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Post by Emily on Jan 25, 2005 6:07:42 GMT -5
I'm doing an oil change at the weekend so I thought I'd also change and flush the coolant system through while I'm there. Is there a specific procedure for doing this? Do you need to purge the system of air before filling it back up? If so how does one do this? Is there a cap on top of the radiator or something? Also does anyone know the capacity of the coolant system so I know what ratio of coolant to water to use? I did do a search to see if details of this has been posted before but I couldn't find anything.... Thanks in advance  |
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Post by BigOL on Jan 25, 2005 6:34:22 GMT -5
You will certainly need to purge the coolant system, most most important.
Dunno how its done though.
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Post by Emily on Jan 25, 2005 6:41:27 GMT -5
Anyone got a Haynes handy?
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Post by M3RAN on Jan 25, 2005 7:32:04 GMT -5
bleedin is not that hard...its s small sort of dust cap cover u would have on your wheels or a nut you undo that and keep feeding in water to the tank till it all seems its clear...
dont quote me on that yet let the ol man get back with my car i'l have a butchers.... and get a pic up if i find it.. should be on a rubber tube which you go squash...
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Post by Emily on Jan 25, 2005 9:22:04 GMT -5
Thanks M3}{R4N, you're an angel!
I'm sure it's easy enough, I've done it on other cars, just wanted to make sure there wasn't anything different on the 206.
Look forward to the pics if you get a chance.
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Post by BigOL on Jan 25, 2005 9:35:20 GMT -5
its s small sort of dust cap cover Called a bleed nipple. |
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Post by M3RAN on Jan 25, 2005 12:50:03 GMT -5
Righty ho..here it is....i found two locations which looked suitable! Point A  found at the back of the engine where the hot water pipes feed into the heater matrix...here jus to make it easier  POINT B  this was jus buy the engine in the front by the right...the fat hose connecting to it came from the radiator...... i didnt try to see which one is more suitable but i would say loosen them slightly see what pops out...big should no better which 1 to go for....though since point b come from the radiator that should be a better solution... but i remember my mates R5 Turbo when we bleeded it we opened both a big nut like point B and a nipple bleed like point A... |
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Post by BigOL on Jan 25, 2005 16:19:29 GMT -5
I would use the tyre valve looking thing just cos I would think it easier to use.
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Post by M3RAN on Jan 25, 2005 16:54:25 GMT -5
the whole system is quite long and one bleed point may mean waiting about ages.....two makes it quicker and gets rid of any hidden ones that may be stuck in the system....i'm not sure but i think your meant to leave the engine runnin aswell...
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Post by pugrob on Jan 25, 2005 17:07:47 GMT -5
best thing you can do is buy a haynes manual, they aint that expensive and give you more detail than you could need. basically to re-fill the system you need a header tank to make sure you dont keep pushing air into the system the bleed screws that m3 identified are correct i think, although they are different from the pics in the manual. you need to fill it slowly and make sure all air is out before sealing it up capacities are; petrol: 7litres 1.9diesel: 8.2litres 2.0diesel: 6.25litres all this is from the haynes manual which goes up to x reg but i dont think it can be that diferent for newer models  |
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Post by Emily on Jan 26, 2005 10:47:34 GMT -5
Thanks for all your help guys, especially you Meh for bothering to take some piccies for me and pugrpb for giving me the capacities. Mine is a 2001 model so I doubt it'll be that different.
I've printed all the posts off so I can have a good read tonight.
I'll let you know how I get on, I might even take some pics myself if I can be arsed....
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