#1: New coolant Author: ryanovsalford, Location: manchesterPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:26 pm ---- Hey guys right i am going to change my coolant but am not sure hiw much antifreeze and water i need the car is a 2000 1.4 8v
#2: Re: New coolant Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:26 pm ---- Fill it till it's full?
#3: Re: New coolant Author: Matt, Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:41 pm ---- Think he means ratio.
#4: Re: New coolant Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:46 pm ---- 50:50??
#5: Re: New coolant Author: Matt, Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:50 pm ----
Howey wrote:
50:50??
Phone a friend??
#6: Re: New coolant Author: ryanovsalford, Location: manchesterPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:50 pm ---- So for every litre of water a litre of coolant?
#7: Re: New coolant Author: Howey, Location: Kings LynnPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:51 pm ---- My answer still stands
#8: Re: New coolant Author: ryanovsalford, Location: manchesterPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 3:55 pm ---- Sounds good to me cheers guys
#9: Re: New coolant Author: starkie, Location: 5826Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:01 pm ---- usually 1 tub of concentrated then top it up with water... more concentrate in colder weather to stop it freezing
#10: Re: New coolant Author: devotedsniper, Location: Tamworth, StaffordshirePosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 4:05 pm ---- Read the label it will tell you the right amount for that coolant.
#11: Re: New coolant Author: nakednakeddave, Location: aberdeenPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:38 pm ---- i normally do 2 litres or coolant, then top it up with water...
#12: Re: New coolant Author: E5GDM, Location: EssexPosted: Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:57 pm ----
devotedsniper wrote:
Read the label it will tell you the right amount for that coolant.
#13: Re: New coolant Author: gixxerkev, Location: wiltshirePosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 4:50 am ---- 50:50 is sufficient protection for our climate.
#14: Re: New coolant Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 7:47 am ----
nakednakeddave wrote:
i normally do 2 litres or coolant, then top it up with water...
Asking for a frozen water pump & snapped cam belt
Its a 50 / 50 mix with concentrated stuff
OR
Ready mix your pour it straight in.
#15: Re: New coolant Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:16 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
nakednakeddave wrote:
i normally do 2 litres or coolant, then top it up with water...
Asking for a frozen water pump & snapped cam belt
Its a 50 / 50 mix with concentrated stuff
OR
Ready mix your pour it straight in.
Would you believe he's a mechanic?
#16: Re: New coolant Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:28 am ----
Lee wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
nakednakeddave wrote:
i normally do 2 litres or coolant, then top it up with water...
Asking for a frozen water pump & snapped cam belt
Its a 50 / 50 mix with concentrated stuff
OR
Ready mix your pour it straight in.
Would you believe he's a mechanic?
please say your joking?
#17: Re: New coolant Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:47 am ---- Ah I remember last year. I only had one litre in and it all froze up and overheated on xmas morning. I wondered why the car only blew cold for a few weeks before it must have frozen inside the heater matrix.
#18: Re: New coolant Author: Lee, Location: EnglandPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 8:52 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
Lee wrote:
MrBSI wrote:
nakednakeddave wrote:
i normally do 2 litres or coolant, then top it up with water...
Asking for a frozen water pump & snapped cam belt
Its a 50 / 50 mix with concentrated stuff
OR
Ready mix your pour it straight in.
Would you believe he's a mechanic?
please say your joking?
99% sure he's a mechanic
#19: Re: New coolant Author: MrBSI, Location: What's it to you? ? ?Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:12 am ----
Rob2859 wrote:
Ah I remember last year. I only had one litre in and it all froze up and overheated on xmas morning. I wondered why the car only blew cold for a few weeks before it must have frozen inside the heater matrix.
Your lucky it didnt freeze the water pump & snap the cambelt when you go to start it.
Your also lucky it didnt push a core plug out the engine block or worse crack the engine block.
#20: Re: New coolant Author: Rob2859, Location: HalifaxPosted: Sun Dec 18, 2011 9:28 am ----
MrBSI wrote:
Rob2859 wrote:
Ah I remember last year. I only had one litre in and it all froze up and overheated on xmas morning. I wondered why the car only blew cold for a few weeks before it must have frozen inside the heater matrix.
Your lucky it didnt freeze the water pump & snap the cambelt when you go to start it.
Your also lucky it didnt push a core plug out the engine block or worse crack the engine block.
I don't think it was fully frozen I think some ice must have blocked it up. Drove it for 3 or 4 minutes and it was still cold, next minute it was 95 so I put my foot down to see what would happen and it shot up so I stopped and turned it off. Think this heat managed to melt the ice after 10 min or so of sitting there. I even too the oil cap off to help cool it while I was waiting and it smelt of burning pretty bad. Got off very lucky.
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please say your joking? 
