1999 V70T5M Nissens Radiator Replacement Drain Valve

Post by **abscate** » 18 Jan 2017, 15:53

OK - who can tell me what is going on here ??

It turns 1/4 turn, does not come out.

Post by **tryingbe** » 18 Jan 2017, 17:36

Leave it in, don't touch it. Drain the radiator by removing the lower radiator hose.

Post by **dyn blin** » 18 Jan 2017, 18:01

I've got a shop drawer full of them for when I inevitably strip them.

Lower hose is the way to go for draining as long as you don't have those shrink-fit hose clamps.

Post by **abscate** » 18 Jan 2017, 18:23

I've been draining by the lower hose for a long time. I was just expecting to see the usual drain plug.

Post by **EstVolvo** » 18 Jan 2017, 18:39

Yes it turns and then it comes straight out.

Post by **abscate** » 22 Oct 2017, 08:59

Yes it does, it just needs a firm tug.

Thanks belatedly, ESTVolvo

krenekj · Post by **krenekj** » 30 Oct 2017, 13:34

I recently installed a similar radiator and had the same question. Pulls straight out after the quarter turn. My fear was that it would easily unlock a quarter turn and push itself out under pressure. Over the last 4k, that has not been a problem.

Post by **abscate** » 31 Oct 2017, 05:17

You could easily drill the tab and zip tie it to the hose flange, but I think that is bordering on the paranoid