I liked how you went through every step. Very helpful for beginners. As a German Mechanic I would suggest putting new Coolant after 2 liters of water while the drain plug is still loose. Once you see the new Coolant come out of the pipe then you can tighten the plug so there's no Water remaining and fill till between min and max in the end don't forget to vent the air out of the cooling system. Just warm up the car to 90° till the radiators turn on, the thermostate opens up and only then the second cooling circle opens up and sucks in more coolant. Make sure to refill the whole time so the cooling system doesn't run dry. I wouldn't use water for flushing the system because it doesn't has any lubricant in it. Normal water can build lime which can damage the water pump. If water pump is dead the car overheats and could cause Major damages. Sorry for my poor English. Anyway very helpful video.
Thank you for your kind words and great tips on refilling. This is more on the emptying that refilling as I will cover that in a separate video when/ if I put a new engine in. I really appreciate the feedback buddy 👍👌
😂 because some reasons in the past 2 years, I’ve been changing the coolant 4X so believe it’s now she has quite healthy antifreeze but I totally used G13 -- nice vid-
I found that only draining from the bottom of the radiator does not get it all out. Removing the pipe attached to the oil filter housing drained even more out, to a combined total of around 3.5L of coolant.
Great video very well explained,just quick question I want to lower my TT mk1 1.8 in your experience are coilovers the way forward, just want the car to look better ,Thanks
Hi and thanks for your support and kind words. Regarding the lowering, coil overs are a popular way to do it. With anything, lowering your car with compromise ride comfort with the need for a stiffer setup to cope with with the reduced body roll, etc. something to factor into the decision. Looks vs comfort. It’s a tough call!
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Again, I"m bowing to the East. Thank you Andy.
Thank you vic
I did this about a year ago to fit the new Coolant bottle but good to have a reminder, another great tutorial Andy
I liked how you went through every step. Very helpful for beginners. As a German Mechanic I would suggest putting new Coolant after 2 liters of water while the drain plug is still loose. Once you see the new Coolant come out of the pipe then you can tighten the plug so there's no Water remaining and fill till between min and max in the end don't forget to vent the air out of the cooling system. Just warm up the car to 90° till the radiators turn on, the thermostate opens up and only then the second cooling circle opens up and sucks in more coolant. Make sure to refill the whole time so the cooling system doesn't run dry. I wouldn't use water for flushing the system because it doesn't has any lubricant in it. Normal water can build lime which can damage the water pump. If water pump is dead the car overheats and could cause Major damages. Sorry for my poor English. Anyway very helpful video.
Thank you for your kind words and great tips on refilling. This is more on the emptying that refilling as I will cover that in a separate video when/ if I put a new engine in. I really appreciate the feedback buddy 👍👌
Nice video Andy 👌
Thank you Peter!
😂 because some reasons in the past 2 years, I’ve been changing the coolant 4X so believe it’s now she has quite healthy antifreeze but I totally used G13
-- nice vid-
I found that only draining from the bottom of the radiator does not get it all out. Removing the pipe attached to the oil filter housing drained even more out, to a combined total of around 3.5L of coolant.
That is a good point. The removal of the cap should release any air lock or vacuum holding on to the water
Great video very well explained,just quick question I want to lower my TT mk1 1.8 in your experience are coilovers the way forward, just want the car to look better ,Thanks
Hi and thanks for your support and kind words.
Regarding the lowering, coil overs are a popular way to do it. With anything, lowering your car with compromise ride comfort with the need for a stiffer setup to cope with with the reduced body roll, etc. something to factor into the decision. Looks vs comfort. It’s a tough call!
Do you need to bleed or burp the coolant system to get the air out when refilling it?
Yes. Leave the cap off and get it to temperature. I will do a separate video on refilling 👍