Hi guys me again,

As I try to find out why my engine continues to over heat I’ve read on several posts about a drain plug in the engine block for coolant. I was wandering if the AEE engine has such a thing?

I know theres a lot of talk round only needing to remove the bottom radiator hose but that’s been done on multiple occasions and the issue still remains. So my thoughts were while I have it apart (again) if there was such a thing I could remove it to run a flush through it.

Rob, if the engine doesn't have one my apologies (I'm only used to, supposedly inferior, old English (BMC/BL) engines that do have them. Just try flushing (back-flushing) through the direct engine inlet and outlet ports, holes, pipes/hoses connectors, just clear all are fully clear and scrape as required.

@D.FYLAKTOS i have neither the pipe or the bolt in the engine block, I believe they both belong to the 1.3 not the AEE 1.6 engine.

https://www.briskoda.net/forums/topic/447354-felicia-16-coolant-drain-out-valve/

"Open the filler cap of the coolant expansion reservoir.

Drain coolant at the bottom hose of the radiator".

You'd want to vacuum out at that point to get most coolant and debris that you can and going in both directions. Of course if you have collapsing hoses you couldn't use much vacuum pressure. Also doesn't access drain points you can scrape clear if required other than at the bottom rad hose which tend to be large opening anyway. I've seen photos of lumps of coolants eventually released from cooling systems and myself experience small apertures partial blocked by debris. Like residue coolant you may not get every last bit of debris and/or gloop out of the engine and system but the more out the better.

Let's hope replacing the collapsing hose helps to keep the heat down.