Leonardo 250-300 Repair Manual 2004 - Wheels Academy

LEONARDO 250 - 300
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
CHANGING THE COOLANT
CAUTION
Stop the engine and wait until the engine and
the exhaust system have cooled down.
DO NOT DISPOSE OF COOLANT IN THE ENVI-
RONMENT
• Position the vehicle on the stand.
• Remove the front cover, see 7.1.9 (REMOVING THE
FRONT COVER).
CAUTION
Do not remove the expansion tank cap when
the engine is hot, since the coolant is under
pressure and its temperature is high. If it gets in
contact with the skin or with clothes, it may
cause severe burns and/or damages.
• Unscrew and remove the filling cap (1) from the expansion
tank (2).
• Put a container with at least 1500 cm 3 capacity under
the base, in correspondence with the drain screw (3).
• Unscrew and remove the drain screw (3).
• Drain the coolant and let it drip into the container, then
put it in a container for the collection of fluids.
• Screw and tighten the drain screw (3).Put 1200 cm 3 of
coolant in the expansion tank (2).
• Top up until the coolant reaches the “MAX” level approximately.
Do not exceed this level, otherwise the
coolant will overflow while the engine is running.
• Put back the filling cap (1).
• Start the vehicle and allow engine to heat up
• Check coolant level and, top up, if necessary.
• Refit front cover, see 7.1.9 (REMOVING THE FRONT
COVER).
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