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Steve
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on the drive, if i empty contents from my car will it wash away or evaporate without trace? or will it leave residue im likely to get moaned at about
Jon_C
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When I did my waterpump I spilled loads of coolant on the floor. The stain on my drive went away but i can still see it on my garage floor
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Mine pissed it out all over our concrete painted drive and you cant see it luckily
Twiggy
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I have gravel and its just dried off/away
Glen
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coz ur saying the coolant has mixed im guessing its mixed with the oil. as i work in the trade its a big NO for letting coolant and any oil just run down the drain u will be contaminating the ground. if the council find out or any1 reports u, u will have a massive fine
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i mean mixed with water as it not just straight undiluted out the bottle lol

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I got coolant on a tarmac drive when i changed my girlfriends radiator. Its left a stain at first but it has since faded/gone away
LeeM
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I had a stain from coolant on my drive for about 6 months. Use a bucket
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Coolant will wash away, oil wont, and no doubt there is a bit in it (being a ford)

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sc0ott
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Do it on the street over a gulley / drain.
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Do it on your neighbours drive
Mertin
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Coolant is a form of glycol, which is actually like an oily substance and cant be put to drains etc.
Work with it alot offshore and when I worked in the yard and the company were facing fines for coolant from engines getting into drains and the oil / water seperator didnt seperate it as it mixes with water
sc0ott
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Where are you supposed to put it?
Edd
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quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
Do it on the street over a gulley / drain.


dont

harmfull to the enviroment
Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
Where are you supposed to put it?


tip that collects used oil
antnee
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quote:
Originally posted by Glen
coz ur saying the coolant has mixed im guessing its mixed with the oil. as i work in the trade its a big NO for letting coolant and any oil just run down the drain u will be contaminating the ground. if the council find out or any1 reports u, u will have a massive fine


You would hate to see what I have poured into the drain out our drive which goes into a soak away then!
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Who takes engine coolant to the dump never heard or seen anyone do that.

Oil yes.
Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
Who takes engine coolant to the dump never heard or seen anyone do that.

Oil yes.


me neither but you did ask
sc0ott
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Then what do you do with your old coolant? Assuming you have changed it at some point.
Jake
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let it run down the street then chase it with a hose
sc0ott
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Which eventually ends up down the drains.
Unless youre gardenspoon i cant see anyone on here taking mixed coolant to their nearest tip tbh.
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All mine missed the bucket and ended up on the drive, Which i then washed away.

No marks left there off it and no trace of it at all
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No one probably does take it to a tip, but you should. Garages will likely put it in with their waste oil or a seperate place for it and itl get collected with the waste oil
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And your not supposed to put chip pan oil, cooking oil, chip pan fat etc down your sink drains for the same reason but everyone does it.
If anyone has a problem with you doing it over drains just ask them if they dispose of their cooking oils appropriately.
Jake
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couldnt ask that down here. cooking oil goes in the food bin

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