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How to flush and fill the coolant system - 2000 S6

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Old 06-18-2009, 02:08 AM
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I recently had a oil cooler problem so my coolant got contaminated with gearbox oil, how do I flush the system properly and also how much anti freeze will I need to put back in? Is it diluted at all with water?

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Open up the drain on the radiator, and use a garden hose to flush it all out from the tank. You might want to use some radiator flush agent. Also, the Bentley shows 2 drain plugs on the block, on either side of the oil pan. Might be a good idea to let it drain from there to ensure you get all of the oil out.

If it was the oil cooler, it's engine oil. If your problem was the main radiator, then it's trans fluid. Neither is good.
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It was the gearbox oil cooler in the radiator, it has now been up and an external cooler added. Will flush the system out, thanks..
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