Mrs popped to shop to get coolant, asked for g12, he gave her g48, she put the whole 1 litre in.
Will there be a problem?
1.8 turbo engine BEX
Will there be a problem?
1.8 turbo engine BEX
Coolant g48
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Hi thanks for replies, did a bit of searching on the net, and came to that same conclusion, different manufacturers use different codes!
not sure on colour think its blue, will check tomorrow, she said she put full litre in then a litre of water
not sure on colour think its blue, will check tomorrow, she said she put full litre in then a litre of water
Personally, I would be tempted to flush and renew the coolant in the system.
If you have not done this before, or have any record of it - then its probably good preventative maintenance anyway, as it could be as old as the car.
Im not sure if G48 would be miscible with the chemicals in the G12/G12+/G12++ coolant that is already in there.
A coolant change is cheap and easy to do anyway, you can drain the existing stuff from the bottom of the radiator - the current G13 coolant is around £9 a 1litre bottle - you can get away with two litre's, the rest is water.
If you have not done this before, or have any record of it - then its probably good preventative maintenance anyway, as it could be as old as the car.
Im not sure if G48 would be miscible with the chemicals in the G12/G12+/G12++ coolant that is already in there.
A coolant change is cheap and easy to do anyway, you can drain the existing stuff from the bottom of the radiator - the current G13 coolant is around £9 a 1litre bottle - you can get away with two litre's, the rest is water.
