Cooling System; Coolant Check/Replenish - Rotax 912 Series Maintenance Manual

3) Cooling system

3.1)

Coolant check/replenish

General note
ENVIRONMENT NOTE
Coolant and mixtures of coolant and water have to be treated as
hazardous waste!
Instruction
See
To refill the coolant the following steps are necessary.
Step
1
2
3
4
5
Special tools For accomplishment the following special tool is required.
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Effectivity: 912 Series
Edition 3 / Rev. 0
BRP-Powertrain
MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Risk of Burns!
WARNING WARNUNG
Hot engine parts!
Always allow engine to cool down to ambient temper-
ature before start of any work.
Risk of Burns!
WARNING WARNUNG
Never open the radiator cap when the cooling system
is hot. For safety's sake, cover cap with a rag and
open slowly. Sudden opening of the cap could pro-
voke the escape of boiling coolant and result in scald-
ing.
Fig. 3.
Open the radiator cap (1) on the expansion tank (2).
Check the coolant level. The coolant level must be filled up to the top (see
Sketch).
Inspect coolant with densimeter or glycol tester. Strongly discolored or thick-
ened coolant must be replaced.
Use only coolant as recommended in the current Operators
NOTICE
Manual.
If necessary, replenish with coolant of same composition.
Tighten the radiator cap by hand.
NOTE: The radiator cap must be tightened until the stop lug is
contacted.
Part number
(1) Densimeter
(2) Glycol tester
Procedure
Description
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September 01/2012
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