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iagree:
My dear friends,
Abt coolant.
Last Thursday, when I was in JB (to KL), i pumped fuel @ JB Mobil.
The person who attended to me asked me whether wanna to check the water, i said ok.
He topup the windscreen reservoir tank for me. No service charge.
And, then, he checked the engine coolant reservoir, he told me my coolant water is 'dark' liao, he asked me want to chg or not. He also open the Radiator cap (tangki cap? the one is hot oh, but he knows how to open it up safely!) and show me the the tangki water is not having any more coolant (the green color coolant from TCM right? TCM gv us green color one?) I don't know whether TCM got chg my coolant when i serviced my 1k, 5k and 10k (FOC) service or not? Are you guys aware?
So, "iagree" to let him change for me. I asked him how much is that bottle of coolant, he showed me it's RM16 per bottle. Oh, I said ok, change loh. Then he proceeded to suck out all the water in the "coolant reservoir". Then he showed me the tank is now empty. Then he started to topup new coolant (light green color) into it. Wow, he used 2 bottles, some of coolant he pour into the big tangki.
I paid RM16 x 2 = RM32 for the coolants.
The coolant is now until "Maximum" level.
Well, strange thing,today (Sunday), i checked the coolant tank, saw the water level is abt 1inch below the "Maximum" level.
Why so leh? Must i always check & topup (if necessary) water to the engine coolant reservoir ah?
Pls share your knowledge.
Regards.
iagree
robtan99:
dunno abt TCM doing it or not for my 1st 50k. But when i do it at autosaver, i saw them pour at least 2 bottle in. Never topup or check until the next service.
--- Quote from: iagree on June 22, 2008, 08:14:49 PM ---My dear friends,
Abt coolant.
Last Thursday, when I was in JB (to KL), i pumped fuel @ JB Mobil.
The person who attended to me asked me whether wanna to check the water, i said ok.
He topup the windscreen reservoir tank for me. No service charge.
And, then, he checked the engine coolant reservoir, he told me my coolant water is 'dark' liao, he asked me want to chg or not. He also open the Radiator cap (tangki cap? the one is hot oh, but he knows how to open it up safely!) and show me the the tangki water is not having any more coolant (the green color coolant from TCM right? TCM gv us green color one?) I don't know whether TCM got chg my coolant when i serviced my 1k, 5k and 10k (FOC) service or not? Are you guys aware?
So, "iagree" to let him change for me. I asked him how much is that bottle of coolant, he showed me it's RM16 per bottle. Oh, I said ok, change loh. Then he proceeded to suck out all the water in the "coolant reservoir". Then he showed me the tank is now empty. Then he started to topup new coolant (light green color) into it. Wow, he used 2 bottles, some of coolant he pour into the big tangki.
I paid RM16 x 2 = RM32 for the coolants.
The coolant is now until "Maximum" level.
Well, strange thing,today (Sunday), i checked the coolant tank, saw the water level is abt 1inch below the "Maximum" level.
Why so leh? Must i always check & topup (if necessary) water to the engine coolant reservoir ah?
Pls share your knowledge.
Regards.
iagree
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Jazz:
Unless there is a leak, check your floor below the engine bay is there any green water in the morning. Worst is coolant leaked to your engine. :zipped:
darrylker:
Hi,
I faced this problem of leaking coolant in my old sunny before. At that time I did not have much knowledge abt replacing coolant or checking for leakage. Used my dad's advise to top up with water! Ended up engine overheated & needed overhaul for old car. That's when I decided to change to Latio since the old car abt 7yrs old.
For my ride now, I usually check monthly on coolant at max level. Last servicing 30k km TCM changed my coolant as its covered under the NCMP. Did not notice any drop in coolant level...But if u suspect leaking, think better check with yr workshop to c if leaking.... ;)
detach8:
Bro, be careful with your coolant. that's how my old car blew the gasket. :crying: the coolant was slowly boiling off from a leaky gasket and then eventually i had no coolant and the entire gasket gave way. Of course the new car is not so likely to have a gasket problem but hoses, etc. might leak. Make it a point to check your car best weekly on a sunday morning when u go and vacuum.
Since you top up the coolant when warm (actually is a bad idea) the coolant will be alittle on the high side, so when your car cool down the coolant level will show lower.
It is a good practice to get your coolant flushed every 1 year, or max 2 years because they lose their anti-rust properties and your radiator will start to rust. Coolant is cheap, radiator is not!!
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