Warning | Risk of accident from vehicle starting off by itself when engine running. Risk of injury (bruises and burns) resulting from working on the engine while it is being started or when it is running. | Secure vehicle to prevent it from starting off by itself. Wear closed and snug-fitting work clothes. Do not touch hot or rotating parts. | |
Warning | Risk of injury to skin and eyes suffering scalding from contact with hot coolantspray. Risk of poisoning from swallowing coolant. | Do not open cooling system unless coolant temperature is below 90 °C. Open cap slowly and release the pressure. Do not pour coolant into beverage containers. | |
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1 | Start engine and warm up to operating temperature. | See information from body manufacturer. | |
2 | Switch off engine and allow to cool down for approx. 30 min. | So that any oil present settles in the expansion reservoir. | |
3 | Check whether there is oil in expansion reservoir. | If oil is located in expansion reservoir | |
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Extract coolant/oil mixture from expansion reservoir. | |||
Dispose of extracted coolant/oil mixture. | |||
4 | Remove expansion reservoir. | See information from body manufacturer. | |
5 | Drain off coolant completely | ||
Flushing | |||
6 | Remove feed and return hoses of heating. | Only if a heating system is installed. | |
See information from body manufacturer. | |||
7 | Flush heating with fresh water. | Only if a heating system is installed. | |
See information from body manufacturer. | |||
8 | Install feed and return hoses of heating. | Only if a heating system is installed. | |
See information from body manufacturer. | |||
9 | Remove coolant hoses at interfaces between engine and cooler. | See information from body manufacturer. | |
10 | Flush engine cooling circuit with fresh water. | See information from body manufacturer. | |
11 | Attach coolant hoses to interfaces between engine and cooler. | See information from body manufacturer. | |
Remove oil | |||
12 | Mix a 3% cleaning solution consisting of a mildly alkaline cleaner and fresh water. | | |
Mixing ratio: 30 ml cleaner to 1 l fresh water. | |||
Cleaner for engine and cooling system for oil drag-in, 10 l | |||
13 | Flush expansion reservoir with 3% cleaning solution. | ||
14 | Install expansion reservoir. | See information from body manufacturer. | |
15 | Fill cooling circuit with 3% cleaning solution. | ||
16 | Set heating to max. heating output. | Only if a heating system is installed. | |
See information from body manufacturer. | |||
17 | Start engine, warm up to 87 °C coolant temperature and maintain at this coolant temperature for approx. 5 min. | ||
18 | Switch off engine and allow to cool to approx. 50 °C coolant temperature. | ||
19 | Fully drain cleaning solution out of engine cooling system. | | |
Dispose of cleaning solution in an environmentally responsible manner. | |||
20 | Flush the engine cooling circuit and, if necessary, the heating system with fresh water at least 2 times. | To flush with fresh water perform the operation steps 6 to 11. The engine should be run for about 5 minutes between the individual flushing processes. After every flushing process of the flushing water completely and dispose of in an environmentally responsible manner. | |
21 | Check flushing water of the last flushing process for oil. | If oil is still present in flushing water, | |
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Perform work from operation step 12. | |||
22 | Check acid content of flushing water of last flushing process using a test strip. | The test strips are obtainable in the EPC and display the pH value. | |
If flushing water of last flushing process is not pH neutral | |||
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Repeat operation step 6 to 11 at least once. | |||
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23 | Fill in coolant. |
Referenced documents
- ar2000g1142md Drain/pour in coolant
- as0000z000501a Risk of accident from vehicle starting off by itself when engine running. Risk of injury (bruises and burns) resulting from working on the engine while it is being started or when it is running.
- as2000z000101a Risk of injury to skin and eyes suffering scalding from contact with hot coolantspray. Risk of poisoning from swallowing coolant.