It says Antigel on the bottle, no big deal about it, just the words Antigel on the front, so does this mean I've saved a packet by not getting it from my Citroen Dealer... £14.99 for 5 litres of it.
I'm guessing Antigel is some kind of chemical formula in the antifreeze/summer coolant. Is it Comma that supply Citroen dealers with this stuff? Or Total?
Thanks
Comma Antifreeze = Antigel? and bleeding!??!
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Comma Antifreeze = Antigel? and bleeding!??!
Last edited by deian on 29 Apr 2006, 20:13, edited 1 time in total.
Antigel means it wont be like jelly or crushed ice drinks - at frost temperatures. Another term for antifreeze. Thats all there is to it really.
You should be aware that all car manufacturers always use their own terms on certain bits in their owners manuals - and always recommands you to use their specific rated fluids ONLY in their cars. Thats a very simple way to have their part of the meals on you.
They all do it : Citroen, Ford, BMW, Mercedes ...
- and scare the hell out of you if you ever dare to tell your stealer you have been unfaithful ...
You should be aware that all car manufacturers always use their own terms on certain bits in their owners manuals - and always recommands you to use their specific rated fluids ONLY in their cars. Thats a very simple way to have their part of the meals on you.
They all do it : Citroen, Ford, BMW, Mercedes ...
- and scare the hell out of you if you ever dare to tell your stealer you have been unfaithful ...
Anders (DK) - '90 BX16Image
thats ok then I'm sure this will do the job well.
What an arse of a job to do though, raidiator bottom bolt is way behing the cables and air conditioning pipes, and the engine drain plug is way up in the back of beyonds, i've put some flush in it now and will run that short distances tonight, then tomorrow i will drain all that out and shove the anti freeze in.
What I don't get it is, i topped up with tap water and the flush stuff and i topped up until i couldn't get any more in, then started the engine with the cap open, then when that went down and some bubbles came up i closed the cap and opened the bleed valve, nothing came from it, i opened it so much it came flying off. Engine came up to operating temprature, fans cut in twice, then it all stabilised.
So did I do it right? Didn't see no air bubbles coming out of the bleed valve or anything. I assume the bleed valve is in front of the fuel filter where the thermostat is. It's the only bleed valve i can see.
Any ideas. Thanks. 2.1td by the way.
What an arse of a job to do though, raidiator bottom bolt is way behing the cables and air conditioning pipes, and the engine drain plug is way up in the back of beyonds, i've put some flush in it now and will run that short distances tonight, then tomorrow i will drain all that out and shove the anti freeze in.
What I don't get it is, i topped up with tap water and the flush stuff and i topped up until i couldn't get any more in, then started the engine with the cap open, then when that went down and some bubbles came up i closed the cap and opened the bleed valve, nothing came from it, i opened it so much it came flying off. Engine came up to operating temprature, fans cut in twice, then it all stabilised.
So did I do it right? Didn't see no air bubbles coming out of the bleed valve or anything. I assume the bleed valve is in front of the fuel filter where the thermostat is. It's the only bleed valve i can see.
Any ideas. Thanks. 2.1td by the way.
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thanks cloggz, i think it's sorted now, i took some time finding the one on the bulk head too, i filled up until water came out of both bleed valves then i kept the both open a little and kept opening them a little more to get air out as the engine ran, i opened the one on the bulkhead too much and it came off, hot water weeing out, so i know there is no air in it now! Nearly burned my fingers getting the thing back on, of course, lots of steam after that, it all seems fine now, no overheating, fans cutting in and cooling on idle, i'm quite happy, will wait for the system to cool then top up as necessary.
must admit though, the 2.1engine isn't the easiest to work on, it can get very tight up behind the engine and it's oily too, damn!
must admit though, the 2.1engine isn't the easiest to work on, it can get very tight up behind the engine and it's oily too, damn!