That was the message I got this morning when I jumped in my car, although I topped it up I used water and it used a bit more than I thought it would, maybe a couple of litres or so. Obviously the antifreeze mix is now slightly compromised, I'll get some antifreeze and I'll pop some of that in when/if it goes low again. Anything to watch out for? Is it just standard antifreeze? Geoff

I had this very issue last week and when i topped up the water it then poured out from underneath. At first I thought it was the water cooled alternator and was ready to replace it but when I was removing the viscous fan, water came out of the thermostat pipe and that was the proble. As small leak that developed very quickly into a rather large leak. I've put a new seal on the pipe and also siliconed it in place for goo measure!

The odd thing is that for the first time since buying the car (in a year) the car now runs cool so I'm wondering if I have damaged or inadvertently repaired something? The temp gauge used to be permanantly at half way and now it moves between cool and almost half way if in traffic?

Any ideas?

As for your question Geoff, any leaks from any pipes as mine was originally?

regards

John

I would normally look under the car to see if anything appearing on a dry drive, but for obvious reasons this hasn't been possible recently. I will keep an eye on the level but in the meantime, what sort of antifreeze and what concentration? Geoff

BTW, my temp gauge gets up to the mid point after warming up and stays there. Geoff

i suspect its the mixture geoff,


this is from the owners manual,

and this is from the wiki, doesnt list the 5.0 but it should be the same as the 4.2..
http://www.fullfatrr.com/wiki/Recommended_Lubricants ... - .- -.




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2010 -> handbook lists Castrol SF antifreeze 50:50 mix, which is basically a PINK coolant. I have always used the pink silicate free halfords stuff, which is also an OAT coolant like the SF.

Finding the SF is like finding hens teeth so most garages just use whatever pink is available, the coolant is the same in the 4.4 and 3.6 diesels too (for ref) There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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whats the difference between the orange recommended in the owners handbook and the pink one. ... - .- -.




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I see you have 5.0 SC like myself, keep an eye on level as mine needed new water pump and plastic pipes replaced to sort it out. Have a feel of water pump pulley for play or while engine running you can see the pulley wobble. From what i found out there common problems on this engine.

stan wrote:

whats the difference between the orange recommended in the owners handbook and the pink one.

So its not green, not blue but red at £5 a litre I'll get some and see how it goes

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trust you to get yet another colour coolant .. ... - .- -.




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got a 5L tub of that in the garage, used it on the 3.6, didn't have any problems when I owned it. ECP do it.

Its fairly pink when diluted  There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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@ tb10

Sounds like a thermostat problem. Needle should be rock solid at halfway. .
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northernmonkeyjones wrote:

Its fairly pink when diluted