Old vitara 1.6 coolant capacity?

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Old vitara 1.6 coolant capacity?

Post by twitch » Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:26 pm

Hey guys,
just changed the rad on my friends 1.6 Vitara and cant find anything regarding how much coolant I am supposed to be putting back in it?
Can you help?
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Re: Old vitara 1.6 coolant capacity?

Post by donkeychomp » Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:14 pm

Pour it in till you can see it at the top of the radiator.
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Re: Old vitara 1.6 coolant capacity?

Post by Anton » Mon Nov 23, 2015 8:47 pm

Yes, then run the thing for a while, to get air out of the system, and then re-fill.
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