HELP NEEDED URGENTon the side of the road with radiator emptied

what ratio water to antifreeze bwould u recommend 1500 petrol engine, 50 / 50 mix ? or 3 litre anti to 4ltre water? also as 8 am removing all the hoses what's the less messy way of doing it
 

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Panky said:
The total capacity of the system is seven litres so three bottles would do it. Probably cheaper to get a five litre container full and have some left for top up - but make sure you get the concentrate as it also comes ready mixed in a weaker solution.

You might find this section of the manual useful.

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hi panky , I am a bit confused , when u say get the concentrate antifreeze as it already comes mixed with a weaker mix , would I still use 3litres of anti to 4 litres of water ? it's when u say its mixed that confusing me, thank u
 
Sorry for the confusion. Anti freeze is available in two forms. Concentrated form which you dilute with water yourself or you can buy a ready mixed solution that you just add to the cooling system as it is.
Hope this helps
 
Tintop said:
what ratio water to antifreeze bwould u recommend 1500 petrol engine, 50 / 50 mix ? or 3 litre anti to 4ltre water? also as 8 am removing all the hoses what's the less messy way of doing it
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50/50 mix is fine. Put a washing up bowl under the radiator, take the rad cap off and ease the bottom hose off a little so the water doesn't all rush out at once, you should be able to catch most of what comes out.
 
I get it , I have bought the con c
Panky said:
50/50 mix is fine. Put a washing up bowl under the radiator, take the rad cap off and ease the bottom hose off a little so the water doesn't all rush out at once, you should be able to catch most of what comes out.
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that's great thank u , one other ? if I empty it out from the bottom hose ,how do I ensure I have got all the old mix out from everywhere as I heard that if the old and new mix it turns into a sludge , the mix I am putting in is blue and i cant make out colour of old , thank again
 
Tintop said:
I get it , I have bought the con c

that's great thank u , one other ? if I empty it out from the bottom hose ,how do I ensure I have got all the old mix out from everywhere as I heard that if the old and new mix it turns into a sludge , the mix I am putting in is blue and i cant make out colour of old , thank again
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Tintop said:
I get it , I have bought the con c

that's great thank u , one other ? if I empty it out from the bottom hose ,how do I ensure I have got all the old mix out from everywhere as I heard that if the old and new mix it turns into a sludge , the mix I am putting in is blue and i cant make out colour of old , thank again
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hi I know that the fan belt is 952 mm is that the inside measurement ? I was think whilst I have the rubber hoses off I may as well change the fan belt . I bought 2 ,,, 1 was 950 mm and the other was 957mm , is the measurement from the inside or outside?
 
I imagine that there will be fluid in hoses for heater matrix. Disconnect them so they drop down so fluid can drain out or flush through with hose? Saying all that I’ve put the red antifreeze in when there was blue in there and didn’t find any snot when I flushed it all out so not sure how critical mixing stuff is. All I know is never mix mineral and synthetic oil together.
 
Tintop said:
I get it , I have bought the con c

that's great thank u , one other ? if I empty it out from the bottom hose ,how do I ensure I have got all the old mix out from everywhere as I heard that if the old and new mix it turns into a sludge , the mix I am putting in is blue and i cant make out colour of old , thank again
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Once it's drained push the hose back on and fill the system with water and drop it a couple of times, this will flush out the remnants of the old coolant.
 
S0updragon said:
I imagine that there will be fluid in hoses for heater matrix. Disconnect them so they drop down so fluid can drain out or flush through with hose? Saying all that I’ve put the red antifreeze in when there was blue in there and didn’t find any snot when I flushed it all out so not sure how critical mixing stuff is. All I know is never mix mineral and synthetic oil together.
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thanks mate I never even thought about the heater hoses , WHAT I have heating ,are u sure ,I will check the manual . did u disconnect them when u done urs ?
 
S0updragon said:
I imagine that there will be fluid in hoses for heater matrix. Disconnect them so they drop down so fluid can drain out or flush through with hose? Saying all that I’ve put the red antifreeze in when there was blue in there and didn’t find any snot when I flushed it all out so not sure how critical mixing stuff is. All I know is never mix mineral and synthetic oil together.
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hi do I drop them from the engine side or do i remove them from the heater box ?
 
Panky said:
Engine side is fine if you need to disconnect
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do u think I need too remove them have u removed them when putting new fluid in, I want to try and not get coolant on the engine and other parts, also 1 more ? the fan belt I got is just over an inch longer than what it says in the manual , it there enough adjusting space to allow for it , it's just I dont want to take the old one off and not have one to put on . the old one it fairly knackered , thanks again for the help
 
Panky said:
Engine side is fine if you need to disconnect
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do u think I need too remove them have u removed them when putting new fluid in, I want to try and not get coolant on the engine and other parts, also 1 more ? the fan belt I got is just over an inch longer than what it says in the manual , it there enough adjusting space to allow for it , it's just I dont want to take the old one off and not have one to put on . the old one it fairly knackered , thanks again for the help
 
heres the tap ,could u tell me if it's on or off , its pointing upwards
 

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Looks like the tap is open. I don't usually disconnect the heater hoses but it is worth doing to give the heater a flush out with a garden hose.
An inch difference is a lot for the adjuster to take up. It would be ideal if you could take the old one off and take it to the car parts place to match it up.
 
Panky said:
Looks like the tap is open. I don't usually disconnect the heater hoses but it is worth doing to give the heater a flush out with a garden hose.
An inch difference is a lot for the adjuster to take up. It would be ideal if you could take the old one off and take it to the car parts place to match it up.
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Thanks again
 
when to pull bottom hose of and notice water anti was coming out of a different place, there is a hole on the bottom of the radiator but the wierd thing is it didnt show itself until I loosened the bottom rad pipe and rad cap , could the pressure have kept the water in and only start once cap was off ? it looks like a good flow is coming out of it , my ? is can I use radweld or do I need to put a weld in it ,
 
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