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 Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:42 pm |
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My mate pointed out my coolant was very low so today i bought some antifreeze nd summer coolant. Couldnt see the coolant as it was a bit dark when poured it in when it got to where it should b i could see the colour. And it came up as a dirty brown colour. Surely this isn't normal?!
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:54 pm |
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It's fine.
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2012 9:54 pm |
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if in doubt you can always drain it and refill.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 12:19 am |
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| Seabook wrote: |
| if in doubt you can always drain it and refill. |
Sounds like its time for a coolant flush.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:29 am |
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standard citroen/peugeot stuff is blue in colour mate. if your worried about the browny colour just drain it out and refill. usually 3 or 4 litres of concentrate coolant then top up with water.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:58 pm |
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It could be the signs of the beginning of a head gasket failure.
Empty, flush then refill and watch the level and colour for a while.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:39 pm |
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How do you empty nd flush. Probs dumb question like. If i fo empty it i have premixed coolant stuff so how much that will it take to fill? Cheers guys.
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Posted: Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:43 pm |
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there is a thread about how to change coolant.
pre-mixed stuff is useless in this case as you can't drain the coolant from the engine block easily (a good 4-5L will stay in the block)
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