How to complately drain and re-fill coolant 405 TD

Discussion in 'Peugeot 405' started by 405 TD Estate, Nov 16, 2005.

  1. I was going to do this to ensure the correct level of anti-freeze and
    maybe help prevent problems with a possible head gasket going.

    How do i do it - do I need any special techniques e.g. header tank and
    how do i get rid of trapped air - is it an issue?

    What % of antifreeze should I mix with the water, i'm guessing 30%?

    What is the volume of coolant for the 405 1.9 TD (1995).
     
    405 TD Estate, Nov 16, 2005
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  2. 405 TD Estate

    Malc Guest

    Right; a simple header tank. Take a wide necked plastic bottle eg. a 1 litre
    anti freeze bottle and cut the base off. Turn it upside down and stick it
    into your cooling system header tank where you take the pressure cap off. Is
    it loose? If yes then pack it out with some tape or tissue paper. Make sure
    you block off the overflow pipe too and remember to unblock it afterwards.
    Unscrew the bleed screws shown in your Haynes manual and fill the system
    with you antifreeze mixture until it flows out of the bleed holes.

    Good enough for most of Britain.
    Haven't the foggiest. Read the manual.
     
    Malc, Nov 17, 2005
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