Coolant types question

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Coolant types question

Post by ekaftan »

A friend with a 2002 Xsara 1.9TD has a problem with mixed coolants. He added green coolant to an orange mix.

Do all modern Cits come with orange coolant?

What year did they change, if they did?

What is the recommended coolant?

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The original Citroën coolant with glycol was orange, going back to at least 1995 that I know of. :?
What the 2002 Xsara originally has, I don’t know, but it probably says somewhere not to mix different types of coolants.
In case of doubt, use a coolant with 50% glycol.

The new type of coolant is not ‘Holy Water’. :twisted:
It just says that you can leave it in longer, and they will soon tell us that it never needs replacing.
But then, they probably have in mind to send all cars to the crusher when they’re three years old. :evil:
Coolant story from ‘Froggy Forum’ here:

http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showpo ... stcount=20

http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40666
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Post by citronut »

i dont have any knoledge of the modern coolants,but i have heard it said it can cause problems if they are mixed
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Post by JohnT »

For the cost of replacing the coolant with the correct fluid compared to the lasting damage it may do.....no contest! Poor or wrong coolant can attack the metal surfaces and lead to early gasket failure, it may also cause locallised heating spots, and finally it may even damage your water pump.
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