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Hello guys, as the dreaded winter approaches I need to fill my rad with coolant as I know through the summer it was topped up with water, so any advice how to take out water and add coolant I know the pipe from behind engine can be removed to take out the water but would it be easier to run the car and let water escape from bleed value till the water runs low enough to fill it up with coolant any advice is appriciated thanks
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 Pug bazza
Regular  Location: London Registered: 04 Apr 2013 Posts: 195 Status: Offline |
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 Posted 16th Nov 2013 at 12:18
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prism7guy
Seasoned Pro  Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,640 Status: Offline |
Post #2
You could get some tube and syphon some out from where the radiator cap is. ________________________________________ Goldie the track car. |
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Posted 16th Nov 2013 at 12:25
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matty_rallye
Senior User  Location: Devizes Registered: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 966 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Just take the bottom rad hose off and drain it out.________________________________________ 2.1 16v 306 Rallye. |
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Posted 16th Nov 2013 at 12:25
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Most radiators have a drain screw at the bottom, opposite side to the filling header tank.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone  |
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Posted 16th Nov 2013 at 13:04
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Pug bazza
Regular Location: London Registered: 04 Apr 2013 Posts: 195 Status: Offline |
Post #5
Right guys, I know all my coolant system is filled with water not anti-freeze, so shal I bleed water out from the bottom bleed hole and leave half water and top the rest up with coolant, I mean pure coolant, not ready mix, or shal I drain the whole system and start fresh, also would I need to take air out of the system or could I get away with that if I still have half water and top the rest up with coolant please help thanks guys |
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Posted 16th Nov 2013 at 19:48
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
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You're best off draining the complete system, filling it up again with a 50/50 mix and then doing a full bleed.  ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 16th Nov 2013 at 20:05
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Pug bazza
Regular Location: London Registered: 04 Apr 2013 Posts: 195 Status: Offline |
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Sorted I looked at my rad and I don't seem to have a bottom bleed valve, I have one on the top and the way if draing the system I blew in to the expansion tank and took I the bleed screw on top and pushed all the water out, is this ok to do thanks guys |
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Posted 16th Nov 2013 at 23:29
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Pug bazza
Regular Location: London Registered: 04 Apr 2013 Posts: 195 Status: Offline |
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Sorted I looked at my rad and I don't seem to have a bottom bleed valve, I have one on the top and the way if draing the system I blew in to the expansion tank and took I the bleed screw on top and pushed all the water out, is this ok to do thanks guys |
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Posted 16th Nov 2013 at 23:29
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prism7guy
Seasoned Pro Location: DoncastAAAAARGH Registered: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 4,640 Status: Offline |
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Are you sure you didn't have a bottom bleed point? It's the opposite corner to the radiator cap facing towards the gearbox usually.I'm not convinced that you will have drained the system by trying to blow the coolant out of the top bleed point, if i was you i'd look for the bottom bleed point or jack the car up and remove the bottom hose from the waterpump to drain it, flush it all through with a hose pipe, reconnect the bottom hose and refill the system and bleed it. It's worth having some form of antifreeze in the coolant at all times imo as i'm sure it helps prevent corrosion and may help lubricate the water pump too.  ________________________________________ Goldie the track car. |
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Posted 17th Nov 2013 at 00:23
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jimmyhackers
Seasoned Pro  Location: birmingham Registered: 14 Jun 2011 Posts: 1,144 Status: Offline |
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i found a good way of flushing it out was to undo all the bleed screws. then put a compressor line (a tyre pump hand gun attachments with a flexy nossle was esiest) upto the heater matrix bleeder hole. this really flushes it all out quickly.________________________________________ the world is changed by people in sheds |
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Posted 17th Nov 2013 at 00:23
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Pug bazza
Regular Location: London Registered: 04 Apr 2013 Posts: 195 Status: Offline |
Post #11
Lol il try that, I use my lung I was like breath in and breath out lol, need to get it done as I remember my engine blowing last year when con rod snapped so taking no chances with coolant, thanks guys for your help I found a old section on flushing and fitting new rad and also re filling the system by Rick rallye which really helps to, thanks again guys |
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Posted 17th Nov 2013 at 08:31
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pug_306
Seasoned Pro  Location: Great Hockham Registered: 28 May 2013 Posts: 1,592 Status: Offline |
Post #12
Put heaters on hot undo bleed screw on matrix pipes and put neat coolant in the rad.________________________________________ 1998 Supercharged White Rallye1992 205 GTi6 205 Turbo 340bhp |
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Posted 17th Nov 2013 at 08:54
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Pug bazza
Regular Location: London Registered: 04 Apr 2013 Posts: 195 Status: Offline |
Post #13
Does anyone know how many litres of coolant is required, to re-fill the whole coolant system |
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Posted 17th Nov 2013 at 20:09
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #14
I think it's about 7.________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 17th Nov 2013 at 22:09
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Pug bazza
Regular Location: London Registered: 04 Apr 2013 Posts: 195 Status: Offline |
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Stan or any one else that can help, I want to make this simple and know I have coolant in my system for winter, could I just empty 1/2 to 3/4 of my expansion tank and put pure anti freeze in, would that mix it self as it goes around engine and to double check its mixed I could open the bleed point to see if coolant comes out, reason is I just wna keep it simple and my pipe is busted and it held by 2 jubilee clips and some plastic pipe and also my thermostat housing is cracked and small amount of water escapes so I really don't want to make more work for me |
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Posted 17th Nov 2013 at 22:31
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #16
You will need to replace the cracked thermostat housing first. To ensure a proper mix you will need to drain or largely drain the system and then fill up with fresh. You can't do a job like this half-arsed. It has to be done properly, starting with replacing that housing which is causing a leak. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 17th Nov 2013 at 23:10
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Pug bazza
Regular Location: London Registered: 04 Apr 2013 Posts: 195 Status: Offline |
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Thanks stan, il sort it out |
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Posted 18th Nov 2013 at 08:53
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stan_306gti6
Forum Admin Location: Kent Registered: 18 Jan 2004 Posts: 21,768 Status: Offline |
Post #18
Nice one. ________________________________________ "Supercharged - 454.1bhp/317.5lb/ft"Peugeot 306 GTi-6 2000 (X), Moonstone |
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Posted 18th Nov 2013 at 08:54
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