Posts : 1433 Join date : 2010-03-22 Age : 50 Location : durham
Subject: What's the best way to change the coolant Mon 25 Mar - 17:36
I know these are prone to air locks so is there a way to change the coolant without getting one
maxboost
Posts : 1887 Join date : 2010-03-30 Location : Driving with a big grin
Subject: Re: What's the best way to change the coolant Mon 25 Mar - 17:41
Everone has there own method, for me i fill through the turbo coolant pipe, takes quite a while longer, but works for me, then for the next few days after running i let the car sit overnight with the cap off & top up accordingly.
stevejones
Posts : 1433 Join date : 2010-03-22 Age : 50 Location : durham
Subject: Re: What's the best way to change the coolant Mon 25 Mar - 17:49
Read a few that have said fill it through the turbo pipe, then when full start the car and put the heaters on full hot, then top up the header tank slowly sound about right.
maxboost
Posts : 1887 Join date : 2010-03-30 Location : Driving with a big grin
Subject: Re: What's the best way to change the coolant Tue 26 Mar - 6:37
Aye, once it gets upto temp the thermostate opens & the fans will kick in & you will get a sudden drop in coolant level. in the headr tank.
stevejones
Posts : 1433 Join date : 2010-03-22 Age : 50 Location : durham
Subject: Re: What's the best way to change the coolant Thu 28 Mar - 6:36
What a pig to do, did everything by the book and still had rushing water sound coming from the heater matrix, so I let the car cool right down and the header tank dropped about 1 or 2" so topped it up with coolant mix, then it dropped again so topped it up again this went on like this for 5hrs of topping the header tank every time it dropped, but the outcome is no rushing water
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Subject: Re: What's the best way to change the coolant
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sound about right.
