robmar Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 ok trawled the archives and read some of the posts on coolants Mono Propolyene Glycol Vs ethanol glycol and confused about what to do in fact all I want to know is if this stuff from halfords is ok in a K series engine has had as much existing coolant (Comma stuff) taken out as I can so happy I won't be mixing too much rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted January 19, 2007 Support Team Share Posted January 19, 2007 Rob - I've been using that for the last few years including in my new engine. I used to use propelyene glycol as it's less hazardous but when my local supplier of that disappeared I switched to the Halfords one (after flushing the old stuff out). I would flush as much of the old stuff out as you can with water, drain and then fill up with this stuff. I use a 50:50 mix. Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 thanks Shaun -I live in a hosepipe ban area so cannot do the hosepipe routine only other option is to fill up with water, run the engine and then bleed again with hopefully a more diluted amount of any coolant left in with regard the 50:50 mix we have crappy tap water so should I use some nice filtered stuff or does it not matter rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard R Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 "I live in a hosepipe ban area" still It's rained virtually every day for a month oop north 🙆🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 amazingly so in certain parts of berkshire they have not lifted it yet, this despite living 3 feet under water for the last 2 months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 errrrrrrr watering can ? ( minus the spray attachment ) here is C7 TOP Taffia Area Rep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted January 19, 2007 Author Share Posted January 19, 2007 I was kind of assuming the pressure of the water coming out of the hosepipe helped flush out the system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted January 19, 2007 Support Team Share Posted January 19, 2007 Rob, Some of the water companies lifted the ban this week. See here. Shaun Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Support Team Shaun_E Posted January 19, 2007 Support Team Share Posted January 19, 2007 Regarding water to use for dilution I normally get the deionised stuff from Halfords as it doesn't cost much. You could filter your own I guess. I don't know if it matters but having seen what Thames Valley water does to our taps and kettle I didn't think it would be great in an engine! Yellow SL #32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowley Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 Probably due to the massive leak at my flat... sorry the useless buggers still haven't fixed it. Classic thing happened yesterady someone dug up my meter where the leak is, and filled it in again but didn't fix anything... rang Thames Water and they say that no one is scheduled to be out there until Monday - its a mystery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 Vital to use deionised water, but much easier to by the pre-mixed stuff from Halfords. BTW, for those who travel in France occasionally there is a Casino own-brand coolant which is the same stuff as Comma Coldstream (propylene glycol). Cheap too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 I bought the ready made stuff prior to reading your comment Peter, it was more about being lazy than anything scientific tho 😳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterhamnut Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Is that the red (pink) coloured stuff from Halfords, Rob? www.mycaterham.com here Videos here 98,000 miles -1st 1.6k Supersport, '95 Motor Show car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 nothing wrong with using rainwater as long as its been collected in plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmar Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 A&T - Yes the pink stuff Rob - even the stuff in my water butt which has been over flowing for trhe past 2 months with a nice green sludge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Walker Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I always filter out the frog spawn before use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Bailey Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 use spring water from the supermarket If It aint yellow, wonky and wobbly................ 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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