urgent help! Cooling system problems. Options

[KaneO]

I recently had my Celica with a 5sfe taken in to get a new radiator. problem being now is i think there is air traped inside. Tried Numerous times to bleed it.. what happens is when i take the car for a long drive and shut it down it dumps about a litter of coolant out the expansion tank and it also dose sometimes when the car is running.. Temp is normal according to the gauge and the car runs fine otherwise. I've taken it back to the mechanics and they failed to fix the problem. What's worse is i had plans to go on holidays and drive this car there. witch is less than a week away!

My bleeding procedure is the following so correct me if Im wrong.

Turn the heater to full hot. (fans off). Start the car with the rad cap off. using a small funnel wedged in there i top off the radiator. I then rev the car as it seems to help purge the air out. Wait for the bubbles to stop and shut the car off and refit the rad cap.

please help.

[txnight]

ok using the funnel that you have, try this.

Fill the radiator and leave a little extra in the funnel. start the car and let it get to running temp, some coolant may spill as it heats so don't fill the funnel too full. then once at running temp turn the heater on as hot as it will go. once the air is blowing nice and hot check for bubbles. If you make sure you don't burn yourself you can squeeze the hoses to and from the radiator a little to check that it is no longer bubbling. When it stops shut the car off and cap the radiator, then fill your overflow tank about half way, or full line with remaining fluid but make sure it's not too full. Also your overflow tank should have a cap with a line to radiator and one that goes into the overflow tank.

That line into the overflow tank allows the radiator to draw fluids if needed. As long as your not overheating and your air is blowing hot you should be good to go, just keep an eye on the overflow tanks level and if you got room and are worried keep a reserve container in the car somewhere. the air can take up to a few weeks to fully burp out and this is normal, nothing to sweat over.