Filling And Aeration Of The Cooling System - Dacia 1304 2004 Repair Manual

COOLING - EXHAUST - FUEL TANK
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FILLING AND AERATION OF THE COOLING SYSTEM

Check :
- the tightness of the rings;
- the tightness of the draining plugs from the engine block and from the radiator.
Dismount the radiator plug and mount in its place the MOT 401 filling device.
Completely open the air conditioning radiator tap.
Open the water pump and the air conditioning radiator hose purges.
Fill the expansion vessel 30 mm over the maximum level mark.
Lock the radiator - expansion vessel hose by means of the MOT 453 device.
Pour fluid in the device and fill the radiator and the circuit.
Start the engine ,accelerate it up to about 1500 rpm.
Continue the filling of the circuit till the fluid flows in a continuous jet without air
bubbles, through the aeration purges.
In this situation,close the two purges.
Dismount the device,fill the radiator and mount the plug.
Dismount the MOT 453 device.
Check the fluid level in the expansion vessel.
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