up a vacuum hose with a blow gun with a vacuum port, & then close the valve when the hose was full, then connect it to the Airlift & open both valves & that was it. NO chance for air in the system at all! The Astro system doesn't give you the option of purging air from the supply hose.
You can purge the air very easily with this one but its absolutely not needed...if you have done enough of these you will realize that...and yeah I have the airlift one as well, this kit is far superior to the airlift one......
Also do you fill up thru the radiator or thru the overfill resurvoir? I have a 2015 Mazda 3
Not sure on Mazda 3 I'd have to look at it but you can do either depending on setup.... if your overflow just vents to atmosphere the no it would not work and you would need to fill via rad cap and top off the expansion....sometimes you can cheat the system and clamp off hoses but you need to make sure you know what your doing if you try to cheat it....I'd be safe and just fill via radiator...cheers....
@@JohnnysSpeedShop Thanks for the quick response
May I know how much pressure (PSI) of air compressor should I use? With my vacuum kit max I got is -15, no where near -25 on reading.
I have a 60 gallon set to 160 psi....its a 15.6 cfm rating...a beast if a compressor....not sure what you are using but I would think you would need at least 5 compressor to draw down to -25....
@@JohnnysSpeedShop I have a small 3.5HP / 50L (118psi max) compressor which only give out 173L/m (6CFM after conversation), will that be suffice? Noise in the heater core is killing me T_T
That should do the trick... are you having a leak somewhere ? When you pull down to -15 does it hold there ? They are sensitive to any type of leak... whats the car ? Do you have an expansion tank and a rad with a cap ? That could be causing it as well, in this case you need to bypass expansion tank and draw vacuum from radiator directly....
@@JohnnysSpeedShopHey Johnny, thanks for checking on me. I found a fix, my air compressor literally didn't have enough juice. After numerous testing, I close the gauge single time when my compressor kicked in and open the gauge to resume vacuum when air pressure full, repeatedly. At the 3rs times my reading finally reaches -25psi. However that still doesn't fix my heater core air pocket after filling. Could that due to the thermostat preventing circulation? I had a Lexus RX300, 2002.
Hmmm. Are you 100% sure its the heater core ? I've seen guys chase heater core gurgling noises and the evap drain was blocked and water had accumulated in the hvac... if you held -25 you don't have a leak, I'd check the drain tube for the AC, if thats clear and clean id flush and reverse flush the heater core (if junk comes out flush with CLR and water until clear) refill again with vacnum filler... if it still doesn't work burn it 🤣
So after refilling it with this kit you still have to burp it or just make sure no air is getting burped?
Really depends on the car....my titan there was no need to burp all the air was gone, however I did a 2.0 turbo Hyundi and they have a metal crossover pipe, obviously that will not crush like the rubber hose so that car had a tiny bit of air bubbles after filling with this but it was almost nothing probally would have been fine.....good luck mate
When ready to install coolant...you need to start coolant up the hose then shut off..then start vacuum again..then start filling coolant ...that way you don't put the air in the hose into radiator..well probably clear as mud but hope you get it..savvy..great video..thanks👍
Yeah mate...thats ideal for sure but I've done a ton of these without priming that hose and never once had an issue... I stopped priming after my 2nd one....🤣🤣 because you still need to manually check and run a heat cycle, any little air gaps will work themselves out...cheers for watching...🍻🍻
What funnel/ tray is that?
Here you go.
www.amazon.com/dp/B00A7EU81A/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_i_eFrhCb3GN7E78
What air compressor do you have?
back then is was a 20 gallon garage mate by IR, I've upgraded to a 60 Gallon Quincy compressor since this video.
Do you really want 90psi from your air compressor going into the radiator?
Yes... there's a built in discharge valve, 90 is the recommended presure.
@@JohnnysSpeedShop isn’t the cap rated at 16 psi?
They have different ratings, I don't have this car anymore but normally between 14 and 26 psi at the caps.... again nothing to do with this procedure... cheers.
@@JohnnysSpeedShop oh ok sorry for the misunderstanding
thanks... the instructions weren't really clear with black and white blurry pics... ever been told you look a bit like michael fox?
All the time... .😁😁😁
What lift do you use?
Bendpak md-6xp...
Does this kit works for Honda and Lexus ?
Yup.. sure will...
Johnny's Speed Shop thanks I just ordered mine!
@@lebronjordan802 you are going to love this kit.....
Johnny's Speed Shop thanks man I can't wait to have 🙂!
Thnks. Clear instructions,I'mgoing to order one now
You'll love it....its a great bit of kit..... add in the astro 7856 for a complete kit with air....best of luck....cheers
Just bought the kit. the pressure pump im not impressed with. Mac pressure pump is night and day to this one
The pump works as designed and the kit is 1/3rd the price of the Mac set, not to mention much more comprehensive (28pc vs. 17pc) and includes an airlift style fill/purge tool. I'll take the Astro any day of the week.