#1: Antifreeze Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:34 am ---- Hi got new 207 seems to have used bit of coolant already some reason after like 3,000 miles few months old , its always been werid dirty water colour from brand new ,heard because it has something in it to protect it .
Dont need much but def not on max though.
Can you not mix differnet colours i got blue antifreeze left over my old 206 would it hurt to pour tiny bit in it ?
Thanks
#2: Re: Antifreeze Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:37 am ---- Car not even a year old, still under manufacturers warranty & your already thinking about putting the wrong fluids in it
Just buy the correct fluid from a Peugeot / Citroen main dealer, its cheap enough anyway.
#3: Re: Antifreeze Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:39 am ---- Is that normal to lose bit of coolant that quick , oil and brake fluid fine .
No wouldnt put wrong stuff in thats why im on here asking this rather than pouring it in anyway , saying would it matter if used same antifreeze i used on 206 suppose cant though wrong colour and sort maybe.
Is Citreon antifreeze exactly same as peugeot stuff , know that most or all parts are really as everything has a citeron badge next to the peugeot one on all parts and bits on car .?
#4: Re: Antifreeze Author: Seabook, Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:45 am ---- my old 206's coolant are crystal clear when i drained them out last month. coolant level stay constant for over 3 yrs.
coolant is just coolant, they are all colourless. all those green/blue or pink coolant are just color additive which makes it easier for you to check your level and to change the coolant.
#5: Re: Antifreeze Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 9:47 am ---- il top it up with correct stuff then see if it goes down again il go to peugeot , ive heard this before someone on 207oc , had same thing then been fine since so hopefully .
So is it safe ti put blue bit in ? Thats what i wanna know so wont hurt putting blue bit in , clear coolant well dirty weris water colour never seen one like it , to be honest id want it all blue lol .
But new car and came with werid clear coolant colour ,
be easier if was blue or red in first place then id know def which colour and sort to use lol.
il top it up with correct stuff then see if it goes down again il go to peugeot , ive heard this before someone on 207oc , had same thing then been fine since so hopefully .
So is it safe ti put blue bit in ? Thats what i wanna know so wont hurt putting blue bit in , clear coolant well dirty weris water colour never seen one like it , to be honest id want it all blue lol .
But new car and came with werid coolant colour .
you should never mix different brand coolant even they are the same color; as you never know what rust inhibitor they have in the coolant.
top it up with de-ionized water
#7: Re: Antifreeze Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:12 am ---- ok il top it up with bit of water only needs tiny bit anyways , would tap water be ok or have to be de ionoised water ?
#8: Re: Antifreeze Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:17 am ---- thinking about it i got some battery water aint that the same stuff ? or not
#9: Re: Antifreeze Author: Seabook, Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:36 am ---- same stuff
#10: Re: Antifreeze Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:48 am ---- ok so u mean usin tiny bit of battery water be alrit yeah , next time def get correct antifreeze but water be ok this time .
#11: Re: Antifreeze Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 10:50 am ---- i saw this thing on youtube how to check and top up peugeot coolant where thay just topped it up with water , said cold water though and it was a 207 .
Il just use tiny bit of battery water then .
#12: Re: Antifreeze Author: Seabook, Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:11 am ---- water is water.
i suggest de-ionized water is because i don't know whether the tap water in berkshire is hard or soft.
if the water is hard water there is a chance to block the coolant pipe overtime. of course it also depends on how much hard water you put in
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normal pre-mixed coolant you bought is 50:50 mixture; and in uk, even in winter, 20:80 mixture is more than enough to prevent the coolant to freeze.
so that means you got at least 30% "allowance"; normal engine coolant should be over 5L; so that means even you diluted the coolant with over a litre of normal water is will still be fine.
#13: Re: Antifreeze Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:16 am ---- the tap water here is crap lol hard not good
so il use battery water ok thanks , looks abit like my coolant anyway just clear mabey it is lol.
so be safe to do this a few times not that i plan to if happens again might tell peugeot as its new car .
thanks for your help .
#14: Re: Antifreeze Author: Seb, Location: Under your bedPosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:24 am ----
Seabook wrote:
all those green/blue or pink coolant are just color additive which makes it easier for you to check your level and to change the coolant.
That's wrong. 99% of the time, the blue (MEG)/green is inorganic and the pink/orange (+OAT) is organic. If you mix them it will silt the coolant system.
Most of the old green coolants should not be mixed with ANY type of coolant, as it will probably silt anyway, but definately don't mix a non OAT with an OAT coolant, ie, blue and pink.
#15: Re: Antifreeze Author: eddrj, Location: BerkshirePosted: Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:28 am ---- ok wont mix it with antifreezes ,
but battery water wont hurt tiny bit this once will it
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