OK, so I had a shot this today.
I'm confused. I'm only getting around 5-6 litres out of the radiator, the manual says it holds around 13-15 litres.
Firstly, I did a cold flush, just removed the drain plug out of the bottom of the radiator, removed the caps off the radiator and the pressurised rear tank thing. Put an oil pan under it that said it held 16 litres. It got about half filled.
Secondly, replaced both radiator hoses, nothing came out of them. Filled it up with water from the tap, had the heater on flat out & engine running. Filled up radiator and the pressurised tank as needed. Went for a drive, got it up to 87. Got home and drained it. Only about 5-6 litres out again (about half the 10 litre bucket I used).
The water is getting clearer with each flush which is good. Here's a thing. When I undo the radiator cap, the water is hot. When I undo the drain plug underneath, the water is cold, however hot water does eventually come out.
Where's the missing 10 litres?
Am I doing something wrong?
Thanks for any help.