Sei: Paraflu or any antifreeze?

[bigpigeon2004]

Is Paraflu essential or does any antifreeze do for the coolant?

Thank you

 

[custard]

any quality antifreeze at the correct dilution

 

[bigpigeon2004]

so 50:50

antifreeze & distilled water you mean. This will be the same as Paraflu eqvilent (spelling)?

thanks

 

[custard]

no need for distilled water in the cooling system and dilute as per the pack instructions. you will have no problems

 

[bigpigeon2004]

cool, that's answered my question. How do you drain the old coolant out the bottle? in order to put the new stuff in?

Thanks again

 

[custard]

remove the lowest coolant pipe.
best to get yourself a haynes manual though

 

[bigpigeon2004]

could you just quickly explain

thanks

 

[custard]

well what can i say.disconnect the lowest coolant hose to let the coolant run out.

 

[bigpigeon2004]

is that the one with the butterfly clip that comes out of the wing area?

 

[custard]

one over the gearbox/engine join

 

[bigpigeon2004]

sorry, really don't know what you're about. I thought it was that hose that comes out the wing area? surely

 

[J333EVO]

no need for distilled water in the cooling system and dilute as per the pack instructions. you will have no problems

It's OK for you back home Custard to say this as we have nice soft water in Scoltand that is easily good enough for the coolant system, but down here in South England, especially when I lived in Bourenmouth, the water is so hard that I wouldn't use it as I've seen some real clogged up coolant systems in the few years i've lived down here with limescale!

I use a big bottle of cheap drinking water from ASDA 5L for about £2.50 job done, all the cars I have done this to have run cooler and heated up quicker after a good heavy duty coolant systems flush and change with new anti-freeze.

Aaron.

 

[custard]

It's OK for you back home Custard to say this as we have nice soft water in Scoltand that is easily good enough for the coolant system, but down here in South England, especially when I lived in Bourenmouth, the water is so hard that I wouldn't use it as I've seen some real clogged up coolant systems in the few years i've lived down here with limescale!

I use a big bottle of cheap drinking water from ASDA 5L for about £2.50 job done, all the cars I have done this to have run cooler and heated up quicker after a good heavy duty coolant systems flush and change with new anti-freeze.

Aaron.

ah well its our secret plan to gunk up all off the southerners insides

 

[custard]

is that the one with the butterfly clip that comes out of the wing area?

sorry i missed your reply.basically you need to release the lowest pipe so the coolant comes out. i assume your looking at the expansion tank which is too high and will only drain a litre at best

 

[turbo_jim]

If you look under the bumper you will see the radiator on the drivers side. The hose you want to pull of is the one coming off the bottom of the radiator - it might be difficult to shift, so try twisting it while pulling very hard!

 

[bigpigeon2004]

OK

atm I have 'green' antifreeze. Would it be possible to top this up with the blue stuff, diluted of course?

Thank you

 

[Stu DemonD]

Isn't there a warning somewhere about mixing antifreezes - I know mixing the blue and red paraflu is a definite no-no....

 

[bigpigeon2004]

thanks for that

anyone else if deffo not then I'll have to try to drain the rest out.

Surely you can't keep topping up with water all the time. It's very diluted atm.

 

[bigpigeon2004]

come on guys. I'm really dissapointed that no one's answered. Someone must know. Thanks again...

Michael

 

[J333EVO]

Best not to mix any anti freeze unless you know exactly what it is, some better garages put a sticker on the rad end cap with a date and type used, but most don't, so drian system and flush with a propriety cleaner and refill then you knoe everything is correct.

And stick something on end cap with water proof ink to indecate you have done it.

Aaron.