Coolant please help!!

zola66 · 15th November 2009, 17:02

Hi all,

done a really dumb *** thing tonight and need advice, noticed my coolant level needed topping up but instead of picking up the coolant bottle I picked up a diluted bottle of screen wash and put this in instead about 1/4 of a pint, havent driven the car but what apart smacking myself around the face with a wet fish do I do....please help.

pab · 15th November 2009, 17:11

syphon it out within a few cm's from the bottom of the tank and refill with the correct oat coolant

RN3212 · 15th November 2009, 17:11

If you have'nt driven the car I'd say it would do to take off the resevoir and empty it,as the screen wash would'nt have got mixed with the coolant.

Cymrudragon · 15th November 2009, 17:12

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Originally Posted by zola66

Hi all,

done a really dumb *** thing tonight and need advice, noticed my coolant level needed topping up but instead of picking up the coolant bottle I picked up a diluted bottle of screen wash and put this in instead about 1/4 of a pint, havent driven the car but what apart smacking myself around the face with a wet fish do I do....please help.

Hi
If you havent started the car the coolent should'nt have had thime to curculate around the engine, now i done a same thing on another car and i took out the bleed screw and put the hose pipe in the header tank for 5 mins to flush through. but would wait for further post to this question
Andrew

chris75 · 15th November 2009, 19:02

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Originally Posted by pat hanley

If you have'nt driven the car I'd say it would do to take off the resevoir and empty it,as the screen wash would'nt have got mixed with the coolant.

This would be my preferred option

Then you can use the wet fish ................

T-Cut · 15th November 2009, 19:57

When you've managed to remove it and get under way, just keep an eye out for bubbles coming out from the grill area.

TC

capese21 · 15th November 2009, 21:30

Drill a hole in the expansion tank and connect a length of pipe to the windscreen washer pump and enjoy a hot water windscreen wash

E.

T-Cut · 15th November 2009, 22:25

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Originally Posted by capese21

Drill a hole in the expansion tank and connect a length of pipe to the windscreen washer pump and enjoy a hot water windscreen wash

Yeknow that would be a brilliant idea - except the OAT might strip off the paintwork - drawingboard!

TC

Fraser Mitchell · 16th November 2009, 21:38

And of course, you could syphon-off the contents of the header tank with a length of tubing, then top up again with the real OAT coolant stuff. Any remnant screen wash will then be well diluted and is unlikely to cause any harm/

Easy Peasy

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pab Banned MG ZT V6 190+ Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Leeds Posts: 33,223 Thanks: 41 Thanked 1,614 Times in 1,416 Posts	syphon it out within a few cm's from the bottom of the tank and refill with the correct oat coolant

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RN3212 Gets stuck in Rover 75 Classic SE 2.0V6 Auto Moonstone Green Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Roscommon Posts: 839 Thanks: 315 Thanked 46 Times in 34 Posts	If you have'nt driven the car I'd say it would do to take off the resevoir and empty it,as the screen wash would'nt have got mixed with the coolant.

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T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,754 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	When you've managed to remove it and get under way, just keep an eye out for bubbles coming out from the grill area. TC

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capese21 This is my second home MG ZTT 180 Sports Auto. Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London Posts: 3,930 Thanks: 18 Thanked 180 Times in 143 Posts	Drill a hole in the expansion tank and connect a length of pipe to the windscreen washer pump and enjoy a hot water windscreen wash E.

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Fraser Mitchell Gets stuck in Rover 75 2.5 V6 Club Auto Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crewe Posts: 898 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	And of course, you could syphon-off the contents of the header tank with a length of tubing, then top up again with the real OAT coolant stuff. Any remnant screen wash will then be well diluted and is unlikely to cause any harm/ Easy Peasy