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coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 9:28 pm
by chipvan
Took by bongo for a service and found the coolant was over the mwax and making my high coolant alarm go off.
so i syphoned it off back down to max.was that ok to do.??
They did blead it,i think they just over filled the expantion tank
Re: coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:33 pm
by haydn callow
yep...thats fine
Re: coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:37 pm
by chipvan
Phew thanks mate thought it should be,nice just to make sure..
Re: coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:41 pm
by daveblueozzie
keep an eye on the coolant level, check it every few days to make sure it does not drop below the low level.
there may still be an airlock in the system.
Re: coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:52 pm
by chipvan
Thanks mate will do..
Re: coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 10:57 pm
by haydn callow
If it drops to the LOW level the LOW alarm will be squealing !!
Re: coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:02 pm
by chipvan
Real gald i have splashed out on that bit of kit!
Re: coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 12:54 am
by bigdaddycain
It'd be worth carrying around a bottle of spare coolant just in case Jez...
Re: coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:04 pm
by chipvan
cool idea!
Re: coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:56 pm
by Ron Miel
Nah! Cool ant idea.
Re: coolant over fill after service,i syphoned some off,=ok?
Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 10:21 pm
by chipvan
ahh yes..nice one!
haydn you were right low did peep after me tanking some out,so got a spare bottle reay to top up as we go,i expect if i lest it it may have settled down but couldnt stand that alarm going off at me!!
I have hearing issues and its just the worse thing!..well better than a new enging anyway! we were just saying today glad we got it now and know it works ok!