Screen wash in radiator !

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GEEGEE8
GEEGEE8 Posts: 2,440 Forumite
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:o I seem to have put half a mug roughly of (ready to use) screen wash in my radiator filler, as opposed to the screen wash filler...

I've put a whole bottle of plain water in there now to dilute it, and it's full to the brim.

What else can I do? Is it a problem?

What a numpty I am.. :o
9/70lbs to lose :)
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  • custardy
    custardy Posts: 38,365 Forumite
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    drain the whole system
    flush with clean water(a hose is best) refill with correct concentrate of coolant
  • GEEGEE8
    GEEGEE8 Posts: 2,440 Forumite
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    How do I drain it?

    Will it cause a problem if left in?
    9/70lbs to lose :)
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
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    Never fill a cooling system above the max mark. To drain you could take the bottom hose off the radiator. I would suggest to simply empty it, fill the system with tap water, run the engine (with the cap off) to circulate it and mix with everything else in the system until that's hot and the fan has turned on and off. Then drain this and put in the correct type of coolant at the correct level of dilution.
  • GEEGEE8
    GEEGEE8 Posts: 2,440 Forumite
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    Shall I just take it to Kwik Fit around the corner from me? I have no idea what type of coolant to put in it..
    9/70lbs to lose :)
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,550 Forumite
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    I doubt very much whether it will do any harm at all. If you don't know what you are doing, draining and refilling it might cause more problems than it solves.
  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 37,638 Forumite
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    GEEGEE8 wrote: »
    Shall I just take it to Kwik Fit around the corner from me? I have no idea what type of coolant to put in it..
    If you like.
    Use some initiative. You have been given some advice. Now carry out the solution.
  • GEEGEE8
    GEEGEE8 Posts: 2,440 Forumite
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    I'm going to try to get some of the water out of the filler tank thing, apart from that I think i may have flushed out most of the screen wash with the bottle of water i tipped into it..

    I would use initiative, but I have no idea about cars at all, and I don't want to end up with a bigger problem in the long run..
    9/70lbs to lose :)
  • vaio
    vaio Posts: 12,287 Forumite
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    [FONT=&quot]http://www.staplesdisposables.com/uploaded_photos/SPD852%20merged%20I1.pdf[/FONT]
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    [FONT=&quot]suggests that the main ingredient is alcohol with a flash point of 23 degrees, I can’t see it’ll do any harm but if you let the car warm up with the rad cap off it’ll boil off and you can top up with the correct fluid.[/FONT]
  • GEEGEE8
    GEEGEE8 Posts: 2,440 Forumite
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    3346978831_82de8abae1.jpg

    I tipped it in the white bottle, top left. Hope it is the radiator filler..
    9/70lbs to lose :)
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,550 Forumite
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    It won't do any harm. Cheap antifreeze used to have alcohol as its main ingredient.

    If it's too full, remove some from the expansion tank (white bottle), down to the correct level. Don't try and drain it. If you do you run the risk of introducing air locks into the cooling system. Believe me, you do not want that!
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