I have to replace my lower radiator hose tomorrow. How much coolant does the system need to be full? I figure while im changing the hose it should get fresh coolant so how much do I need to buy? Thanks very much.
About 8-9 liters. (2,5 gallons?)cchanner83 said:I have to replace my lower radiator hose tomorrow. How much coolant does the system need to be full? I figure while im changing the hose it should get fresh coolant so how much do I need to buy? Thanks very much.
In what condition are the rest of the coolant hoses ? They are good for 100K, many last to 160K; IMO, after ten years one is riding the risky route..cchanner83 said:I have to replace my lower radiator hose tomorrow. How much coolant does the system need to be full? I figure while im changing the hose it should get fresh coolant so how much do I need to buy? Thanks very much.
Glad I found this post. Going to do a little preventative maintenance this weekend with a coolant flush, tstat change and replace some hoses. Was wondering what all hoses would be a good idea to change, though. Car has 123k on it and the hoses are all original to the best of my knowledge. Eeuro and thesaabsite all list a number of hoses for the coolant system and the heating system. Which to replace?earthworm said:In what condition are the rest of the coolant hoses ? They are good for 100K, many last to 160K; IMO, after ten years one is riding the risky route.
I just changed the t-stat last week...I purchased the 89 degree C (I am quite sure that was the recommended one) from eeuroparts and a bottle of blue coolant. I am very impressed with the new t-stat - it warms up much quicker than it used to and the temp won't drop at highway speeds in cold weather.99HOT93 said:I am interested to know this as well. My upper radiator hose burst a good 5 inch seam in its side today :x . How important is it to change the thermostat and which one is recommended 88deg or another one?
Thanks for this post. My tstat does drop at highway speeds in cold weather.fiveiron9688 said:I am very impressed with the new t-stat - it warms up much quicker than it used to and the temp won't drop at highway speeds in cold weather.
No prob. For a while I had just taped cardboard on the front of my radiator...it worked pretty well as a temporary fixVulfinao said:Thanks for this post. My tstat does drop at highway speeds in cold weather.
I was wondering what the cause was.
Add also the by-pass hose.earthworm said:Use the same T-Stat as FiveIron, otherwise I do not know for certain which is the better.
Safer to go with the more expensive one, but this is but one of many considerations..
The order of coolant hose failure seems to be
1 the heater hoses
2 upper radiator hose
3 lower radiator hose
The n/a (naturally aspirated) run cooler and have a bit better hose life.