coolant change on D3 TDV6

[sylvester]

Please help, i can only get 9 liters of water out of a total of 19 liters in the engine, according to castrol instruction i must not mix the new coolant with any of the old one, information on how to remove all the water from the system would be appreciated thank you

[Neil P]

CAUTION: * No other anti-freeze should be used with Havoline Extended Life Coolant.
Capacity

Item Capacity Without rear passenger compartment heater or fuel burning heater 9.4 litres (16.5 pints) (9.9 US quarts) With rear passenger compartment heater but without fuel burning heater 12.15 litres (21.4 pints) (12.8 US quarts) Without rear passenger compartment heater but with fuel burning heater 10.35 litres (18.2 pints) (10.9 US pints) With rear passenger compartment heater and fuel burning heater 13.1 litres (23.0 pints) (13.8 US quarts)

Don't think there's that much in the system ?

[101RRS]

The other point is why are you changing the coolant? In the D3 it has a live cycle of 10 years and of course no D3 is 10 years old as yet.

There is a caveat of course and that is the specific gravity is supposed to be tested every service and if outside specs the coolant is to be changed.

So unless the coolant is outside specs or you have lost a lot for whatever reason then it is not time to change it.

Garry

[bbyer]

I think changing coolant is a bit like changing the transmission oil. The manufacturer says something grand but at times their reasoning has more to do with recycle regulations and ideal conditions as opposed to the world we drive in.

At about five years, I had my dealer install a new thermostat just because it seemed like a good idea and dealer agreed that new coolant would be a good idea as well. I also note that in Havoline Coolant literature, they suggest 5 years or 150,000 miles for gasoline automotive or 32,000 hours for industrial engines, (about 4 years) and for off road industrial, four years or 8,000 hours.

For the dealer, it was easier and more money, but for me, I got fresh anti corrosion chemicals. I was not worried about the coolant not doing the -35C anti-freeze thing but I did worry about the corrosion aspect re the front and rear heater cores rather than the engine block or radiator. The heater cores, I do not want to be replacing.

As to what the dealer used, it was probably official Land Rover Chevron Caltex Havoline as that has the highest markup.

[400HPONGAS]

Sor?ry to dig up ,an old one,
but exactly what coolant
,brand/make/manufacturer/model/type and quantity is the standard for a TDV6 in Australia?

[400HPONGAS]

bump,no one ever changed the coolant on there TDV6 ? WHAT DID YOU USE ?

[oldsalt]

Damn ... that's something else to worry about...:eek:

[frenchy_555]

Perhaps this is the right stuff ?
http://www.caltex.com.au/ProductsAndServices/Pages/ProductDescription.aspx?ID=1645
Not changing for change sake, due to required leak/loss repairs

[frenchy_555]

Thats coz 9 liters is the right amount for no burner/no rear heater !