oceansoul
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im going to be flushing my coolant out tomorrow. Whats the best way of doing it?? how to prevent from getting an airlock?? and what coolant to fill it up with, ie water mixed with???
car is corsa sport 1.4 16v
cheers 
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Superlite Ltd.
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use GM red coolant 
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Sunz
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I think if you are scared of an air lock you start the car with the rad bottle lid off and any airbubbles in the system will bubble out through rad bottle.
Not 100% sure tho.
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oceansoul
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Where do i get this gm red coolant?? From a vauxhall dealer ?? and whats the best proceduer to flush it?? Remove rad bottom hose and run hose pipe in expansion bottle??
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ryzer
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take the hoses off on both sides of the rad, i.e flush it seperately to the engine to avoid flushing shite around, just put a hose in and rinse until the water comes through clear, then do the engine.
halfords coolant will do, it wont make much of a differance what you use, just makes sure you use the correct concentration though usually 2 parts water 1 part coolant
i personnaly would check the thermostat also, take it out and put it into boiling water to see if it opens correctly.
[Edited on 10-08-2007 by ryzer]
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Dean_W
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quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
how to prevent from getting an airlock??
Drain old coolant, fill expansion tank. Run car and top up tank if it goes low. Once the car reaches about 98-100 the water will start to boil. Turn car off and it will boil over. Leave to cool, then top tank up. That should get rid of any airlocks.
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oceansoul
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which hoses do i take off the rad then?? ie where are they in the engine ?? im guessing i flush it from top to bottom on both the rad and the engine??
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oceansoul
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and how do i remove them stupid clip things that are on the pipes
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oceansoul
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ttt
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Vaux Lad
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Which ones?
If there like a spring clip, then you just press the "tabs" together with pliers and remove it down the hose.
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Toby
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quote:
Originally posted by oceansoul
and how do i remove them stupid clip things that are on the pipes
to be honest if your asking this maybe you should get a agarge to sort your car out
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