Dilution of engine coolant
Submitted: Tuesday, Mar 23, 2004 at 21:41
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Hi all, I have a 100 series Toyota landcruiser and have had the radiator repaired. When the fella doing the repair added new coolant he diluted the concentrated aniticorosion antifreeze coolant 50/50 with water . Does anyone know if this is ok or should he have refilled it with undiluted coolant.
Reply By: cokeaddict - Wednesday, Mar 24, 2004 at 15:32
Wednesday, Mar 24, 2004 at 15:32
Ok so how much water does the cooling system hold on a GQ 4.2 Diesel?
Im about to remove my radiator to give it a good flush externally after some mud fun. I was thinking of getting someone to give it a flush internally after re fitment of radiator, but sounds to me like it cant be done at
home without too many dramas.
Im thinking.... If i run the radiator hose throught it for a few minutes to clean out what ever is in there, that sounds like it will do the trick. Am i right or not? Also should i flush out the bottle as
well? Im assuming i should.
Opinions would be great here.
Regards Angelo
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Follow Up By: Member - Ed. C.- Wednesday, Mar 24, 2004 at 23:34
Wednesday, Mar 24, 2004 at 23:34
Angelo,
Gregorys manual states 13.6 L inthe GQ 4.2 incl. heater & reservoir tank.. which brings me to my next point....
When flushing your cooling system... Don't forget the heater core!!!!!
It's as simple as turning the heater control to "hot", thus opening the
in-line "flapper" valve...
Many people neglect this, not good if using a differend brand of coolant than previously used...
Regards, Ed. C.
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