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Coolant pipes, coolant temperature sender, coolant pump > < Radiator and radiator fan
Draining and filling up coolant
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  Refractometer -T10007- or -T10007A-
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 the right charge air hose, to do so loosen the hose clamp -2- and raise the clamp -1-.
  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.
  A21-10336
–  Remove the right coolant hose from the radiator; to do so pull the retaining clip -arrow-.
  S19-0245
–  Remove the coolant hoses -3- at the coolant recirculation pump 2 -V178-.
–  Remove the air filter housing → Chapter.
  A19-10639
–  Detach the rear coolant hose on the engine oil cooler -arrow- and drain residual coolant.
Filling up
  Note
Replace O-rings.
  S19-0246
–  Connect right coolant hose at radiator -arrow-.
  S19-0245
–  Connect the coolant hoses -3- at the coolant recirculation pump 2 -V178-.
  A19-10639
–  Connect the coolant hose on the engine oil cooler at the rear -arrow-.
Select the appropriate coolant additive from the Electronic Catalogue of Original Parts Škoda or from the list of allowed coolant additives:
t  → BookletOctavia II.
t  → BookletSuperb II.
t  → BookletYeti.
–  In a clean reservoir mix water and coolant additive in the specified mixing ratio:
t  → BookletOctavia II.
t  → BookletSuperb II.
t  → BookletYeti.
  S19-0246
–  Top up the coolant system 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.
–  Tighten cap at 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.
  S19-0190

Coolant pipes, coolant temperature sender, coolant pump > < Radiator and radiator fan