Ultimate Guide to Bleeding a Smartcar's Coolant System Flawlessly

1) Using ramps or a jack get the front of the car 1' or more higher than the rear. That will make the radiator and bleed screw the highest point ... Alex the Car Doctor. Quick tip for you good people. It is very crucial after any cooling repair, you must burp the air out of the system. Some cars have a bleeder valve located on the thermostat housing or near the water pump. If your car has one, open it slightly to release any trapped air. You ... The correct method for bleading air out: since there is no bleeder valve, leave the cap off until car gets to temp. Changing the coolant the same as on any modern car. Drain the coolant out of the radiator petcock, Close radiator petcock. Add 50/50 water and coolant. You need to bleed air out of the cooling system with the heater OFF to stress heat the engine block so it will heat up quickly and open the thermostat and ... The system is self bleeding so shouldn't need bleeding, hense no bleeders in the system. It can be a slow process! If you want to tho you can ... Now you can bleed the car and there should be significantly less air in the system. Once you get straight coolant out of the bleeder, close it ... According to the directions of the vacuum bleed kit I drained the radiator but there was still coolant in the intercooler. Is this normal? The trick is in the spill proof funnel kit that comes with an adapter to seal onto your radiator. And with the front of the car jacked up, open the rear ...