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Coolant mixture #1039513 08/31/04 03:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 56 a sunny pLAce G ghosstryda OP CEG\'er
OP ghosstryda CEG\'er G Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 56 a sunny pLAce	hi all, i recently had my tranny rebuilt at the expense of the extended warrenty with no deductible that i had when i purchased the car. however, when the dealership returned my car, i found my coolant light to be on. i promptly went back to the service manager and asked him to take care of it for me. he returns with the coolant light off, and im a happy camper. not the end of story... that was roughly a week ago that i got the car back. the coolant light is now ON again! so i was thinking to myself, for the first 6 months that ive had the car it never comes on, and i give it to the dealer for one week and it comes on the day i get it back... anyway, i checked the coolant reservoir today and found that the service manager had filled it with water only!! i was like WTF!? it wasn't even a mixture of coolant and water like the manuel had suggested... now, this may sound pretty basic, but i want to do it the right way. the reservoir was filled with just H2O, should i just got get some antifreeze and just pour it in there wtih the water and try to get a mix? The manuel suggests a 50% water and coolant mix... what do you all do?? thanks! 2000 Silver SVT Contour - Daily Driver 1996 BBB Impala SS - Garage Queen http://www.cardomain.com/id/ghosstryda

Re: Coolant mixture #1039514 08/31/04 03:43 AM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,145 Durham NC G gearhead98 Hard-core CEG\'er
gearhead98 Hard-core CEG\'er G Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,145 Durham NC	first off calm down everything is ok, that little bit of water will not through the mixture off that much at most it would thought it off 5% AT MOST, so it is nothing to worry about, also if it keeps coming on check the common problems under FAQ's there is a fix in there 98.5 Black SE ATX S&B filter, SVT MAF, optimized SVT TB, mesh grille, removed orange reflectors, painted rear reflector, gutted pre-cats, optimized SVT LIM, 19lb injectors, resonator removed cant afford an svt but lookin for 1 in nc

Re: Coolant mixture #1039515 08/31/04 02:53 PM
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 314 OH, USA B bxd20_dup1 CEG\'er
bxd20_dup1 CEG\'er B Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 314 OH, USA	To answer your question, yes, the next few times you top it off, top if off with 100% coolant. No need to drain the water first unless you're from Alaska. Brian 99 SVT

Re: Coolant mixture #1039516 09/01/04 03:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 56 a sunny pLAce G ghosstryda OP CEG\'er
OP ghosstryda CEG\'er G Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 56 a sunny pLAce	thanks gearhead and bxd20! 2000 Silver SVT Contour - Daily Driver 1996 BBB Impala SS - Garage Queen http://www.cardomain.com/id/ghosstryda

Re: Coolant mixture #1039517 09/01/04 04:06 PM
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,145 Durham NC G gearhead98 Hard-core CEG\'er
gearhead98 Hard-core CEG\'er G Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,145 Durham NC	no problem 98.5 Black SE ATX S&B filter, SVT MAF, optimized SVT TB, mesh grille, removed orange reflectors, painted rear reflector, gutted pre-cats, optimized SVT LIM, 19lb injectors, resonator removed cant afford an svt but lookin for 1 in nc

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