![]() So if you’ve got one of these engines below, take care when replacing your coolant! Engine damage is a very real concern. ![]() It will take about one gallon but you’ll add, water 30 sec and add again a few times.” Add the premixed coolant/water and fill that. Use a section of heater hose or clear vinyl tubing that fits the nipple and put funnel into the hose. “On the short 6 engines to fill block you can slide the pinch clamp up on the short hose from rad to the trans cooler on left (driver’s) side and slip that hose off the cooler nipple. If you’ve got a short 6 engine under the hood, here’s a few specific tips to make the process easier: The coolant often does not get into block due to the upper hose routing and can’t go through closed thermostat. So what to do? Jimmy57 has the answer, and it’s pretty simple:Ībsent having that tool then you take upper hose, the one NOT going to thermostat housing, and fill it with 50/50 coolant/pure water mix to get the block filled up. You can buy them on Amazon, like the Universal Radiator Pressure Tester and Vacuum Type Cooling System Kit, but they cost quite a penny and unfortunately, most LAPS (Local Auto Parts Stores) don’t carry them either. These tools allow you to easily remove and refill your coolant. If you don’t take care to fill it up, you could run the risk of ruining your engine. What’s a ‘cooling system evacuator and fill system’? On your Volvo, these tools allow you to easily get coolant to the engine block. The engines with thermostat on block (V8, all 3.2 short 6, 3.0T short 6, P1 5 cylinder, and all P3, and any platform with the Drive-E 4 cylinder) are all designed to use the ‘cooling system vacuum evacuator and fill system’. MVS user Jimmy57 provides a very important warning when replacing your coolant: A lively discussion broke out on coolant replacement (Isn’t that just always the case?) ![]() MVS user headrc recently asked the MVS forum how to open the draincock on his 2012 Volvo XC70 so he could flush the radiator. If you’re looking to change the coolant (antifreeze) on your modern Volvo, slow your roll! There’s a couple things you need to know beforehand that could save you major frustration, and possibly even ruining your beautiful automobile. Want To Know How to Change Coolant and Avoid Destroying Your Engine? ![]()
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