Cooling system - tightness test
- Make
- Alfa Romeo
- Model
- GT Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 2003–2010
- Section
- Various controls › Cooling system - tightness test
COOLING SYSTEM - TIGHTNESS TEST
Undo the engine coolant reservoir cap and remove it.
1. Tighten the tool fitted with the special connector on the reservoir filler.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pump | 1.895.362.000 |
2. Manually pressurize the circuit and check that the pressure reading on the gauge remains constant.
| Measurement | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cooling system leakage test pressure (bar) | 1.08 |
Remove the tool from the expansion tank.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Pump | 1.895.362.000 |
1. Tighten the tool (1b) fitted with the special connector on the engine coolant reservoir cap.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 1b | Pump | 1.895.362.000 |
2. Manually pressurize the circuit and check that the cap exhaust valve opens at the correct pressure on the gauge.
| Measurement | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Exhaust valve opening pressure (bar) | 0.98 |
Undo the cap from the tool and tighten it on the engine coolant reservoir. [PA1]
Undo the engine coolant reservoir cap and remove it.
1. Tighten the tool fitted with the special connector on the reservoir filler.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pump | 1.895.362.000 |
2. Manually pressurize the circuit and check that the pressure reading on the gauge remains constant.
| Measurement | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Engine cooling system leakage test pressure (bar) | 1.08 |
Remove the tool from the expansion tank.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Pump | 1.895.362.000 |
1. Tighten the tool (1b) fitted with the special connector on the engine coolant reservoir cap.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 1b | Pump | 1.895.362.000 |
2. Manually pressurize the circuit and check that the cap exhaust valve opens at the correct pressure on the gauge.
| Measurement | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Exhaust valve opening pressure (bar) | 0.98 |
Undo the cap from the tool and tighten it on the engine coolant reservoir.
Undo the engine coolant reservoir cap and remove it.
1. Tighten the tool fitted with the special connector on the reservoir filler.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine cooling system leakage test kit | 1.895.377.001 |
2. Manually pressurize the circuit and check that the pressure reading on the gauge remains constant.
| Measurement | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Cooling system leakage test pressure (bar) | 1.08 |
Remove the tool from the expansion tank.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Engine cooling system leakage test kit | 1.895.377.001 |
1. Tighten the tool (1b) fitted with the special connector on the engine coolant reservoir cap.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 1b | Engine cooling system leakage test kit | 1.895.377.001 |
2. Manually pressurize the circuit and check that the cap exhaust valve opens at the correct pressure on the gauge.
| Measurement | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Exhaust valve opening pressure (bar) | 0.98 |
Undo the cap from the tool and tighten it on the engine coolant reservoir. [PA1]
- Undo the engine coolant reservoir cap and remove it.
1. Tighten the tool fitted with the special connector on the reservoir filler.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pump | 1.895.362.000 |
2. Manually pressurize the circuit and check that the pressure reading on the gauge remains constant.
| Measurement | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Engine cooling system leakage test pressure | 1.08, bar |
- Remove the tool from the expansion tank.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Pump | 1.895.362.000 |
1. Tighten the tool (1b) fitted with the special connector on the engine coolant reservoir cap.
| Description | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 1b | Pump | 1.895.362.000 |
2. Manually pressurize the circuit and check that the cap exhaust valve opens at the correct pressure on the gauge.
| Measurement | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Exhaust valve opening pressure | 0.98, bar |
- Undo the cap from the tool and tighten it on the engine coolant reservoir.
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