Coolant S60 2001 - Page 4

zoliS60 · Sep 20th, 2015, 17:27

Some remark:
1. The drain plug is a simple valve - easily accessible through a hole in the splash-guard
2. Only 5 liter fluid was drained at once: 1x flushing with dist. water, warmed up the engine (opening the thermostate) and waiting for 15 min before draining it
3. Found a good aluminium friendly aftermarket coolant (ethylene-glycol + potassium-2-ethylhexanoate), diluted with 1:1 with distillated water (-36°C).
4. Test driving avoiding air bubbles in the system with max vented HOT warming setting

cheshired5 · Sep 20th, 2015, 17:37

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Originally Posted by zoliS60

4. Test driving avoiding air bubbles in the system with max vented HOT warming setting

You only need max heat for 2 mins from starting the engine.
You then turn it down to cool so the coolant heats up and allows the thermostat to open and expel air from the radiator.

henrycrun · Sep 21st, 2015, 18:21

Tell us more about this 'waterless coolant'

cheshired5 · Sep 21st, 2015, 19:52

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Originally Posted by henrycrun

Tell us more about this 'waterless coolant'

Beyond expensive and pointless, there's not much more to say.

Brendan W · Sep 21st, 2015, 20:11

This test is done by a competitor so read it as such. http://www.norosion.com/evanstest.htm
The rest of the norosion site is worth a browse for matters watery.

Sep 20th, 2015, 17:27	#31
zoliS60 Junior Member Last Online: Dec 27th, 2019 22:17 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Hungary	Coolant changed Some remark: 1. The drain plug is a simple valve - easily accessible through a hole in the splash-guard 2. Only 5 liter fluid was drained at once: 1x flushing with dist. water, warmed up the engine (opening the thermostate) and waiting for 15 min before draining it 3. Found a good aluminium friendly aftermarket coolant (ethylene-glycol + potassium-2-ethylhexanoate), diluted with 1:1 with distillated water (-36°C). 4. Test driving avoiding air bubbles in the system with max vented HOT warming setting __________________ 2001 VOLVO S60 2.0t A/T L5 1998 SAAB 9-5 2.0t M/T L4 retired 1971 VW 1302 L 1.3 BOXER4 retired

Sep 21st, 2015, 18:21	#33
henrycrun Member Last Online: Aug 19th, 2017 17:59 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: WGC	Tell us more about this 'waterless coolant'

Sep 21st, 2015, 20:11	#35
Brendan W Premier Member Last Online: Apr 2nd, 2024 19:50 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wexford	This test is done by a competitor so read it as such. http://www.norosion.com/evanstest.htm The rest of the norosion site is worth a browse for matters watery.

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