3200 Cooling Fluid

[fred3939]

Hey Guys, Noticed the cooling water is low, can I top this up myself ?, if so is there a particular brand I should use ?

Cheers

[SCOOTERMAN]

Yes you can, but check first (underbonnet or in the handbook; it stipulates what in there) as it's been a while since I last looked. Assuming it's the same as my fathers, you need to use Paraflu ^11 (IIRC) (it's green/blue) mixed 50:50 with de-ionised water. You can pick-up the aforementioned coolant from Fiat and Alfa dealers. DON'T feel compelled to use the newer Paraflu-UP (the red stuff) if you've the green in there already; the two do not mix well at all.

[fred3939]

Cheers Sccoterman ! Apart from Oil another reason to go down to my local Alfa dealership..

[fred3939]

I found this website selling Paraflu coolant, can you shed any light as to which on I need ?

www.shop4parts.co.uk/index.cfm/method/catalogue.search/startrow/25/

(They also do Selenia Oil)

[SCOOTERMAN]

fred3939 said:

I found this website selling Paraflu coolant, can you shed any light as to which on I need ? www.shop4parts.co.uk/index.cfm/method/catalogue.search/startrow/25/ (They also do Selenia Oil)

LOL, if you wish to add a Fiat wheel trim to your cooling system go ahead

Sorry, just kidding. Looking at shop4parts it's difiult to say; they don't make it clear which one they stock, and they only stock one, which I'm guessing is the one Fiat and Alfa currently recommend (I don't know which one that is...) It's not even in the right colour bottle as far as I can tell; the ones I have in my bedroom (sorry mum...) are blue.