peter zippy reid

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Hi did a change over drained old green antifreeze out did a flush then put in new comma pink now water looks rusty

alcazar

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Perfectly normal, it's the pink dye.

peter zippy reid

iTrader: (25)

Thanks very much put my mind at rest

williams.84

Mate I've only ever put genuine Subaru coolant in as its ready mixed with distilled water. As for the colour of that it looks like someone has put that holts rad weld stuff in there.

addi monster

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Yeh that does not look normal at all, i have the pink coolant and its still pink, that has either reacted or it has got rad weld in it mate, i would do a proper flush ant try again if i was you

Hawkeye D

Try blotting some onto kitchen roll and seeing the true colour?

bmposer

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Its just where the different colours have mixed.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

i flushed mine out and replaced the lot with pink coolant about a month ago, i checked it today and its still pink.
im guessing the rad was not flushed on the ops car.

peter zippy reid

iTrader: (25)

Drained old green stuff flushed header tank then rad

addi monster

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Im not calling you a liar or anything but that has not been flushed out properly mate, If you are doing a coolant change (blue to pink) you have to ensure its completely flushed of all the old coolant as in most cases it will react with the old stuff

peter zippy reid

iTrader: (25)

No problem if i have made a mess of it i will do it again

addi monster

iTrader: (6)

Pop the big pipe off the header and connect it to a hose pipe and let it run for 5 mins

Messy but it should do the trick

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

Looks normal to me as some turn a orangey colour when water is added and it's diluted

IggyRB320

iTrader: (9)

Regarding the flush.... What would you use, a few litres of distilled water?

prodriverules

iTrader: (52)

You can buy flushs from forte which break down the corrosion when left for a couple of hours in the system and then run a hose flushing the system out bud

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

Mine looks just like that, but if I draw some out and put it in a glass it's pink again - I just assumed it was a tinge coming off my header tank

peter zippy reid

iTrader: (25)

Cheers guys and jonmc your correct just went out and took some out with my antifreeze tester and its pink in the tester strange

addi monster

iTrader: (6)

All sorted then

Strange but cool

peter zippy reid

iTrader: (25)

Fecking had me scared thought my engine was full of rust

peter zippy reid

iTrader: (25)

Thanks guys for all the help

the shreksta

iTrader: (20)

cant you get waterless coolant these days? that stops any rust forming

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

Not waterless, but they do add rust inhibitors to antifreeze nowadays

the shreksta

iTrader: (20)

this stuff


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Evans-Powe...item2c6309331b

JonMc

iTrader: (51)

Something new every day as they say

addi monster

iTrader: (6)

Hmmm good find shrecky

IggyRB320

iTrader: (9)

Seen this 'water free' coolant recently. Anyone use it?

53

iTrader: (41)

Don't forget the matrix pipes when you drain everything Very important to flush properly when moving to an OAT coolant, which the Pink Comma is I believe That looks like mine after a crappy mechanic mixed Halfords Pink OAT with the original coolant when failing to flush adequately

Reflush and use a quality ready mixed coolant like Motul Inugel Optimal

chocolate_o_brian

iTrader: (22)

Aye, me and Jeff put the pink stuff when swapping my buggered radiator over. Looked exactly like that in the header tank when filling it up via the small back hose

pslewis

£65!!!!!!!

Laughable what the gullible will go for ....... a good back flush and re-fill is all that's needed.

IggyRB320

iTrader: (9)

Also, is this the stuff that can be re-used?
Just run it through a cloth or fine sieve & away you go...?