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Mondeo Coolant Change
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Mondeo Coolant Change -
05-05-2007
, 06:29 PM
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I am going to have to do this. It was due last year, and I thought that I would find some place doing it as a "loss leader" before last winter, but I didn't. The problem is that, if I do it outside the house, all the old coolant will drain straight into the garage (which is full of rubbish, not car!). Finding a place to do it is my problem. How do get to a suitable drain point, and what type of anti-freeze/ additive do you need? There are so many types these days, all different colours. The water in the expansion tank looks <TBA We are talking '97/P-reg' early Mk.2 with a 1.8 litre Zetec-E "silvertop" engine, BTW. |
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I am going to have to do this. It was due last year, and I thought that I would find some place doing it as a "loss leader" before last winter, but I didn't. The problem is that, if I do it outside the house, all the old coolant will drain straight into the garage (which is full of rubbish, not car!). Finding a place to do it is my problem. How do get to a suitable drain point, and what type of anti-freeze/ additive do you need? There are so many types these days, all different colours. The water in the expansion tank looks <TBA We are talking '97/P-reg' early Mk.2 with a 1.8 litre Zetec-E "silvertop" engine, BTW. |
with Ford cars, try that. it is pink.
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"Stephen Leak" <stephen.l... (AT) hotmail (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:1178404181.039720.322290 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... I am going to have to do this. It was due last year, and I thought that I would find some place doing it as a "loss leader" before last winter, but I didn't. The problem is that, if I do it outside the house, all the old coolant will drain straight into the garage (which is full of rubbish, not car!). Finding a place to do it is my problem. How do get to a suitable drain point, and what type of anti-freeze/ additive do you need? There are so many types these days, all different colours. The water in the expansion tank looks <TBA We are talking '97/P-reg' early Mk.2 with a 1.8 litre Zetec-E "silvertop" engine, BTW. Cat litter tray, preferably unused.... |
Home, but they didn't have a litter tray for a Bengal Tiger.
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The capacity of the cooling system is 6.6 litres. I tried Pets at Home, but they didn't have a litter tray for a Bengal Tiger. |
Was thinking of the time I changed my Mondeo thermostat, I didn't actually
drain the whole lot, but even so it almost filled the tray
Scrap that idea then..
Tony Bond / UncleFista
www.bradford7.co.uk
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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"Stephen Leak" <stephen.l... (AT) hotmail (DOT) co.uk> wrote in message news:1178404181.039720.322290 (AT) y5g2000hsa (DOT) googlegroups.com... I am going to have to do this. It was due last year, and I thought that I would find some place doing it as a "loss leader" before last winter, but I didn't. The problem is that, if I do it outside the house, all the old coolant will drain straight into the garage (which is full of rubbish, not car!). Finding a place to do it is my problem. How do get to a suitable drain point, and what type of anti-freeze/ additive do you need? There are so many types these days, all different colours. The water in the expansion tank looks <TBA We are talking '97/P-reg' early Mk.2 with a 1.8 litre Zetec-E "silvertop" engine, BTW. bottom radiator hose, Ford sell a very good antifreeze, it is compatible with Ford cars, try that. it is pink. - Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
freeze mixture. I have heard that mixing the wrong two types - even a
small amount - is not a good idea.
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I really ought to check and post the colour of the existing anti- freeze mixture. I have heard that mixing the wrong two types - even a small amount - is not a good idea. As you have got a silvertop, I would imagine your car would use the |
that's another story) was introduced in 1998 when the blacktop was
introduced. The two types are not interchangeable.
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Paul Giverin
British Jet Engine Website http://www.britjet.co.uk
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In message <1178491660.686080.9410 (AT) h2g2000hsg (DOT) googlegroups.com>, Stephen Leak <stephen.leak (AT) hotmail (DOT) co.uk> writes I really ought to check and post the colour of the existing anti- freeze mixture. I have heard that mixing the wrong two types - even a small amount - is not a good idea. As you have got a silvertop, I would imagine your car would use the older, standard blue/green antifreeze. The Orange stuff (now purple but that's another story) was introduced in 1998 when the blacktop was introduced. The two types are not interchangeable. |
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