I changed my coolant thermostat. Long story short, I spilled coolant down from the thermostat housing and also it overflowed from the big coolant tank and some got on the fuse box housing.

I wiped off as much as I could, is it safe to run my engine right away?

EDIT: Car ran fine, engine bay smelled like coolant for a day. No spontaneous flames. Filled my resevoir with DEX Cool without takkng5off the radiator hose cuz it was easiest and its.too cold to **** around. Thanks to everyone that posted I appreciate the advice

 

its safe to run if u have the proper amount. as for air pockets. bleed them out. for the fuse box. id take it apart and clean it out with contact cleaner. put dielectric grease on the terminals and put it back together. coolant will kill those pins. gl

 

How would one bleed out air pockets?

 

As long as you didnt get coolant into the fuse block your fine, dont be afraid to wash the engine bay out with a hose after a job like that. Just don't soak area's where water can get into the engine (air filter area, oil cap/dipstick) or major electrical areas like the fuse block or computers. You can use plastic trash bags to cover certain areas if you are concerned.

 

The cooling system is self bleeding, just fill the system back up via the bottle, let the car run, let it cool off and it will suck down some of the coolant, and just keep an eye on it as you let it run and refill as necessary. That hose coming from the top of the motor across the engine to the bottle is the bleeder pipe.

 

These engines can sometimes be a pain in the butt to get bled. I've found the quickest way to do it is remove the upper radiator hose from the head, and pour coolant into the hose until it is filled, and then quickly install the hose back onto the head. Try not to make a huge mess obviously, but some will definitely be spilled.

For the fuse box, if you had the cover on it, then I wouldn't be too worried about it. If you didn't, i'd get a blow gun and try blowing everything out. I would probably disconnect the fuse box from all the connectors and clean them and put some dielectric grease on the connectors.

 

Some good advise here...

 

It boggles my mind how you guys have so much trouble bleeding cooling systems that are self bleeding. lol I've done 4 of these engines so far and never had an issue once with refilling the system bone dry. Air escapes out of the highest point on the cylinder head through the bleed pipe and you just fill as the coolant level gets sucked down, its not that complicated at all. The radiator sits lower then the cylinder head for a reason.

 

You're so cool


Only 4? Maybe that's why..... You'll learn.. in time... Not every one wants to cooperate

 

lol but I dont understand where you guys are having a problem, its self bleeding. It's literally one of the easiest systems to work on. You leave the cap off, let the car run, and let it suck down the coolant as it exchanges air for coolant by letting the air out of the top of the cylinder head at the highest point. It's a completely idiot proof system.

 

Laugh out loud. Okay. Because trapped air pockets are no such thing. Who knew Oh well

Not sure what you're even doing in here. OP asked for some help, and he was given help. Then you decide to come in here and be Mr. Know-It-All tough guy and not offer any help. Meh.

 

Well let me help you count, my post was #4, and at post #3 the OP was still asking questions regarding a subject that little to no info was posted about. Frankly I'm not sure what your doing in here, besides giving the OP poor advice telling him to fill his cooling system through hoses like a retard. The help I offered couldn't be any more accurate.