2002 Civic Coolant ?'s

My son just bought a 2002 Civic and it is a pretty damn nice car. Since
my daughter has a 2000 CRV I know about the Honda blue coolant. The
Civic has green coolant in it and I need to know what is the best way to
flush the evil green stuff and get the blue in the block. Where are the
drain plugs on the 2002 civic and what is recommended for flushing the
system.

TIA

jst wrote:
> My son just bought a 2002 Civic and it is a pretty damn nice car. Since
> my daughter has a 2000 CRV I know about the Honda blue coolant. The
> Civic has green coolant in it and I need to know what is the best way to
> flush the evil green stuff and get the blue in the block. Where are the
> drain plugs on the 2002 civic and what is recommended for flushing the
> system.
>
> TIA

color is irrelevant - it's chemistry that matters. there are a number
of high quality non-silicate anti-freezes on the market, no two with the
same color afaict. if you /knew/ what was in there, maybe you could
stop worrying.

there's two drain plugs - bottom right of the rad [left if you're facing
the engine] and the drain plug on the engine block. if it's a d-series,
it's a largish hex plug lower left as you face the motor. you'll need a
new gasket when replacing. and you'll need to repeat this process at
least twice - the coolant in the climate control system never drains.

one last thing - don't use tap water when refilling, use distilled.