Lewis_ Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Think the car allready has it, picked her up about 3 days ago, but i don't want to risk it, so i Just bought some now..Where/How much to put in? Cheers lols, (I think it's the see-through colour container to the top right of engine block with a picture of a book on it?)I have the 1.0E, ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick123 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 yes you put it in the coolant expansion tank, but it shouldn't need it - if the liquid is coloured it means it has antifreeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis_ Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 yes you put it in the coolant expansion tank, but it shouldn't need it - if the liquid is coloured it means it has antifreeze.Alright cheers nick. i will have a quick look inabit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 That is presuming that you mean engine coolant/anti-freeze rather than windscreen washer anti-freeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis_ Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 That is presuming that you mean engine coolant/anti-freeze rather than windscreen washer anti-freeze.Yeah, i mean the engine coolant anti-freeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max West-York Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 unless its been leaking it wont need it, otherwise itd have overheated already and if it was low on antifreeze itll have frozen and possibly cracked the block so you'd know about it either way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis_ Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 unless its been leaking it wont need it, otherwise itd have overheated already and if it was low on antifreeze itll have frozen and possibly cracked the block so you'd know about it either way...I've driven it 20mils since i've had it, and that was taking it home from where i bought it.I doubt it would've overheated, and it's only been below freezing here since i've had it on my drive, before then it was like 2-3 degrees at night, other night it got to -7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 if you want, you could drain all the existing stuff out, then fill it up again with the mix you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis_ Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 How would I go about draining the engine coolant?Cheers marcus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam-R Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Take the bottom hose off the radiator. Let it all drain out... Put it back on and refill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty_82 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Its simple but going off the questions your asking I wouldn't be letting you lose on a car without someone there who knows what they are doing, the system once drained and refilled must be bled correctly or again you could potentially overheat the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis_ Posted February 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 I'm just gonna fill it to just under the max line with anti-freeze anyways.. The solution inside already seems to be coloured, so should be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Make sure you arent mixing different types Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusgrant Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Its simple but going off the questions your asking I wouldn't be letting you lose on a car without someone there who knows what they are doing, the system once drained and refilled must be bled correctly or again you could potentially overheat the engine.as above, wouldnt do it yourself as you dont sound like you know what youre doing.not slagging you off, i wouldnt have a clue in practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 You could just get a mate with a tester or go to your local garage and get them to test the strength of it, if it's fine then no worries, if it's basically coloured water then get someone to renew your coolant. No point rectifying summat that may already be fine, but on the flip side of that there isn't much point sticking a quarter of a litre of antifreeze in a cooling system full of pure water either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis_ Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 You could just get a mate with a tester or go to your local garage and get them to test the strength of it, if it's fine then no worries, if it's basically coloured water then get someone to renew your coolant. No point rectifying summat that may already be fine, but on the flip side of that there isn't much point sticking a quarter of a litre of antifreeze in a cooling system full of pure water either.I highly doubt it is full of pure water, there must be anti-freeze in it, it's over 9 years old, and not a leak..12k miles/year average, it must've overheated at some point w/o anti-freeze, so i would guess the reddish solution is antifreeze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggled Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I hope you bought red antifreeze? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defcon5 Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 I highly doubt it is full of pure water, there must be anti-freeze in it, it's over 9 years old, and not a leak..12k miles/year average, it must've overheated at some point w/o anti-freeze, so i would guess the reddish solution is antifreezeWhat makes you think it has preciously overheated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis_ Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 What makes you think it has preciously overheated?"it must've overheated at some point w/o anti-freeze" - Basically means, it would've overheated by now if it didn't have anti-freeze.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treblet Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Not really, it'll run fine with just water in it if the rest of the cooling system is in good shape... The inside of the radiator will be rotted to hell though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis_ Posted February 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Not really, it'll run fine with just water in it if the rest of the cooling system is in good shape... The inside of the radiator will be rotted to hell though!well, i'll never know if there was any anti-freeze in there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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