Replacing the coolant bottle

[lee111s]

Hi Peeps,

My coolant bottle is dead pretty much. It has a crack in it, above the fluid level, but I've got a new one to replace it with. How do I do it? do I need to drain all the coolant first then replace it or just empty the bottle?


It's an s1 111s by the way

thanks for any help

lee

[Sam_68]

The coolant bottle is just an expansion/header tank, at the highest point in the cooling system, so it shouldn't be necessary to drain down the whole system or to bleed it after you've fitted the new bottle... just replace it and top it up to the correct level with coolant mixture.

Edited by Sam_68 on Sunday 30th November 10:30

[boobles]

What he said above!
I am no expert when it comes to car mechanics but i managed to change mine on my last S1 no problem at all.