coolant color?

[zoomungus]

what color should the coolant be? what im looking at is a brownish color, is it time for a flush and change?

[flyingbrick]

Ye. Flush it out. The brown is rust !!!!!!

[t5 pete]

Yes is there any oil in the water also most typical colours are blue and orange the colour does darken after time but use a good antifrezze and there should be a 2yr protection its not expensive to buy

[zoomungus]

Yes is there any oil in the water also most typical colours are blue and orange the colour does darken after time but use a good antifrezze and there should be a 2yr protection its not expensive to buy

would the oil look like mayo or just oil?

[t5 pete]

i have come accross both the water is most likley to be like mayo but dip your finger in to see if there are any oil deposits

[zoomungus]

er..................if there is=head gasket! it just looks brown, like sh*t

[t5 pete]

It most likley not the gasket just ready for a good flush

[zoomungus]

just checked, no oil just water/antifreeze no mayo, anyway i can get rid of rust?

[t5 pete]

just give it a good flush through and then top up with new

[MrMopp]

You might find if its a dark brown some fool has put BARS or some other radiator repair liquid in :)

[zoomungus]

yep, your not wrong! well spotted! would i see any floating crap or is bars just clear?

[MrMopp]

yep, your not wrong! well spotted! would i see any floating crap or is bars just clear?

Best way to describe it is it makes the header tank almost scummy looking with a film round the tank :)

[zoomungus]

could well be, in fact thats what made me look, i saw a film on the inside of the tank from the outside, so what do i do now?

[t5 pete]

I would flush it out and then top back up and see if there are any leaks but i dont think its very easy to flush the rad repair

[MrMopp]

Flush it through add clean antifreeze then just await the leak lol, the antifreeze breaks the BARS down over time so just keep an eye on the coolant level , not much more you can do other than that :(

[walter leever]

The normal colour is blue.(fresh)

[zoomungus]

Flush it through add clean antifreeze then just await the leak lol, the antifreeze breaks the BARS down over time so just keep an eye on the coolant level , not much more you can do other than that :(

i cant see any suspect hoses or signs of a leak.................yet!


thanks for the help

[zoomungus]

just a thought, how solid are the water pumps, am i correct in saying it runs off the cam belt?

[walter leever]

i think the waterpump should be changed every cambelt change(120.000km)

and yes the cambelt drives the waterpump.

[Rufe]

The normal colour is blue.(fresh)

thats correct, allthough not to alarm anyone as if it hasnt been changed for a couple of years it could still be green in colour as volvo only recently switched over to blue.

[zoomungus]

antifreeze last change was 2007 but no mention in history of pump failure or replacement

[zoomungus]

im seeing a trail of dried blue at top left cnr of rad by top hose and am wondering if this was site of the leak before bars was used?

[t5 pete]

That will have been a point where it was leaking as said before just put new in and see if there are any leaks

[zoomungus]

yes, not seen anything yet.....................might just replace all hoses etc

[t5 pete]

what type of hoses will you change them for standard/uprated i bought some samco ones for myne in red and are very happy with them

[zoomungus]

not standard, i can get samco from bedford as im working that way

[t5 pete]

If you have the money ide reccomend getting some

[zoomungus]

i would like to keep the money to spend on magners lol

[zoomungus]

im seeing a trail of dried blue at top left cnr of rad by top hose and am wondering if this was site of the leak before bars was used?

its going to be the rad then