Cooling system - tightness test
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Idea Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2003–2012
- Section
- Various controls › Cooling system - tightness test
Diagnostic checksCooling system - tightness test
Cooling system - tightness test
1. Unscrew and remove the cap from the coolant expansion tank.
2. Fit the engine cooling system leakage test equipment on the tank filler.
| Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Engine cooling system leakage test kit.. | 1.895.377.001 |
Manually pressurize the system and check that the pressure gauge reading remains constant at the specified value.
| Measurement | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressure for engine cooling system leakage test (bar) | 1.08 |
Remove the tool from the expansion tank.
1. Screw the tool fitted with the specific connector onto the engine coolant tank cap.
| Name | Country | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pump | 1.895.362.000 |
2. Manually pressurize the cap and check on the pressure gauge that the pressure relief valve on the cap opens at the specified pressure.
| Measurement | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Exhaust valve opening pressure (bar) | 0.98 |
Undo the cap fromt he tool and fit it on the engine coolant tank.
Parts & tools for this job For 2003 Fiat Idea
- FLUIDCoolantSearch: Fiat coolant antifreeze
- PARTThermostatSearch: Fiat Idea 2003 thermostat
- TOOLCooling system pressure testerSearch: cooling system pressure tester
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