Quick help required! Coolant in a Saxo VTR

1. its_neil Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5

   #1 17th December 2010, 12:56

   Hey guys,
   
   First post and sorry to be a bit hasty with it! My friend's Saxo VTR (02 plate) is running low on coolant and I'm trying to guide her where to top it up so she can get home out of the snow.
   
   
   
   am I right in thinking it's the bottle just infront of the dipstick, to the left of the air scoop by the bumper? I don't want her putting water in with the brake fluid! haha.
2. its_neil Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5

   #2 17th December 2010, 12:56

   EDIT: That's not her engine bay, just a pic I found
3. Vtr_HBO Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Stoke on Trent Posts: 307 Silver 106 GTI

   #3 17th December 2010, 12:57

   Correct, that's where it's filled up from
4. its_neil Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5

   #4 17th December 2010, 13:00

   So to clarify, front left infront of the manifold, not front right infront of the battery.
5. user_10473 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2006 Swansea Posts: 4946 Bianca White Peugeot 106 S2 Rallye, Saxo VTS

   #5 17th December 2010, 13:03

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by its_neil So to clarify, front left infront of the manifold, not front right infront of the battery.

   Correct,
   
   The one infront of the battery is the PAS reservoir.
6. user_20683 Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Woolwich Barracks Posts: 3921 52 Plate Black 8v R'

   #6 17th December 2010, 13:10

   Make sure its properly mixed!
7. its_neil Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5

   #7 17th December 2010, 13:11

   Cheers guys!
   
   She's just gonna put straight water in to get her home (she's stuck in a car park in a blizzard atm and the car was overheating cause of the stop start traffic) and when I get my hands on it I shall give the cooling system a flush and replenish.
8. user_21226 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 wirral Posts: 6348 Icelandic vtr turbo

   #8 17th December 2010, 13:40

   just make sure its got some anti-freeze in mate or its not going to go anywhere when its frozen
9. its_neil Newbie Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5

   #9 17th December 2010, 14:45

   She's home safe and sound, hopefully the overheating hasn't done any damage!
10. Manu Saxperience Addict Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 11714 A6 Le Mans tuned/A3 TFSI tuned

    #10 17th December 2010, 15:29

    flush it now or it will freeze before the next hour.
11. AL3X_ Established Member Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1434

    #11 17th December 2010, 18:56

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Manu flush it now or it will freeze before the next hour.

    
    Either that or empty it out for the night and fill in the morning with some anti-freeze, frozen coolant can cause all sorts of problems.