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I have just changed my coolant.
Wanted to tell you all how easy it was.
Engine up to temptreture, cap off the rad and expantion bottle, heater in hot position.
Unscrew drain plug with the correct size screwdriver [located underneath car, middle of radiator]
Drain fluid and replace drain plug.
Add a litre off distiled water then two litre of green coolant and top up with more distilled.
Cap on and start the engine, run until up to tempreture again then check the levels after the thermostate has opened, top up and the job is done.
This has been the easyiest car that I have ever changed the coolant on.
Wanted to tell you all how easy it was.
Engine up to temptreture, cap off the rad and expantion bottle, heater in hot position.
Unscrew drain plug with the correct size screwdriver [located underneath car, middle of radiator]
Drain fluid and replace drain plug.
Add a litre off distiled water then two litre of green coolant and top up with more distilled.
Cap on and start the engine, run until up to tempreture again then check the levels after the thermostate has opened, top up and the job is done.
This has been the easyiest car that I have ever changed the coolant on.
It was half way and it know sits just below, changed the oil to a fully synthetic 5w/40 at the same time.
I also removed the expansion bottle and flushed it out as it had a little brown looking sludge in the bottom, it now looks cleaner from the outside making it easier to see the min and max level.
I also removed the expansion bottle and flushed it out as it had a little brown looking sludge in the bottom, it now looks cleaner from the outside making it easier to see the min and max level.
Edited by freerange7 on Tuesday 9th December 20:48
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