Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Draining and filling up coolant Special tools and workshop equipment required t  Catch pan, e.g. -VAS 6208- t  Pliers for spring strap clamps t  antifreeze tester Draining   Note Collect drained coolant in a clean container for proper disposal or reuse.   WARNING Hot steam or hot coolant may escape when the compensation bottle is opened. Cover the cap with a cloth and open carefully. –  Open the cap of the coolant expansion reservoir. –  Remove the sound dampening system → Body Work; Rep. gr.50.

–  Remove right charge air hose.   WARNING Shut off the opening of the charge air cooler, e.g. with a clean foam piece, so that no coolant can penetrate. –  Place a catch pan under the engine.

–  Remove the right coolant hose from the radiator; to do so pull the retaining clip -arrow-.

–  Detach the coolant hoses -3- from the coolant recirculation pump 2 -V178-.

–  Remove the coolant hose from the oil filter holder -arrow- and drain residual coolant. Filling up   Note Replace O-rings.

–  Connect right coolant hose at radiator -arrow-.

–  Connect the coolant hoses -3- at the coolant recirculation pump 2 -V178-.

–  Connect coolant hose at oil filter holder -arrow-. Select the appropriate coolant additive from the → Electronic Catalogue of Original Parts or from the list of allowed coolant additives. t  → BookletOctavia II t  → BookletSuperb II t  → BookletYeti –  In a clean reservoir mix drinking water and coolant additive in the correct mixing ratio: t  → BookletOctavia II t  → BookletSuperb II t  → BookletYeti

–  Top up coolant through the connection of the expansion reservoir, until the max. marking of the coolant level is reached. –  Switch off the heating, and if present, the air conditioning system. –  Start engine, run for not more than 2 minutes at approx. 1500 rpm and while doing so continuously top up coolant in the expansion reservoir. –  Seal expansion reservoir. –  Run engine until radiator fan starts.   WARNING Hot steam or hot coolant may escape when the compensation bottle is opened. Cover the cap with a cloth and open carefully. –  Check the level of coolant when the expansion reservoir is closed and top up if necessary when the engine is cooled down. l  When engine is at operating temperature the coolant level must be at the maximum marking, when engine is cold between the minimum and the maximum markings.