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How many radiator bleed screws on D8 SRI?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:40 pm
by jason1987
i need to fill my coolin system with anti freeze soon (just water in atm), last time i did it i could only find 2 bleed screws, reason i ask is im on my 2nd heater matrix, last one leaked again but think it was due to the coolant cap being jammed and not releasing pressure, have now got a new cap, just wanna make sure im not missing a bleed screw and it happening again.

the bleed screws i found were on the thermostat and by the bulkhead on heater pipe i think

Re: How many radiator bleed screws on D8 SRI?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:31 pm
by steve_earwig
I'd expect another on the top rear of the radiator, the 2.1 td had one (along with perished washer) and so does the HDi. Unless it's a moody rad of course.

Re: How many radiator bleed screws on D8 SRI?

Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:29 pm
by mjb
If memory serves (it was a long time ago when I had an XU10J2TE and changed its thermostat), there's just the two which you've found.

Re: How many radiator bleed screws on D8 SRI?

Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2012 5:02 pm
by teamster1975
mjb wrote:If memory serves (it was a long time ago when I had an XU10J2TE and changed its thermostat), there's just the two which you've found.
Yep, spot on.