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mg1969 |
posted on 30th Jan 08 at 13:36 |
Bugger! Tried to do this today, and when trying to loosen the fan switch, the threads on either the rad or the switch must have gone as it is spinning in thin air (what would your money be on?). As as a result I cannot get the damn thing off, not helped by the fact that I am using an adjustable wrench and the limited space under there. | |
waters |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 17:16 |
yes mate I flushed all the lot, engine, radiator and removed header tank, put some bleach in it, put cap on and gave a really good shake (block the pipes) and it came up like new.....got all gunk out of system! | |
mg1969 |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 13:32 |
quote: :thumbs: Did you flush the engine too waters? And its supposed to last a lifetime from factory! Well at least it should not need changing again ;) | |
mg1969 |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 13:28 |
ok cheers Kurt | |
waters |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 13:28 |
I've just done mine......I used 40 %...and yes it is expensive stuff! | |
Kurt |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 13:25 |
well i was always told not to over do it.. haynes know more than me though.. so i imagine 50/50 should be fine | |
mg1969 |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 13:23 |
quote: Really, I didnt know that. What would you recommend? Haynes suggests anything between 20% and 52% depending on how low a temp you want to protect against. I was going to aim for the upper limit, but maybe that's a little high? | |
Kurt |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 13:12 |
dont use too much coolant though, that can also cause corrosion | |
mg1969 |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 13:03 |
Thanks for the additional tips guys. | |
Richardhhha |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 11:14 |
and when you fill the thing back up do so slowly, dont let the coolant/water just slosh into the coolant bottle pore it in slowly as this will help reduce any air in the system, also when thats done turn the heater fans to hot and full speed, run the car and your a gooden | |
Kurt |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 10:54 |
when i did mine i drained it from the temp sender on the bottom of the rad on the left side.. id let it cool down though.. i was impatient and had my hands round a hot brass sender and my arm next to a hot hose... | |
mg1969 |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 09:09 |
Thanks for the reply carnuts. | |
carnuts |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 00:30 |
all depends if the thermostat is ok or not if its ok and you just want to change the coolant over then its simple enough just take the hose off the bottom of the radiator and hold it down and let it come out into a bucket or similar | |
mg1969 |
posted on 29th Jan 08 at 00:07 |
I want to renew the coolant on my 1.2 8v as there are signs of corrosion in the expansion bottle, plus mixture looks to watery. |