Volvo Penta IPS, User Manual

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Filling with coolant
WARNING!
Burn hazard. Steam and hot fluid may spray out. Stop
the engine and allow it to cool before opening the filler
cap.
IMPORTANT!
Top up with the same type of coolant as already used
in the system. Different types of coolant must not be
mixed.
Topping up
Top up coolant to the correct level through the filler
opening on the expansion tank. Fill slowly, to allow air
that is displaced to flow out through the filler opening.
When filling an empty system, or if for some reason the
coolant level has sunk sow low that it cannot be seen
through the filler opening, filling must be carried out
according to “Filling a completely empty cooling sys-
tem”.
Filling a completely empty cooling system
1 Mix a sufficient quantity of coolant in a vessel before
filling. Note that if a heating system, water heater or
similar is connected to the engine cooling system,
a correspondingly greater quantity of coolant will be
required.
2 Also make sure that any heating system, water
heater or similar connected to the engine cooling
system is vented (open the heater regulator valve).
3 Fill coolant through the filler opening in the expan-
sion tank.
Fill slowly, to allow displaced air to flow out through
the filler opening.
4 Fill coolant to the lower rim of the filler pipe.
5 Start the engine and let it idle untill it has reached
operating temperature.
IMPORTANT!
Do not let the engine work under load until the sys-
tem is vented and completely filled.
6 Stop the engine and let it cool. Check the coolant
level.
7 Top up.
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