hehe, I knew what I meant :wink:No
antifreeze is just an inhibitor
Antifreeze is antifreeze with addatives such as inhibitors and water weters
Found something bad
Started by
Mini Mad Rich
, Nov 24 2005 10:08 PM
18 replies to this topic
#16
Posted 25 November 2005 - 07:01 PM
#17
Posted 26 November 2005 - 09:28 AM
not sure if your cars over there have it but the bottom of the front of the radiator there is a drain plug on my car , i find that works very well for draining
#18
Posted 26 November 2005 - 07:59 PM
I just dropped the bottom hose let it drain out topped it up with water watching for the brown water to turn see through, then add your anti-freeze till water turns blue put pipe back on and job done :smartass: . Lately i found out my thermostat is leaking tho :nugget: need to get that sorted!
#19
Posted 27 November 2005 - 11:43 AM
Thats like trying to fill a bucket with a large hole in the bottomadd your anti-freeze till water turns blue put pipe back on and job done :smartass: .
The system needs to be flushed through by disconecting the bottom hose then the heater hose and connecting it to the garden hose. Flush it through until it runs clear. I would most deffinately put the bottom hose and heater hose back on before adding the antifreeze for two reasons. Firstly you will not waste any and secondly and more importantly its toxic and should not be put down the drain anyway. Add the required amount of antifreeze, dont water it down but add it neat by the same amout as you would to make the 50% mix in the first place and then top up with water if required. remember that the cooling system will retain much water, particularly in the heater so there may be no need to top up with water.
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