Coolant

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:42 pm

I have got a leak in my cooling system somewhere, as the coolant level keeps dropping.

I can't get it looked at for a couple of weeks, and in the meantime I've got loads of driving to do.

Therefore I'm going to top it up, but I need some advice on which type to buy - there's a couple of different types in Halfords. According to the description, they both seem suitable and unsuitable at the same time. Something to do with 40% ratio which has baffled the bollocks off me.

Can anyone advise please?

The car is a 1997 mark 3 Golf 1.4 injection.

6halves · **Joined:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 4:26 pm **Posts:** 748

should have just asked the bloke in halfords

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 4:54 pm

poolieinnottingham wrote:

Can anyone advise please?

Make sure that you're in the RAC or similar. :wink:

born toulouse · **Posted:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:06 pm

I think they were supposed to have particular coolants, G11 or G12 or whatever and you put quite a lot in as well. If I was planning to drive far I'd get the coolant changed at Halfords or somewhere similar and buy some spare of the same one.

If you are in the AA/RAC stop at a sevices when you know a fair bit has leaked out and call them- they'll probably find the leak and might fix it.

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5096

a 97 golf with lots of miles on the clock just stick to universal antifreeze coolant

Pierrepoint · **Joined:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 3:04 am **Posts:** 1723

How fast is the leak? If its not that fast topping up with H2O may suffice.. On the down side take a look inside the oil filler cap and see if you've got any emulsified oil around.. If you have this could be the source of your leak sadx

Hawklord · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:27 pm **Posts:** 3116

Have you tried anything like Bars Leaks?
http://www.barsproducts.com/barsleaks_products.htm

ozblue · **Posted:** Thu Feb 03, 2011 11:46 am

a bit of advice dont top it up when the cars been running yes i know it common sence but last year i seemed to loose any sence i had.
went to the tip, on the way there me temp was gettin hot so at the skip i decided to top radiator up but hes the best bit to get the radiator cap off i wrapped me tshirt round the cap whilst still wearing it off the cap popped but i got stuck wi me top n fuc me did i burn lost all the skin off me belly n off both me hands
got the full contents off the radiator over me,then drove the car wi me elbows fucer packed in bfor i got home so had t jog rest of way home then got a nice trip in ambulance full of morphine lol.
yep its a true story theres a lad posts on here who was stayin wi us at the time (are ya there spenner lol)ps me jeep was never the same after yaz blew it up on the beach lol.....

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