Jazzy Posted August 15, 2004 Posted August 15, 2004 I checked my water on my 2003 2.0 HDI Desire today, and am sure the antifreeze used to be blue. However, it is a mucky brown now. Is this normal? Quote
tronboy Posted August 21, 2004 Posted August 21, 2004 Nope... 20,000 miles in the HDi and the antifreeze mix is still baby blue....... Drain it, flush and refill. If it grts dirty again, go see your Citroen dealer for a warranty claim! Quote
pork_pie Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 Tronnie Took my car to the dealership near Catterick. Luckily there were no symptoms to suggest there was an oil leak or a blown headgasket. Even though the colant was brown, there were no oily deposits or sludge. No coolant leakage no nothing. Temp gauge reading is normal - reads 75-80 every ******* day! Was told it was normal but still find it concerning. Due for its 25 k service in November and a collant drain is scheduled for this time point. Quote
tronboy Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 Yeah, that temp is normal.... Good news! In fact, I still reckon the HDi runs too cool, and takes too long to heat up to operating temp, resulting in crap fuel consumption on short runs....... Tron Quote
pork_pie Posted August 30, 2004 Posted August 30, 2004 The engine does take an age to warm up I agree. I sometimes flick the gauge to see if its working. Heater works - eventually. Has fancy temperature settings calibrated in degrees! Sophisticated indeed. Not as sophisticated as digital climate control which I reckon is a superflous bell and whistle. As for fuel consumption - been very good. Getting an average of 55-58mpg but the forthcoming North East winters are harsh so goodbye to that! Somethign else tronny - I may be inaginign it but sometimes the cars responce is like having a rocket attached to its jacksy but on other occasions, continental drift would lap it twice. Quote
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