Replacing antifreeze Skoda Fabia 2

Hello. We will show the process of replacing antifreeze in a Skoda Fabia 2 car with a 1.2 engine.

Replacement frequency

It is necessary to check the level of antifreeze in the Skoda Fabia 2 every 10 thousand kilometers, top up if necessary. A complete replacement should be made every 90 thousand kilometers or every five years. Also, antifreeze should be changed if it has become brown or discolored.

SKU:

Specification of antifreezes for Fabia 2 from the manufacturer: VW TL-774J (G13) and VW TL-774G (G12++). Based on these parameters, you can buy any antifreeze.

Original items for which you can pick up analogues:

• Г13-Г013А8ДЖМ1;
• G12++ — G012 A8G M1.

You can mix G13 and G12.

Refueling volume for the engine 1,2 - 5 liters, 1,6 - 7 liters. When replacing, it is rarely possible to remove all antifreeze, but you still have to buy a little with a margin. If it does not serve as a replacement, it will be recharged.

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Tools:

• a set of Torx keys;
• pliers;
• rags;
• funnel;
• measuring container for draining spent antifreeze.

Perform replacement work with rubber gloves. After replacing, rinse with water and clean all places where antifreeze has entered. If it falls on the garage floor or the ground, spray it or wash it off with water. The smell of antifreeze may attract children or pets.

Step by step replacement process

Wait until the engine has completely cooled down before starting work.

1. We install the car on a pit or an elevator.

2. Loosen the six screws around the perimeter of the motor guard and remove it.

3. On the lower branch pipe of the radiator, squeeze the clamp with pliers and take it to the side.

There is no antifreeze drain valve, as on previous Skoda Fabia models.

4. We take out the radiator hose and drain the antifreeze into a measuring container.

We have a 1.2 engine and about two liters came out of the radiator pipe.

5. Open the cap of the expansion tank and about two liters will flow out. Lower the pipe into a measuring container so as not to flood the floor. You can also put the mouthpiece back on, open the cap, and then take the mouthpiece off again.

6. We start the engine for 20-30 seconds and another 0,5 liters will pour out of the nozzle.

7. We dress the pipe and fix it with a clamp.

8. Install motor protection.

9. Insert a funnel and fill the expansion tank with antifreeze to the minimum level.

10. We start the engine until the fan is turned on and off.

11. We wait until the engine cools down and add more antifreeze to the minimum level.

12. The above procedure must be repeated several times to fill to the correct level. You can also focus on how much antifreeze you drained.

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Of course, this method cannot be called a complete replacement for antifreeze. Approximately 0,7 liters of old fluid remained in the system. But this is not important, so this method of replacement has the right to life.