QUOTE(THE CLASS OF 13 @ Mar 12 2014, 09:45 PM)
anyone here experience coolant water lost after long distance drive?
i drive from jb to kelantan then kelantan to shah alam and then back to kelantan back
check water level almost empty in the resevoir tank..
now add ro water only till max and no coolant lost yet..
before that i ady send bawah pokok to change coolant..they flush it all and put new coolant mix with ro water..
any advise? sorry for my englsih
btw tempreture level seem normal 3 bar till i arrived..and check coolant temp using obd2 hottest is 90 celcius..
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QUOTE(ruby1288 @ Mar 12 2014, 10:49 PM)
if just change coolant then its fine la.
coz ur bawah pokok magician no help u run the engine longer.
normally ppl change coolant need let engine run until hot then monitor coolant level in reservoir. if not enugh, then top up somemore because radiator will draw from reservoir.
bwk pokok magician usually fill until radiator overflow and reservoir until top (way past the F marking).
then the radiator will ownself draw the coolant water from the reservoir after that when u start driving.
as a safe practice, owners are advised to check the coolant level in the reservoir after few days of driving.
if in btw F and L marking then it is OK.
otherwise top up as required.
repeat it for maybe a week or so then when coolant always within normal range (i.e. btw F and L marking) means OK liao
last time
TitanRev mention about flush radiator, after flushing done, have to monitor the reservoir for a few days. your case is radiator not enough water after flushing and put new coolant, so the radiator drag the water from reservoir. you said you have refill the reservoir so, it's done jor. your case settle ady.
TitanRev's previous review on radiator flushing.
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Flushing coolant actually does not need to use coolant to flush. What flushing coolant means is that the technician will remove the top radiator hose and feed water from the radiator cap with the engine running. This is to let the thermostat open and the water can flush out the old coolant from the water jackets inside the engine block and cylinder head. This is a complete job. After all the old coolant is flushed out the hose is reconnected and the water inside the radiator is all drain out again. Then only you pour in 1/4 new coolant into your reservoir tank fill up with water, the rest into the radiator and add water. After that you start the car and let the engine run, at this stage you will see bubbles coming out from the radiator cap when the bubbles stop you close the cap. If the coolant inside the radiator is not enough it will draw the coolant from the reservoir tank so correct way to check your coolant is to see the reservoir tank. When the coolant reach the radiator cap pressure coolants will flow back into the reservoir tank.
So after a coolant change, please do check your reservoir tank coolant level the next 2,3 days. If it's within the Min Max level than it's ok. If want to top up just top up from the reservoir tank not from the radiator.
This post has been edited by iskazulka: Mar 13 2014, 08:23 AM