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Markie_D

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Can someone tell me what this crystal kind of stuff is in my Thermostat Housing please ?
It's only been on the car for 300 miles.

Plus the thermostat has little bit of rusty gunk on it.
Is there something you can get to put in the rad to clean out the system ? that also has only done 300 miles.
Plus the rad is new also.

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incorrect mix of antifreeze mixture is my guess!

you want a 50/50%mix with water

clean if out and re fill to the above mixture






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On 28th Jul, 2008 BENROSS said:
incorrect mix of antifreeze mixture is my guess!

you want a 50/50%mix with water

clean if out and re fill to the above mixture


Hmm, could be right there steve.
Ok, i have a metro rad. so how many litres of antifreeze should i use ?

Cheers.

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On 28th Jul, 2008 Mini_Uk said:



On 28th Jul, 2008 BENROSS said:
incorrect mix of antifreeze mixture is my guess!

you want a 50/50%mix with water

clean if out and re fill to the above mixture


Hmm, could be right there steve.
Ok, i have a metro rad. so how many litres of antifreeze should i use ?

Cheers.


Half!

On 13th Jul, 2012 Ben H said:
Mine gets in the way a bit, but only when it is up. If it is down it does not cause a problem.



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Pre mix it to 50/50 then add to the car!


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On 28th Jul, 2008 Vegard said:



On 28th Jul, 2008 Mini_Uk said:



On 28th Jul, 2008 BENROSS said:
incorrect mix of antifreeze mixture is my guess!

you want a 50/50%mix with water

clean if out and re fill to the above mixture


Hmm, could be right there steve.
Ok, i have a metro rad. so how many litres of antifreeze should i use ?

Cheers.


Half!


Ha Ha.
How many littres of water does the engine and a metro rad hold total. ? .
Anyone know. ?

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put 3 litres of neat antifreez in and top it up with water you will be A OK!

Edited by BENROSS on 28th Jul, 2008.






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Looks like crystal meth to me mate.

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how do you know that? DRUGGY *tongue*
or get ready mixed antifreeze :)


On 29th Jul, 2008 MikeRace said:
Looks like crystal meth to me mate.

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The only time I've seen that is when using cheap methaonl based antifreeze, rather than ethylene glycol.

But I thought methanol based antifreeze has been outlawed for quite some time.

Schrödinger's cat - so which one am I ???


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Retired, your right!

ethylene glycol is the one

must be more on the ball...lol





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