BYD S6

Coolant capacity & service interval

BYD S6 coolant capacity ranges from 6,4 to 7,9 liters. Service intervals include checks at 10000 km or 6 to 12 months, and changes at 40000 km or 24, 33, or 36 months. The data covers 6 configurations.

The configuration chart below lists fill volumes and service intervals for each engine and trim variant.

TypeSpecifications
S6 1.5 (2014-2016)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 6,4-7,9 liter
  • Check 10000 km/ 6 months
  • Change 40000 km/ 24 months
S6 2.0, QCJ6480S/S5 (2011-2016)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 6,4-7,9 liter
  • Check 10000 km/ 6 months
  • Change 40000 km/ 24 months
S6 2.4 (118 kW), QCJ6480SJ (2011-2016)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 7,2 liter
  • Check 10000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 36 months
S6 2.4 (118 kW), QCJ6480SJ (2011-2016)
  • Use: First change only
  • Capacity 7,2 liter
  • Change 33 months
S6 2.4 (123 kW), QCJ6480S2, BYD6480S1/S2 (2011-2016)
  • Use: Normal
  • Capacity 7,1 liter
  • Check 10000 km/ 12 months
  • Change 36 months
S6 2.4 (123 kW), QCJ6480S2, BYD6480S1/S2 (2011-2016)
  • Use: First change only
  • Capacity 7,1 liter
  • Change 33 months

Additional Notes

  • The BYD S6 1.5 and S6 2.0 (QCJ6480S/S5) share an identical coolant capacity range of 6.4–7.9 liters, which reflects a variable fill volume typical of systems where air pockets or reservoir levels affect the final measured quantity during a service fill.
  • The 1.5 and 2.0 configurations specify a coolant check interval of every 10,000 km or 6 months under normal use conditions, which is a shorter time-based check cycle compared to the 12-month check interval assigned to the 2.4-liter variants.
  • Both the 1.5 and 2.0 engines share a coolant change interval of 40,000 km or 24 months under normal use, while all three 2.4-liter engine variants specify a change interval of 36 months with no accompanying distance figure, indicating a purely time-based drain schedule for those engines.
  • The S6 2.4 (118 kW) engine, identified by code QCJ6480SJ, carries a fixed coolant capacity of 7.2 liters, in contrast to the range-based 6.4–7.9 liters of the smaller-displacement engines, suggesting a more precisely defined system volume for the 2011-2016 period.
  • The S6 2.4 (123 kW) variants, covering engine codes QCJ6480S2 and BYD6480S1/S2, specify a coolant capacity of 7.1 liters, which is 0.1 liters less than the 118 kW version of the same displacement, reflecting a measurable difference between two engines of the same size but different power outputs.
  • Both 2.4-liter variants include a separate first-change-only interval of 33 months, which is 3 months earlier than the standard 36-month change interval applied under normal use conditions, establishing an accelerated initial drain for factory-filled coolant in those engines.
  • The first-change-only entries for both 2.4-liter engines list only a time-based interval of 33 months with no distance figure, while the normal-use entries for the same engines also carry no distance figure for the change interval, making all 2.4-liter coolant drain schedules exclusively time-dependent across both use conditions.

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