mines been in there since i done the conversion so erm.. 2 months... i have no plans to change it in the near future.... as long as the temp display stays at the correct level i'm happy:lol:

i have dodgy oil to get rid of first:lol:

ugh the thought of jacking up the car whn i get home is not making me happy....:(

my coolant had frikin grass seeds in it FFS :mad:

yes but mine is very dirty and i want it to be clean, shouldnt get that much dirt in there tho to be honest

YES THATS WHAT HAYNES MANUAL SAYS i may spend the weekend on it. need to sort gear linkage

arent ya always gonna get dirt in yer water lads:boggle: i'd recon once every 6months would be plenty enough for changing coolant and even thats over kill...

im out of cash now so cant afford more antifreeze :(

think the main issues are the heater matrix which doesnt flush proper & also some of the water in the block. was told to get a good flush, remove the thermostat & run water into the engine from there to flush it well

paul i flushed mine through 4times on monday, but still its manky again, going to flush it again on the weekend.

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Originally posted by Gsi_Ire
where u getting that done sib? whats the cost?

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my car could do with a dyno run :( but dont know anywhere or how much I'd be looking at...

I did coolant flush on sunday & flushed it through, but the coolant has gone mirky again - was nice & blue when I did it!

think it just didnt completely flush through as it hadnt been done in absolutely ages by the look of it!

where u getting that done sib? whats the cost?

i always give my car a service before a dyno run, check water too, make sure its not nasty coloured etc....... change plugs too.

i have a dyno runn on saturday so i suppose new oil wont hurt anyways...:)

Nugget :lol:

on the way to motor factors at lungh for new oil and filter....

a warning on the bottle would have been some help:rolleyes:

whats a waste of oil:lol:

:lol:

give it a good flush through

you'll probs end with gloops of different sorts as they might of seperated from the heat...

baaad when it does!

[Edited on 30-11-2004 by PaulW]

^^ indeed :lol:

think i better fix that leak and get rid of that oil:lol::lol:

[Edited on 30-11-2004 by Siberia]

asks after he's dunnit... :lol:

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Originally posted by PaulW
dont mix the 2 - not advised...

go with whats already in your car

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nah use regular shite, synthetic will probs burn off

dont mix the 2 - not advised...

go with whats already in your car

:lol: the leak in on the crank case breather pipe.... i went to fix it at the weekend but the garrage i was using broke the inspection lap so i couldnt see WTF i was doing......:o

so is it alright to use the synthetic stuff or not?:o

fix your leak lazy boy :lol:

wunt bother with synthetic on a c16 with mileage on it though :thumbs:

Whats the difference.....

my car has a wee oil leak which means carrying a litre of oil with me at all times.....

now normally in texaco/esso they'll have 10w 40 semi-synthetic and this is what ive been using... the other day i went into a shell garage and they only had 10 w 40 synthetic stuff...... i'm not to sure whether to use it of not...

whats the difference:o:o

engine is a c16xe BTW...