Example of mixed coolant which I had to sort when I bought mine
Does look quite tasty though
some antifeeze used by garages is clear.
what manufacturer is selling neat coolant additive then ?
Hi chaps
This is getting to me, I just don't have the time to take the car to be flushed, by the description here it sounds like I would not want to attempt it.
So, I would imagine when I call the garage that fitted the rad for me and point out that they charged me for A/Freeze Xstream G30 Red and yet it seems there is nothing but water there, they would give me a couple of lts of it.
So my question is, if I syphoned out the expansion tank and then filled with neat A/Freeze Xstream G30 Red, ran the car, let it cool and repeat, would this get the mixture to the right levels?
Halfords sell a G12 for our cars blue bottle around £20 ish for 5 litres, mines got it
Best to remove the thermostat and flush it through with a hose.
Euro car sell the new G13 quite cheap. I got 5 litres of neat coolant for about £18
Bringing this one from the dead. Unfortunately my LCR has blue antifreeze in it, hasnt been in the system for that long but was wondering if i was to drain it via the tap by the radiator, will it be safe to put red in or will there still be some left in the engine??
i'd drain it out, (you are looking to get more than 4 litres out), then run water through, leave that running until hot and fully circulating then drain again. (i always put the heater on when doing coolant to make sure its fully circulating, no idea if i actually need to do this).
If the water is clear then you can go ahead with the G12. if not run another cycle of water through.
You will know by now roughly how much coolant is required to fill the system so if you monitor what you have put in you will know when the system is fully purged and clear of air, but do check levels afterwards.
G12 from dealers or better still GSF and the like works out cheap, often they are not pre-mixed so read the label, 50:50 mix with water is usual. - you may be able to poor neat coolant then water in to start with, but its a good idea to pre-mix before adding to the system to ensure the correct mix. (and then keep a small bottle in the car for top ups, - but not were a kid may have access to it as its very toxic).
Some may say this is OTT, - im not sure what qty of coolant type mix is required for it to be a problem.. but doing the above isnt much more hassle than not once you have car up, tools out etc. and much less of an issue than if there was a mixture issue.