Draining engine coolant

[bmartin]

Anyone has tips for successfully draining coolant without making a mess? The anal landlord don't want me to dirty his concrete.

[jlevie]

You can easily drain the radiator w/o making a mess. The block, not so much. You will make a mess when you drain the block. If you can't drain it on the driveway, take the car somewhere that you can drain the block.

[devon.818]

throw a basin under your radiator, pull out the bottom hose and let it drain out!

[davem]

here's how to do it without a mess

-get a big black garbage bag
-cut the bottom with sum scissors
-tape the bottom of your new "funnel" to your bucket/basin
-hold the top of the funnel under the block drain while you loosen it up
easy as pie

[Cstone12]

I used a cheapo baby pool from Walmart, it caught everything.

[dandrewg]

I take a 20oz bottle and cut the large end at an angle. Using both hands, you can unscrew the bolt quickly place the cut end of the 20oz bottle over the block/hole. Then you can aim the flow into bucket. Don't try this while the coolant is hot, you will get burned.