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What is reccomended coolant for proton persona 1.3 meridian

What is reccomended coolant for engine ? there is a very thin oily substance in the coolant reservoir which we took to be a sign of cylinder head gasket failure but perhaps this engine uses some kind of synthetic high temperature coolant rather than glycol/ watermixture many thanks

  • sven817 Aug 16, 2009

    NO WATER IN THE OIL, REMINDS ME OF UNDILUTED CUTTING FLUID, AS THIN AS VEGETABLE OIL. ALSO HAVE CHECKED CONTENTS OF SUMP, OIL A BIT OLD, NEEDS CHANGING, BUT OTHERWISE FINE (NO WATER ) THANKS FOR YOUR HELP

  • Anonymous May 11, 2010

    Do you have water in the oil?

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I'd say you're on the right track with the coolant. Usually if it was oil from a blown head gasket, it'd look more like gunk than a thin slick. The type of coolant you need can vary upon your weather conditions. Antifreeze is sometimes a must.

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Right coolant internal problems

  • Anonymous Aug 16, 2009

    antifreeze is also water pump lubricant antifreeze is ethlyne glecol or alcohal base there is no oil in it

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