SpanishDynamic2009
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Hi Guys
I just bought a Panda Dynamic 1.2 (2009 - European left hand drive), and it's in pretty good shape.
The other day i went on a long drive through the mountains and (when miles away from anywhere of course) i noticed the orange 'engine' signal light come on on the dashboard. I thought she was over heating!
I stopped at nearest petrol station and bought some radiator coolant (i couldn't see where the level was), but when i went to fill it up it overflowed - it was already full of coolant! Also - after about on hour of driving - the fluid in the radiator didn't seem hot at all.
I put in green coolant - but i think the car needs red.
I need to drain the coolant as it is totally full. Also i noticed that after wiggling the radiator a little - the engine signal light goes out.
Temp. gauge is smack bang in the middle - where it should be. So not overheating.
Why did the light come on? Do i have bubbles in the radiator - or a blockage of some kind? Why was the coolant not hot? (i was driving through snowy mountains)
And most importantly - where can i get a workshop manual so that i can identify the radiator tap, and drain it myself?
Many thanks in advance for any help!
SpanishDynamic2009
I just bought a Panda Dynamic 1.2 (2009 - European left hand drive), and it's in pretty good shape.
The other day i went on a long drive through the mountains and (when miles away from anywhere of course) i noticed the orange 'engine' signal light come on on the dashboard. I thought she was over heating!
I stopped at nearest petrol station and bought some radiator coolant (i couldn't see where the level was), but when i went to fill it up it overflowed - it was already full of coolant! Also - after about on hour of driving - the fluid in the radiator didn't seem hot at all.
I put in green coolant - but i think the car needs red.
I need to drain the coolant as it is totally full. Also i noticed that after wiggling the radiator a little - the engine signal light goes out.
Temp. gauge is smack bang in the middle - where it should be. So not overheating.
Why did the light come on? Do i have bubbles in the radiator - or a blockage of some kind? Why was the coolant not hot? (i was driving through snowy mountains)
And most importantly - where can i get a workshop manual so that i can identify the radiator tap, and drain it myself?
Many thanks in advance for any help!
SpanishDynamic2009