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FAZ
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23rd Aug 12 at 06:10   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Rplaced the coolant in the pug monday, ever sinc, temps ahve been fine, cooler than normal, as expected

however when i checked it at 4am this morning before driving to work, there was a like chicken tikka kind of coloured / textured substance on the inside of the coolant/expansion tank lid and a little floating in the coolant, what isit? to be worried about

temps were fine on the drive into work today
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23rd Aug 12 at 06:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
coolant used was a diluted mix (50/50) of the red/pinky halfords stuff for post 98 cars etc, says it meets all amnufacturers ratings etc
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If its not causing any issues I wouldn't be concerned about it, Could just be the shit from the bottom of the radiator that has re surfaced when you replaced it
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23rd Aug 12 at 10:51   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
did you flush the system first?
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it will be rust/shit from the rad.

flush it through again.
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yea flushed through with hose pipe, rad and engine, when disconnected from each other

cheers guys, car behaves normally otherwise
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i think the important thing is did it taste like chicken tika
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If its like a creamy colour possible that your head gasket has failed mate

 
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