Hi All,
I changed the coolant on my 2009 V70 D5 (185PS) yesterday and found it fairly hard work, so wanted to ask retrospectively what the correct behaviour of the radiator drain plug is?
My drain plug unscrewed ok, and turned 360 degrees, popping out a little but no coolant came out. It felt stiff then and worried it'd snap, I tightened it back up and resorted to removing the bottom hose instead. Does it need pulling out at that point, or should it keep unscrewing as they have on my previous Volvos?
Second question - removing the bottom hose at the radiator end, what a pain! Is there a correct method to undoing and refitting these?
I found it came apart ok though access was very tight, so I ended up removing the air intake pipe from intercooler to throttle body for access. Getting the radiator hose back in place required a lot of force and knuckle skinning before the clip would seat normally, is that normal? What happened to jubilee clips...? Also getting the intercooler bottom connection back in place was a right fiddle due to access from top or bottom. I miss my 850 T5, I changed the full radiator on that in less time...
Any tips appreciated in case I need to do this again at some point to change parts. So far so good though, 4L of new green Volvo coolant in and all appears well so I'll keep an eye on the level.
Thanks
Stu