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tiptoptim |
posted on 4th Aug 04 at 11:02 |
Right will try to do this tonight. I will take a pipe out to release water and then then top it up with antifreeze | |
L330wnz |
posted on 4th Aug 04 at 10:46 |
err u might need to drain some water out to apply the anti freeze...but I dunno how much u'd put in to be honest...but deffo need to drain sum water out..sum how :lol: | |
tiptoptim |
posted on 4th Aug 04 at 10:45 |
quote: Turn what off? I havent been driving it any faster than normal. I occasionally boot it mainly on the motor way on way to work, once it has warmed up a bit. Also is antifreeze something I can just add to my current amount of water or would it be best to flush it? If Flushing is required how is this done? | |
Rileysport |
posted on 4th Aug 04 at 10:09 |
quote: GET ANTI FREEZE IN ASAP.... its also a corrosion inhibitor, and lubes the water pump. I had a head go on a 16 v rover lump coz some numpty had run it without anti-freeze:! | |
mossy |
posted on 4th Aug 04 at 10:09 |
turn it off...always works 4 me:| | |
L330wnz |
posted on 4th Aug 04 at 10:02 |
mine normally sits at 95..but a 1.6 in that little engine bay will get hot so I dunno if diff engines will differ on when the fan cuts in.. my fan will cut in at 100... but u gotta take into consideration... the weather (is it a hot muggy day?) and how u r driving i.e. ragging its tits off?! | |
tiptoptim |
posted on 4th Aug 04 at 09:21 |
I had changed a pipe about a month ago and lost all the water/coolent in the header tank. So I put just water back in it as I am planning on flushing the system soon. Checked the tank yesterday lunch and it was very very low. I have since topped it up and it doesnt seem to have gone down. I have never changed the thermostat. | |
Adam-D |
posted on 4th Aug 04 at 09:14 |
the weather as long as the coolent isnt dissapearing then it shud be ok | |
tiptoptim |
posted on 4th Aug 04 at 08:55 |
My engine normailly sits around the 90 mark on temp guage, but this week it has been sitting round 92 mark. I am putting some of this down to the hot weather but my fan is kicking in around the 94 mark which is way to early as it normally kicks in around 100. I have already changed the fan switch at the bottom of the radiator, but I have never changed the thermostat. |