Thread: Amount of coolant, dico 11 V8

its in the manual,,
too cold to go out now,,,

while your waiting ,, read this.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=34329

The system takes 13 ltrs.

You should pay attention to Pedro's post, plus I would also recommend you get a work shop manual - or better still a RAVE CD (from the markets section on this web site - the profits go towards the site up-keep)

and follow the procedure for system draining, flushing and refilling.

After saying that - even if you remove the drain plugs from the engine block - you will still not be able to get all the fluid out.

When I do mine, I drain out what I can, refit the bottom hose and the block plugs, I remove the top hose then run clean water through the system, via the top hose (and with the bleed screw removed) until there is no colour left in the waste water leaving the through the bleed screw, I then run it for another 15 mins (sorry about the drought ).

When I am happy its all clear.

I then remove the bottom hose (bleed screw is still out) until I have drained as much of the water out as possible (you can re-open the engine block plugs again if you like), replace the bottom hose, replace the top hose, then put the right amount of CONCENTRATED (not diluted/premix) coolant (ie 6.5 ltrs) very slowly, I then top up with water (I use distilled - but that's probably an over kill)

This is about the only way of getting the correct concentration of coolant to water (50/50).