Maintenance and care
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Fill / bleed the cooling system (only when engine has cooled down)
Fill the cooling system of the engine with a mixture of drinkable tap water and anti-freeze
agent on ethylene glycole basis or anti-corrosion agent.
See Publication “Fuels, Lubricants and Coolants for MAN Diesel Engines”.
Coolant must be added at the filler neck only.
Do not put cold coolant into an engine which is warm from operation.
Ensure that the ratio of water to anti-freeze is correct.
D
Remove cap
D
Fill in the coolant slowly
D
Refit end cover
D
Run the engine briefly and then check
coolant level once more
Danger:
If, in an
exceptional
case, the coolant level has to be checked in an engine that
has reached operating temperature, first carefully turn the cap with safety valve
to the first stop, let off pressure, then open carefully.
