okay, so I have this car and it apparently has water/coolant in the radiator - but how do I see when it needs topping up?? If I open the radiator cap I cant see any water in it, but guess that just means its not totally full...
Do I have to drain the lot and refill it, or can I just top it up with a mixture of water/coolant till I see liquid in the top of the radiator.
dumbass question Number 1001
Started by
dayzee
, Nov 25 2005 01:01 PM
6 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 25 November 2005 - 01:01 PM
#2
Posted 25 November 2005 - 01:06 PM
top it up
#3
Posted 25 November 2005 - 01:06 PM
thats all i do
#4
Posted 25 November 2005 - 02:04 PM
I like to keep my water level so its about halway between the top of the fins and the bottom of the filler neck. It is good practice to totally flush the system through and fill with new water and coolant, especially coming into winter.
#5
Posted 25 November 2005 - 02:28 PM
i do too even though ive only had mine for one winter..........so far, but i tend to flush it for peace of mind, i have a tin roofed gargage, it often colder inside than out!
#6
Posted 25 November 2005 - 02:51 PM
great... make up a mixture of 25% coolant to 75% water - pour it in.. simple.
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#7
Posted 25 November 2005 - 08:34 PM
I'd make that at least 33% antifreeze if I were you.
The correct coolant level is 1 inch of coolant visible in the radiator top tank. The old rads had a loop of wire in there which was an inch above the base of the top tank to show level but they stopped fitting that around '84 sometime.
As long as you can see some in the top when you open it then it's normally fine. It's not a fully sealed system in the Mini (before '93) so if you overfill it it will blow out the excess when it gets to temperature through the overflow.
The correct coolant level is 1 inch of coolant visible in the radiator top tank. The old rads had a loop of wire in there which was an inch above the base of the top tank to show level but they stopped fitting that around '84 sometime.
As long as you can see some in the top when you open it then it's normally fine. It's not a fully sealed system in the Mini (before '93) so if you overfill it it will blow out the excess when it gets to temperature through the overflow.
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