Is this it?




I haven't seen this type before, do they push in or turn? I'd experiment with it but it "feels" fragile somehow.

yes, put a socket on that nut and work it like you normally would

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2003 KJ Limited - Stone White 4x4

Bone Stock, but the
stock stereo must go!

Thanks! I gave it a go and it's done. Okay, I'm not going to win any speed prizes: it took me 5 hours altogether to change the hoses, thermostat and coolant. Barked two knuckles trying to get that beeeeotch of an upper thermostat housing bolt off and back in.

I'm glad I got a hose clamp wrench, though, I doubt if I'd have done it without that. I was surprised by one thing, the old coolant looked brand new, with no rust or junk in it, just a couple of tiny flakes of something. Anyway, now I'm set for winter, knock on wood.

Which way does this need to twist? I can make it twist a quarter turn very easily (counterclockwise), but nothing comes out. Must I keep going? Seems fairly fragile so don't want to break it.

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2005 Jeep Liberty CRD (55 000 Miles)
GDE Eco Tune - Distributer for Southern Africa.
Running better then when she was new - Thanks to LOST

CCW just like a normal bolt.

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2006 Sport, GDE FT Eco Tune, Custom Trans Tune
2015 Ram 1500 Big Horn EcoDiesel, GDE Hot Tune

snowsport, what year and mileage is on your KJ?

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2015 Ram Ecodiesel/Big Horn/4x4/Quad Cab
2016 Arctic Fox 22G/Onboard 2500 LP Cummins Onan Generator/160 Watt Solar Panel

I took the road less traveled. Now I'm LOST.

OK, so must I twist more than a quarter turn? I stopped when it started to give resistance, and as its plastic didn't want to go further.

This is for the CRD if thats makes any difference.

Thanks,

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2005 Jeep Liberty CRD (55 000 Miles)
GDE Eco Tune - Distributer for Southern Africa.
Running better then when she was new - Thanks to LOST

I dont recall how much of a turn. I just know that it is a pain because i keel flipping the wrench over to get a littke more of a turn.

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2006 Sport, GDE FT Eco Tune, Custom Trans Tune
2015 Ram 1500 Big Horn EcoDiesel, GDE Hot Tune

Well I just did this job a month ago. I use a 1" piece cutoff of a 10mm allen wrench and an open ended wrench. Can't see it from the picture, but the plastic nut is really a 10mm socket head. As you turn it out it eventually contacts the support so using a full allen wrench wont work.

It didn't take a lot of turns, but you do need to turn it out a good 1/4 to 3/8 inch to get maximum flow. Screwing it back in required a little pressure torward the radiator to start the threads.

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2005 CRD "Ol' Blue"
Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time.
My build page- RL Komodo Rear and TJM Front Bumper, armored, lifted, JBA Steel D30, 4.10s and ARB air lockers.

Aha. Ok. I think i just stopped too early. Clearly it needs to twist some more. Thanks for the feedback.

using my Galaxy SII

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2005 Jeep Liberty CRD (55 000 Miles)
GDE Eco Tune - Distributer for Southern Africa.
Running better then when she was new - Thanks to LOST

This plug drained so little, so slowly I personally kept it capped and pulled the main hose on the bottom attached to the thermostat. The little plug just made more of a mess for me and never seemed effective for what it is supposed to do.

I use a short piece of fuel line into the drain bucket.

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2006 Sport, GDE FT Eco Tune, Custom Trans Tune
2015 Ram 1500 Big Horn EcoDiesel, GDE Hot Tune