How much is enough???

[andy43]

Found a slightly split bottom hose on my Griff - fitted a new length of TVR-approved hose (go to spares shop with old hose and 'acksaw) after dumping coolant all over garage floor...when filling the system back up, I could only get about 4 to 5 litres in - I've run the engine, no airlocks, expansion tank level is fine (2" from top and all that) and car doesn't overheat, all seems OK, but the bible says I should be able to get 15 litres in. The car is a precat, so doesn't have the second tank, but even so, I would have thought it would drink more - my manual doesn't give coolant capacity - what should it take?? Should I have turned car upside down to get every last drop out before refilling it??

[jam1et]

Hmmm, in the bible it says my 4 litre car should hold 12 litres. I discovered like you that it only took about 6 litres to fill it. Luckily I mixed the coolant with the water before pouring it in (rather than adding the coolant first as suggested on the back of the container) so I didnt have any problems with the ratio of the mix. Like you, my temp seems ok and there dont appear to be any airlocks, but where the other 6 litres went I have no idea!

>> Edited by jam1et on Monday 13th October 17:39

[andy43]

Nice one! A precat car must have half the coolant capacity of the 500's... which could be why the earlier cars seemed to get a reputation for hotter running or overheating - mine's never given me a problem though! As of Saturday, I'm waiting on a set of silicon hoses from ACT - the hose I've fitted today is a temporary measure until the 'real gear' arrives...

[shpub]

You are assuming that all the coolent came out...... and that there is no coolent left in the rest of the system.

[RichB]

As Steve says it is unlikely that all the coolant drained out, I remember when I changed the otter switch on my Griff a couple of years ago I just unscrewed to old one and popped the new one in without any coolant loss at all! Rich...