MK5 (2005) VW Golf 2.0 TDI coolant capacity?

JustAnotherSaver

Having a bit of a google on this & getting very wishy washy answers on the lines of roughly this, i think it's that.


It's the 140bhp engine if it matters and if i remember right the engine code is AZD.


I've been told it states in the owners manual but i'm quite sure the car was bought without one


I'm looking for someone who knows the capacity as i'll be doing a coolant change on one of these soon and i can't really do a 50:50 mix on a guesstimate.

System

When changing the coolant you get nowhere near all of it out so knowing the capacity doesn't really help if you're wanting to be sure you've filled it as you'll always put in less than it says the capacity is. If you buy a 5 litre can of undiluted OAT antifreeze which you mix to whatever ratio you want I can guarantee it'll be sufficient. Use an old 2 litre pop bottle to do the mixing in and then you can stick it in 2 litres at a time.

JustAnotherSaver

I was going to buy in some G13 which comes in 1.5 litre bottles. I'm hazarding a guess that the capacity will be more than 3 litres and possibly more than 6 litres so i'm also wanting to know how many bottles to buy in.


Although i'm not sure what OAT antifreeze is.

Nobbie1967

As said, you won't get all the coolant out so capacity isn't that relevant. Why not buy enough for 6 litres and collect all the coolant that drains out and measure the volume, then go and buy more coolant if needed.

JustAnotherSaver

Nobbie1967 wrote: »

As said, you won't get all the coolant out so capacity isn't that relevant. Why not buy enough for 6 litres and collect all the coolant that drains out and measure the volume, then go and buy more coolant if needed.

Because it's a faff.



It's much easier (although it's turning out not to be) to find out online what the capacity is (i'm still convinced that someone, somewhere must know) & then order in enough.


To be on the job & to find out you just don't have enough of whatever it is you need is a PITA & since this will be ordered online you can't just then 'go & buy' because there's waiting time. Who wants to have to trot off to get more of what they could've had beforehand? Not me. Who wants to buy more than they need? Also not me. Who wants to know exactly what they need? Me

twhitehousescat

ring a dealer up then!

fred990

G13 (and Plus) is meant to be longlife fill & forget. I've done plenty of timing belts/pumps/thermostats etc on our VW's and usually pour the coolant through a filter (fish tank type wool) and put it back in the car. The loss has been minimal so a 2:3 mix means a bottle of G13 lasts for ages if topping up. Think I bought four a few years ago and three are still unopened.

facade

Just buy a gallon of pre-mixed or 3 litres of neat and mix it 50/50 with distilled water, pull the bottom hose and drop the old antifreeze out of the radiator into a bucket, then replace and fill it up. (if you have 3 separate litre bottles, pour one in neat, fill it with distilled water and pour that in, then halve the next bottle into this one and fill both with distilled etc...)

If the gallon isn't enough, use some of what came out, save a litre to top it back up when you run it and get rid of the air, then dispose of the old stuff responsibly, bear in mind it is sweet tasting and poisonous, so don't leave it where dogs & hedgehogs could drink it, and wash away any spilled puddles.

JustAnotherSaver

Out of curiosity what's the deal with distilled water? Any particular reason why mixing it with tap water is no good?

twhitehousescat wrote: »

ring a dealer up then!

What a marvellous idea.



Rewind a few years and i did just that, or at least asked them a similar question. Turns out VW don't really like to give you answers unless you're parting with money.

twhitehousescat

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

Out of curiosity what's the deal with distilled water? Any particular reason why mixing it with tap water is no good?
What a marvellous idea.



Rewind a few years and i did just that, or at least asked them a similar question. Turns out VW don't really like to give you answers unless you're parting with money.

ok , go into dealers and ask to BUY antifreeze , ask what mix they suggest and ask them to ask workshop how much to sell you

when they bring it to counter , walk out

System

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

To be on the job & to find out you just don't have enough of whatever it is you need is a PITA & since this will be ordered online you can't just then 'go & buy' because there's waiting time. Who wants to have to trot off to get more of what they could've had beforehand? Not me. Who wants to buy more than they need? Also not me. Who wants to know exactly what they need? Me

So do what I said and go buy a 5 litre bottle of the stuff then not only do you have plenty to do the change but you'll also have some left over so you don't have the faff of having to go get some more if you need to top up your car or any others in the household.