The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
7/1: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads! |
5/28: SAAB Evolutions/TSN T-Shirts $14
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main 9000 Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
how much did you refill with ??
Posted by greg [Email] (more from greg) on Mon, 16 Feb 2004 13:40:18
In Reply to: One more thing..., Eric Law, Mon, 16 Feb 2004 05:12:54
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Matt...
I did the same job a few weeks ago and it went reasonably well...
Looking at the book of words, for a dry fill you'll need about 9 litres of fluid, but I dumped mine by unclipping the bottom rad hose and to refill that took only 6 litres.
The symptom you describe sounds suspiciously like low coolant - an air-lock would (I think) stop the water flowing through the core all the time, not just allowing it to work intermittently.. Air trapped in the system tends to end up in the expansion tank anyway, but only if there's enough liquid to push it round in the first place.
Wnen I re-filled mine, I took care to be continually squeezing the top hose which helped to force the coolant round the system and displace any bubbles which were lurking. It was oddly satisfying hearing the 'gurgle' of the coolant as it settled into the system. It also helped to have the engine running while I was squeezing - I just kept checking the level of the fluid in the expansion tank abd added more as needed....
And no - I don;t think Bars would have caused a plug big enough to cause your problems ... search the forum for plenty of discussion on that subject.
One last thought - be sure to clean the pressure relief valve in the top of the expansion tank cap.. mine was blocked and stuck open so the cooling system never actually came up to any reasonable pressure.
Best of luck
Greg
posted by 80.43.10...
Posts in this Thread:
- Cooling system woes (long), Matt, Sun, 15 Feb 2004 23:19:02
- Re: Cooling system woes (long), GLRT, Mon, 16 Feb 2004 08:05:23
- Re: Cooling system woes (long), GLRT, Mon, 16 Feb 2004 07:52:46
- Re: Cooling system woes (long), Sjer, Mon, 16 Feb 2004 06:11:41
- Re: Cooling system woes (long), Eric Law, Mon, 16 Feb 2004 05:08:40
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
![](/tsn/xyz/stateofninebutton.gif) |
SaabClub.com
![](/tsn/xyz/scnabutton.gif) |
Jak Stoll Performance
![](/tsn/xyz/jakstollbutton.gif) |
M Car Covers
![](/tsn/xyz/mcarcoversbutton.gif) |
Ad Available
![](/tsn/xyz/buttonavailable.gif) |
![](/tsn/images/tsnmap.gif)
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!