Case CX490D - Page 260

6-MAINTENANCE
Fillingtheenginecoolingsystem
17.Closethecoolantdraincockoftheradiatorandclose
thecoolantdrainplugontheengineblock.
18.Loosentheairbleedplug(1)ontheEGRcooler.
19.Slowlysupplycoolantthroughtheradiatorcoolantin-
let.Addcoolantuptotheedgeofthecoolantinlet.
NOTICE:thecoolantshallbeaddedslowlyinordertopre-
venttheentryofairintotheenginecoolingsystem.
NOTE:pushandreleasetheradiatorhoseswhilesupply-
ingcoolantintotheradiatortoeasetheowingoftheen-
ginecoolantintothecoolingsystem.
20.TightentheairbleedplugontheEGRcoolerwhen
coolantoverowsfromit.
Tighteningtorque:6.9–14.7N·m(5.1–10.84lb
ft)
21.Closetheradiatorcap.
22.FillthereservetankwithcoolantuptotheFULLmark.
Closethecapofthereservetank.
23.Starttheengineandletitrunatlowidlespeedfor3–
5min,andthenstoptheengine.
24.Waituntiltheenginehascooleddown.Slowlyopen
theradiatorcapandcheckforcoolantlevel.Ifneeded,
addcoolantuptotheedgeofthecoolantinletofthe
radiator.
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25.Closetheradiatorcap.
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