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(Message started by: david49uk on Jan 10^th, 2009, 12:35am)

Title: refilling rad
Post by david49uk on Jan 10^th, 2009, 12:35am

i am changing my rad tomorrow on my 2.9 24v cosie how much water dose the system hold and how much of this should be antifreeze, dave

Title: Re: refilling rad
Post by Jonnycab on Jan 10^th, 2009, 1:17am

Hi there, according to this page....http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/engdata24v.htm ....the cossie takes 9.5 litres of coolant. The antifreeze mix should be about 50% :)

Title: Re: refilling rad
Post by david49uk on Jan 10^th, 2009, 1:28am

cheers for that so in old money about 4 pints of antifreeze, dave

Title: Re: refilling rad
Post by Tompion on Jan 10^th, 2009, 1:49am

more like 8 pints

Title: Re: refilling rad
Post by david49uk on Jan 10^th, 2009, 2:07am

what 8pints in total or dose the system old 16 pints thats a lot of water. dave

Title: Re: refilling rad
Post by Jonnycab on Jan 10^th, 2009, 2:26am

9.5 litres = 16.7176 UK pints, so you will actually need 8.3588 pints of antifreeze to be exact :P

Not sure antifreeze comes in pints anymore though ::)........maybe in Siberia possibly ? ;D

Title: Re: refilling rad
Post by Pegasus on Jan 12^th, 2009, 10:06pm

find a local motor factor - recently got 5l of Comma xstreem green for £12.

Dont go to some local or well known car parts dealers - charge a small fortune - 1 shop wanted £5/l :o