Hi,
after 7 years of not changing the coolant liquid in my APE (199 model type), there is finally a leak in the heat exchanger. I noticed it some days ago when the sweet swell of Paraflu first hit me :yum:
Actually, I thought in modern cars there would be no need for replacing that fluid more often than every 10 years.
The problem appeared the very next day of a very fast autobahn run (6th gear full revs for half an hour chasing a VW Scirocco R). This was unusual for the car and me, as I normally never drive that fast, revving it only to 3500-4500 rpm. Maybe the water pump created a lot of pressure, making micro fissures in the already slightly oxidized heating matrix?
Now, how do I get the heat exchanger out? I did this on my Bravo almost a decade ago, now I have to do it again :-( But I had a manual at the time. Now with the electronic online stuff, it's become more difficult to do things, as there is no more manual available.
Where do I have to look for fittings and bolts, and what do I have to take off? The entire dashboard? Is it glued on?
And should I do the thermostat (the one keeping the cooling liquid at a fixed temperature) too?
Thanks
Zardo
after 7 years of not changing the coolant liquid in my APE (199 model type), there is finally a leak in the heat exchanger. I noticed it some days ago when the sweet swell of Paraflu first hit me :yum:
Actually, I thought in modern cars there would be no need for replacing that fluid more often than every 10 years.
The problem appeared the very next day of a very fast autobahn run (6th gear full revs for half an hour chasing a VW Scirocco R). This was unusual for the car and me, as I normally never drive that fast, revving it only to 3500-4500 rpm. Maybe the water pump created a lot of pressure, making micro fissures in the already slightly oxidized heating matrix?
Now, how do I get the heat exchanger out? I did this on my Bravo almost a decade ago, now I have to do it again :-( But I had a manual at the time. Now with the electronic online stuff, it's become more difficult to do things, as there is no more manual available.
Where do I have to look for fittings and bolts, and what do I have to take off? The entire dashboard? Is it glued on?
And should I do the thermostat (the one keeping the cooling liquid at a fixed temperature) too?
Thanks
Zardo
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