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Coolant with anti-freeze
and corrosion protection,
recommendation
030 Service Information 2014/8/27
Profile:
ART, A35E FS [GB]
Coolant with anti-freeze and corrosion protection, recommendation
Coolant
The cooling system is filled with Volvo Coolant VCS. Always use the same coolant that the system was previously filled with.
NOTE!
To avoid damage to the engine, different coolants must NOT be mixed. Nor may pure water be used alone.
When using concentrated coolant and pure water the mixture must contain 40–60% concentrated coolant and 40–60% pure
water. The content of coolant must not be less than 40% of the total mixture, see table below
Anti-freeze protection down to Mixture of concentrated coolant
–25°C 40%
–35°C 50%
–46°C 60%
If there is any doubt whether or not the water is absolutely pure then ready mixed coolant must be used.
Pure water for the cooling system must also fulfil the following requirements
Description Value
Total quantity of fixed particles < 340 ppm
Total hardness < 9.5° dH
Chloride < 40 ppm
Sulphate < 100 ppm
pH–value 5.5 – 9
Silicon < 20 mg SiO2/litre
Iron < 0.10 mg FE/litre
Manganese < 0.05 mg Mn/litre
Electrical conductive capacity < 500 µS/cm
Organic content, COD–Mn <15 mg/litre
NOTE!
To avoid damage to the engine, different ready mixed coolants must not be mixed.
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