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Jasper Carat
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Posted: 05 Oct 17 at 21:33 |
A week ago I asked my mechanic to drop the coolant, flush the system and refill with the 8 litres of purple G13 that I supplied. When I picked the van up the header tank wasn’t brimming so I topped it up. I checked it a couple of days later and again it needed topping up. Today was the same so I thought maybe it had air in the system so I undid the bleed valve on the rad. Sure enough, some hissing, bubbles and then finally a constant flow of water. I say water and not coolant because it was clear, had no smell or taste to it. The liquid in my header tank is of a light brown colour. I’m no mechanic but I would have thought that 8 litres of purple in a 50/50 mix would be visible in a refilled system.
Would 8 litres of water dilute the coolant out of colour? Thanks. Gareth. |
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rowlesy
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yes but if you have an air lock it wont travel through the system
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Jasper Carat
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Thanks Rowlesy. Any idea why the header tank contents would be brown if the system had supposedly been flushed?
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rowlesy
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just because it flushed doesnt mean it clean. old water is a bastard to clean old antifreeze is even worse especially if its been in for years without regular change
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