prs Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 OK, I know this has been covered to death but I cannot locate any Comma Xstream Red at the moment but I can get either Comma Superstream Red 5yr or Comma Coldstream Green 4yr am I right in thinking that these are OK to use? Ta Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Coldstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs Posted March 9, 2004 Author Share Posted March 9, 2004 Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Yep Coldstream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Hi Phil - Unipart Superplus 4 "ready to use" coolant is OK as well. Suggest adding a suitable quantity of water wetter (available from DTweeks/Merlin Motorsport) SV 52 CAT - moles fly - Edited by - Mole on 9 Mar 2004 12:31:49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frying Pan Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Just don't mix Coldstream with Xstream! Guy See some pictures of the build here. Collected on March 1st! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Erm, my coolant is a sort of light-greeney blue (I thought it was more of a blue to start with...) This was put in by Millwood, so I assume it was the Comma formulation available last year... How often should I change it - annually? ...and does it sound like Coldstream 4yr to you... (could phone up and ask, but I've already had odd advice from them regarding what brake fluid they put in at the same time...) Keep BC free and open for ALL. Membership No. 43xx Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Greeny blue is coldstream Best you call and ask them Myles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Myles - drain it , flush it and start again with something you know . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelico Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Dave, any advice on how to flush the old stuff out. I assume with a quantity of the 'new'. Does it need to be a full fill or can you get away with a couple of litres. Cheers. Peter (waiting for my bleed T before I flush ) My Caterham owner's site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 I'd flush with plain water. There will be a bit of water left behind but this will soon be mixed with the new AF mix. This method allows you to use a hose to blast out any silt and crud in dark corners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Erm, given that everyone recommends dilution with distilled water, is flushing through with a garden hose such a good idea??? Keep BC free and open for ALL. Membership No. 43xx Alcester Racing 7's Equipe - 🙆🏻™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 Is the dist water bit manufacturer advice or folk wisdom? Distilled water will actually encourage corrosion cf tap water as it has fewer solutes. It's also acidic owing to collection of CO2 from the air. Most antifreezes are formulated around good old tap water and have anticorrosion/scaling packages to suit. I can't imagine manufacturers fill all new cars with dist water plus coolant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul McKenzie Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 BOSS, Actually it doesn't matter in practice..as long as your rads. not leaking and you're not forever topping up. The reason is, as you say anti-corrosion and anti-scalant packages, the latter only coming into play if you're constantly topping up with water. A single fill even with rock-hard Saumur water (or London water, or Northeast) contains such a relatively small amount of hardness salts that it's deposition is of no practical consequence. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Woods Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 There is a bulk buy going on for bleed tees to help with the refilling process - if you are quick you may get onto it before Brian comes home - see here Nick Red and Black 1.6K supersport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheds Moderator Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Paul, thanks. Those were my thoughts exactly. IMO most important is to clean out any sludge and use the correct antifreeze changed at appropriate intervals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Corb Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Halfords premium anti freeze in the dark blue container. Dark red turns pink when diluted with tap water. This is the current trendy stuff to use - look out for the words OAT/Basf/Glysantin top stuff. Water wetter can hurt either. BC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavePalmer Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 Folks, just a reminder to be careful about using the Red coolant if you don't have an Ali radiator - apparently (acording to Peter Carmichael) it is corrosive to the solder used in copper rads. I put the halfords stuff bob mentions in my old 1400K. 4 months later the car wouldn't heat up. Turns out there was a great lump of solder stuck in the thermostat keeping it open. Coincidence ? maybe but I'm back on blue now hoping no series damage has been done ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishmaninwales Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 I also suffered a leaking non aluminium radiator with red coolant. I now use Coldstream. Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prs Posted March 11, 2004 Author Share Posted March 11, 2004 Thanks for all the advice guys, Comma Coldstream it is and hopefully should be ready to fire up this weekend following the re-build. Phil S7 SVN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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