Alternatively: Filling coolant
through filler neck
1.
Remove plug screws from filling points (ar‐
rows) on coolant lines from and to the inter‐
cooler.
2.
Open air bleed on the intercooler (arrow).
3.
Fill coolant via the filling points on the cool‐
ant lines to and from the intercooler and via
the expansion tank up to the overflow.
4.
Close venting point when coolant emerges.
5.
Install plug screws of filling points with new
sealing rings.
6.
Check proper condition of breather valve
and clean sealing faces if required.
7.
Set breather valve onto filler neck and turn
to the first stop.
8.
Start engine (→ Page 42).
9.
After 10 seconds of running the engine
without load, shut down the engine
(→ Page 44).
10.
Turn breather valve counterclockwise and
remove.
11.
Check coolant level (→ Page 120) and top
up coolant as required:
a) Top up with coolant via expansion tank
until the coolant level is constant at the
overflow.
b) Place breather valve on filler neck and
close.
12.
Repeat the steps from "Start engine"
(→ Step 8) until coolant is no longer needed
to be topped up.
Final steps
1.
Start the engine and run it without load for some minutes.
2.
Check coolant level (→ Page 120) and top up coolant as required.
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