Hi Guys
Just in the woods walking the dog so have restricted access to stuff. Changing my rad tomorrow so need/want new coolant. It's a 4.4 V8 petrol. What's the total amount needed? Unfortunatly it's the expensive red stuff. Damn!
Thanks
Rob

re-fill is 13 litres and from dry is 17.3 litres... ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Bloody hell! That's quite alot. Will draining for doing the rad be a full refil aka 17L or 13L?

should be 13 litres but it might be worth getting a bit more just in case... ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Might be a stupid question but a 50/50'mix? Normal tap water?

yep, 50/50 mix..

surprisingly the td6 takes only 11 litres for a re-fill.... ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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I'd suggest de-ionised water it's only cheap and no mineral deposits.

happymadison1978 wrote:

I'd suggest de-ionised water it's only cheap and no mineral deposits.

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Y. O. L. O.
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Reds not that expensive, or you can change to blue. Make sure you do a full flush though. BMW has noted issues with the OAT coolant causing problems with the plastics they use in the cooling system. 

btw rob , all this info is on the wiki.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Thanks guys. Where can I get de-ironised water from? To do a flush what would be required?
I didn't get round to the wiki but did try a search whilst out with the dog but wasn't that easy in the woods and on my iPhone.

europarts for the water, £4 for 5 litres ...as for the total flush , i suppose a hose pipe in one end and wait for the water to come out the other... ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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Would that surfice or would it have to be warm? Would that get round all the channels in the block?

dunno rob, i've only done it on a fiesta with no problems ,never done it on the range but i'm sure someone will come along and say.. ... - .- -.




Y. O. L. O.
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mabe do a drain then 100% water up to temp then drain again.

I like what i have read about the oat pink stuff. 2004 black Vogue TD6