Date: Sat, 8 Jun 2002 11:55:35 -0400 From: "KeithG" <noonenopsamhlink.net> Subject: Re: FILL COOLANT FLUID
You unscrew the cap on the expansion tank to add coolant to the system. The new turbo being fitted may indicate that they did not completely fill the coolant after the repair. This is a reasonable assessment. The ACC system is probably just an electronic system repair. Yes, look and tell us what the color of the coolant in it currently is. I have not been able to distinguish any flavor difference between the different types (vintners?), but my palate may need more education ;-). If it is blue, it is standard Saab coolant. The Merc dealer's coolant will work OK with this, but it would probably be best to add more blue Saab coolant. If it is green, heed the warning on the link I sent and have it flushed and replaced with Mercedes coolant just to be safe. YMMV, $0.02, but it is what I would do. If it has not been flushed and changed in the past 2-3 yr, I would flush and fill with the Merc product. It is U$10 - U$12/ us gallon here. good luck, KeithG "Jonathon Doig" <jonathonnopsameditch_AUNTY_SPAM_.com> wrote in message news:1023539366.20178.0.nnrp-07.9e981281nopsam.demon.co.uk... > All, > > thanks for the comments so far. OK so the cooling system is sealed then ? If > that's the case how do I get more coolant in in the first place ? BTW the > warning started coming up 2 days after it came back from my local Saab > dealer. they had to fit a new Turbo and ACC system. > > I guess that really it's up to them then. It's just that they are 60 miles > away and it's easier to get some from either halfords of a local merc dealer > (who is actually closest). How do I determine what's in at the moment then? > Just by looking at the colour ? Maybe a taste test ala vintage Austrian ;-) > > Thanks > JD > > "KeithG" <noonenopsamhlink.net> wrote in message > news:adsk98$6a7$1nopsam.atl.mindspring.net... > > I would trot over to the Mercedes Benz dealer and pick up a couple gallons > > of their light color antifreeze. It is compatible with what is in your car > > (unless it is that pink stuff - dexcool). Green stuff is not very good as > it > > allows the etching which eats head gaskets. As you have already lost some > > coolant from the sealed system, it would be advisable to determine the > > source of the leak. It may be a head gasket, a loose clamp, a radiator, a > > hose, or a heater core. > > > > keithG > > > > very good information: > > http://216.78.172.244/cooling_system_folder/coolingsys.htm > > > > > > "Toby Field" <tobyfieldnopsamail.com> wrote in message > > news:adsctm$rvj$1nopsam6.svr.pol.co.uk... > > > You shouldn't mix different types of Antifreeze. You will find however, > > that > > > most types of antifreeze are the same and a trip to halfords will do no > > harm > > > to your car. Halfords sell a good antifreeze for £4.99 a litre and Saab > > > antifreeze is £6.45. Halfords standard antifreeze is £3.49 per litre I > > > think. > > > > > > -- > > > Toby Field (UK) > > > '93 9000 CSE 2.3T Auto > > > 150,000 Miles > > > > > > "Jonathon Doig" <jonathonnopsameditch_AUNTY_SPAM_.com> wrote in message > > > news:1023493047.2366.0.nnrp-13.9e981281nopsam.demon.co.uk... > > > > Hi, > > > > I have a 2000 2.0 LPT 9-5 estate. Recently my SID II has started > saying > > > FILL > > > > COOLANT FLUID. Do I have to put some special stuff in ? Pre mixed into > > > > presumably the radiator. does it have to be the same stuff that is > > already > > > > in ? I heard somewhere that it should not be mixed, but that maybe > some > > > > other kind of automotive fluid. > > > > Oh and where can I get some in the UK? Do I have to go to Saab or will > a > > > > trip to halfords do. > > > > TIA > > > > JD > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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