Capacity of 1.6diesel coolant system

[MacAoidh]

Now that I've sorted out a replacement runabout car, all attention back to the van...

Below is the info on Simon's Brickyard site re coolant in wasserboxers; can anyone tell me if a 1.6 diesel system is going to be roughly the same, or a bit more/less? I've got 7 litres of Halfords premium-grade antifreeze. Adequate?

Grateful for all info.

Steve.

"Please bare in mind that if you have an empty system the entire cooling system takes 16 litres of coolant, if you want a 50% mix then that's 8 litres of antifreeze you need, and a little fact here that neat antifreeze actually freezes at -6°c! its not until its mixed with water that it lowers the freezing point, so be careful, too much antifreeze could end up being the death of you engine. Another fact worth considering is that you want your antifreeze protection at about -35°c, that sounds a lot and even most mechanics will say its never going to get down to that level, but the correct concentration is essential not just for ice protection but for corrosion protection also.
Weak coolant mixture could cause internal corrosion of your engine, giving the fragile nature of the waterboxer engine this is not good!"
http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/VehicleSpec ... freeze.htm

[Simon Baxter]

all the same, well close enough.

[MacAoidh]

Cheers. So, if I just use what I've got I'll have 7/16 a.k.a. 44% antifreeze. Is that good enough for the usual uk winter? I could buy another 2 litres, but it's not easy getting to a Halfords from here, and six quid is six quid.