Coolant amounts

[stevie_m]

Hi there put a new radiator in today and everything was fine but I just went to my local shops now it's overheating

how much does it take to fill it ?

Really need answers

[Tufty]

Hi there put a new radiator in today and everything was fine but I just went to my local shops now it's overheating

how much does it take to fill it ?

Really need answers

Did you bleed the system properly? You could quite possibly have a massive airlock! :wall:

*Correct me if im wrong*

[stevie_m]

Pretty sure I have.

Used about a litre of anti freeze and about 3 of water if not a wee bit more.

Didn't do the bottom plug on the radiator because it's a drain point and there is higher points as in near the heater matrix and just off the engine beside the thermostat ?

[banke]

ther are 3 bleed points bud. i had the same problem today when servicing the vts. just bled it and all is fine.

[stevie_m]

went back out ...

large "allan" screw on the radiator ... top plug on Radiator ... Plug beside Thermostat and the small "tyre cap" beside the heater matrix.

drive it tomorrow and hopefully it will be fine.

I think there was such air pressure in the top of the radiator chamber that it blew off the small plastic plug on the top of the radiator


if it gets me through some of next week I'll put it through a service and just to make sure i'll flush the system.