Anti-freeze

1. user_44477 Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.

   #1 27th November 2010, 15:01

   this may be a daft question, but do you just add the all ready mixed anti-freeze to your coolant? or do you have to drain the coolant,then put anti-freeze in?
2. VTHall Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2010 Telford Posts: 4501 Black corsa c SXI.

   #2 27th November 2010, 15:10

   same question for me aswell
3. Nik_L Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Oct 2010 Here and there. Posts: 3372 205 GTi

   #3 27th November 2010, 15:11

   Just fire it straight in.
   
   You might need to drain some of the old water/coolant out though as the system might already be full.

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4. user_44477 Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.

   #4 27th November 2010, 15:20

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Nik_L Just fire it straight in. You might need to drain some of the old water/coolant out though as the system might already be full.

   cheers
5. beaney Frequent Poster Joined: Mar 2010 croydon Posts: 556 citroen saxo furio 1.4

   #5 27th November 2010, 15:23

   take the bottom hose of the rad left hand side
   
   then remove tyre valve frm rear left hade pipe
   then replace bottom hose then fill up
   
   and then wen the water starts cummin out the tyre valve part usually pink if it ready mixed replace tyre valve
   
   on the top of the rad right side there is a bleed valve turn it and it shud hiss for a bit
   
   then take it for a few laps round the block keepin an eye o the temp
   
   let it kool then replace any fluid needs toppin up
6. Sexooo Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2010 Farnborough/Hampshire Posts: 643 Citroen saxo

   #6 27th November 2010, 16:22

   Straight in mate.
7. user_16747 Banned Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 4328

   #7 27th November 2010, 22:13

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by beaney take the bottom hose of the rad left hand side then remove tyre valve frm rear left hade pipe then replace bottom hose then fill up and then wen the water starts cummin out the tyre valve part usually pink if it ready mixed replace tyre valve on the top of the rad right side there is a bleed valve turn it and it shud hiss for a bit then take it for a few laps round the block keepin an eye o the temp let it kool then replace any fluid needs toppin up

   thats only if your changing it completly.
   If just topping up i use neat anti freeze and make sure when the waters cold its below the max fill line
8. user_31412 Established Member Joined: Feb 2009 ★ West / North Yorkshire ★ Posts: 1653

   #8 28th November 2010, 03:00

   You can't mix differnet types of coolant.
   
   Im assuming you mean the red '5 year' ready-mix stuff from Halfords?
   
   If your saxo has blue coolant in now then you will need to drain the system inorder to use the ready-mix, or go buy some cheaper blue stuff from somewhere like Tesco.
   
   Red 5 year extended life coolant and normal 2 year Blue uses different inhibitor additives which should not be mixed.
   
   Red use nitrite additives where as Blue coolant is phosphate based.
   
   Mixing these can do more harm than good..
9. user_44477 Established Member Joined: May 2010 rotherham Posts: 1813 2001 Citroen saxo furio.

   #9 28th November 2010, 09:54

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by outrage_uk You can't mix differnet types of coolant. Im assuming you mean the red '5 year' ready-mix stuff from Halfords? If your saxo has blue coolant in now then you will need to drain the system inorder to use the ready-mix, or go buy some cheaper blue stuff from somewhere like Tesco. Red 5 year extended life coolant and normal 2 year Blue uses different inhibitor additives which should not be mixed. Red use nitrite additives where as Blue coolant is phosphate based. Mixing these can do more harm than good..

   could i not top it up with the halfords cooland and anti-freeze ready mixed
   
   http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_229902
10. Chief8802 Infrequent Poster Joined: May 2009 Orpington Posts: 106 Bianca 306 Rallye

    #10 28th November 2010, 10:03

    Like he said it depends on what's already in your system.
    
    Have a look and see if you can tell, if it looks blue/green then no you can't use that stuff, but if it's pink/orange then yes you can.