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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 01:02 PM
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Iv just had the turbo off my s1 and im going to fill it up with water how much does it hold as i want to put the correct 50/50 water and anti freeze in. cheeRS
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 05:00 PM
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My s2 holds around the 4 litre mark iirc, put a couple of litres of anti freeze in, that should be plenty mate!
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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its 7.9 litres from empty to the header tank on MAX.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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Bloody hell! Don't remember putting that much in lol, i guess unless it's the first time after a rebuild it won't be fully empty though.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Yeah the 7.9 is from bone dry so more like 4 or so. Make sure you mix the antifreeze with the water before you put it in, i put some in neat once for it to mix in the engine and shagged the seal in the waterpump staight off
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Thought i normally put about 4 in when i'm changing the water for a freshen up or whatever......oops i never bother premixing it as such, though i've never had a problem doing this.
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Old Mar 3, 2009 | 07:49 PM
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Think my pump may have be allergic to antifreeze
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Lol sounds like it might have been yeah....you sure it was antifreeze you put in lol!
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Originally Posted by kidsRS
im going to fill it up with water how much does it hold
Depends how rusty your battery tray, fuse box, and sunroof are?
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Old Mar 4, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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Karlos it wont get higher than the bottom of the set lol. Ill make a mix in a bit and fill her up.
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Originally Posted by Karlos G
Depends how rusty your battery tray, fuse box, and sunroof are?
Its a RST so very!
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Originally Posted by Karlos G
Depends how rusty your battery tray, fuse box, and sunroof are?
exactly wot i was gonna say, can hold plenty in the spare wheel space when the tailgate rusts aswell
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Originally Posted by kidsRS
Karlos it wont get higher than the bottom of the set lol. Ill make a mix in a bit and fill her up.
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Its a RST so very!
Originally Posted by Chris69
exactly wot i was gonna say, can hold plenty in the spare wheel space when the tailgate rusts aswell
Gotta love our RS's
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