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Offline stainesy

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wich antifreeze?
« on: 02 February 2012, 12:24 »
wich antifreeze am i ment to use in a 1.6 16v? and how much will i need as i am doing a coolant flush.
will it be 50/50 mix with water?
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Offline Lewy

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Re: wich antifreeze?
« Reply #1 on: 02 February 2012, 12:27 »
Any anti-freeze will do, and you'll need about 4 litres if you flush once, and fill.
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Re: wich antifreeze?
« Reply #2 on: 02 February 2012, 12:44 »
Quote from: Lewy on 02 February 2012, 12:27
Any anti-freeze will do, and you'll need about 4 litres if you flush once, and fill.

any antifreeze? i thought you had to use the propper stuff thats red? as using the wrong stuff can be bad for the system.
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Re: wich antifreeze?
« Reply #3 on: 02 February 2012, 13:03 »
g12 coolant says on the coolant exp tank to be fair i used the red halfrauds stuff the other day lol 70 / 30 mix as its fookin freezin and i dont no if halfrauds anti freeze is anygood lol i dont want a frozen car!! lol
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Re: wich antifreeze?
« Reply #4 on: 02 February 2012, 13:24 »
you lost all your anti freeze with changing temp sensor?  :grin:
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Re: wich antifreeze?
« Reply #5 on: 02 February 2012, 15:31 »
G12 additive from the dealers, or you can also buy a ready mixed solution also from the dealers, fairly priced im sure
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Re: wich antifreeze?
« Reply #6 on: 02 February 2012, 16:08 »
get it from dealers!! its cheap there anyway and the proper stuff  :wink:
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Re: wich antifreeze?
« Reply #7 on: 02 February 2012, 16:19 »
Quote from: navmk4gti on 02 February 2012, 16:08
get it from dealers!! its cheap there anyway and the proper stuff  :wink:

how cheap is chap? what are we talking here for 4 litres?
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Re: wich antifreeze?
« Reply #8 on: 02 February 2012, 16:48 »
Quote from: stainesy on 02 February 2012, 16:19
Quote from: navmk4gti on 02 February 2012, 16:08
get it from dealers!! its cheap there anyway and the proper stuff  :wink:

how cheap is chap? what are we talking here for 4 litres?

IIRC its around £4 for 2ltrs  :smiley:
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Re: wich antifreeze?
« Reply #9 on: 02 February 2012, 17:22 »
Ok great cheers. So I will need 2 litres of coolant and 2 litres of water yeah? Should I mix it before I put it in or should I just pour in 2 litres of antifreeze then top up with water?
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