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Post by cleric on Jan 26, 2014 10:33:10 GMT 8
Hi all,
would like to find out when to change coolant and flush coolant?
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Post by Gresini on Jan 26, 2014 16:16:05 GMT 8
For me, once a year.
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Post by james15 on Jan 26, 2014 22:55:59 GMT 8
for me fee like change I change. could be two to three time a years
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Post by MK1 on Jan 27, 2014 9:14:59 GMT 8
depends on u... feel like change den change.... wahaha~
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Post by cleric on Jan 28, 2014 17:56:12 GMT 8
hm... coz I never change for 2 years.. untill the whole radiator choke change new one.. anybody got the manual on when must change?
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Post by hexkia on Jan 28, 2014 18:17:21 GMT 8
Mind sharing choke with what? Unless you never add in coolant and just add water and get rusty.
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Post by picanyeo on Jan 28, 2014 21:34:13 GMT 8
According to the AD guideline, the coolant is changed every 40km, along with the ATF.
I think it's a good practice to observe the color of coolant periodically. Same goes for ATF.
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Post by cleric on Jan 28, 2014 22:10:58 GMT 8
i added the green coolant I bought from a petrol kiosk, then added in abit here and there, then recently I feel my car can't accelerate well, hit 100km/h then air con go off, soon temp light come out... whole coolant box (dunno how to call it, the place where you fill the water) start to gurgle quite loud, then I realise got something wrong.
after went to my work shop, took out my radiator and followed then to the place to flush , the hose cannot even flush ! lol
then LL bought a new one.. but it quite jia lat, top hose and bottom hose when u squeeze it all the rust came out .. its like the fins on the radiator cant breath..
picanyeo: mine is manual.. but I think after this incident I will change every 40km~!
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Post by james15 on Jan 28, 2014 23:20:30 GMT 8
use mineral water to top up. don't top up with tap water . it were rust with tap water.
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Post by Gresini on Jan 29, 2014 14:33:59 GMT 8
I use tap water for past 6yrs years in cars & bike since 2 decades ago... So far no issue. But not home tap... hahaha
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Post by james15 on Jan 30, 2014 22:24:35 GMT 8
tap from dispenser water. hahaha Aqua water
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Post by cleric on Feb 3, 2014 16:12:44 GMT 8
Damn man.... radiator down again... and CNY 3rd day somemore !!! suay..
anyway wish all bros here a Happy CNY ! HUAT AH!
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Post by No name on Feb 5, 2014 16:40:32 GMT 8
so the workshop replaced with a re-cond radiator, not new one?
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Post by cleric on Feb 6, 2014 11:23:33 GMT 8
its a new radiator from the previous workshop, then they check in the end the thermostarter (i dunno what they called it, its behind the engine) spoil, then they replaced it..
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Post by No name on Feb 10, 2014 10:35:15 GMT 8
Ah, thermostat spoilt, ok understood ... hope your car is all ok now!
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Post by Gresini on Feb 10, 2014 22:23:43 GMT 8
Thermostat hardly spoil, but many pica encounter fan switch faulty.
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