Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 21:41:09 +0100 From: "Toby Field" <tobyfieldnopsamail.com> Subject: Re: Using Bar's Leaks in 9000 cooling system
Will Bar's Leaks fix a leaking heater matrix in any way? -- Toby Field (UK) '93 9000 CSE 2.3T Auto 150,000 Miles "The Grand Poobah" <eyles_jnopsamgovt.nz> wrote in message news:01c1ffb9$2291d5e0$08350a0anopsam8004.wcc.govt.nz... > Quasimotor's excellent 9000 help page recommends the use of Bar's leaks to > protect the coolant system. I haven't had any problems with the cooling > system yet, I view this as preventative maintenance. > > My '96 9000CS 2.3 LPT has done just under 152,000km (143k km when I bought > it Sept 20 2001). Its been well maintained and has a full service record. > It had a dealer service and the coolant was changed at 142,091 km on the > clock according to the service record. > > I bought some Bars Leaks, in the silver bottle yesterday ($10.95 NZ less > than 5 bucks US). The instructions (and the guy behind the counter) say > that you should renew the coolant when using Bar's Leaks, in case there's > any gunk in the cooling system. > > Should I add Bar's now without flushing the coolant? What would you do? Any > advice appreciated. > > -- > Grand Poobah > '96 9000 CS 2.3 LPT 150km