hebdenwill
Member
evening all, have read several posts on here and other sites but struggled to find an answer
I've just become the owner of a C220 CDI Saloon, which I absolutely love so far. Sadly, the coolant warning light has illuminated. I spoke to my local specialist, where it's going for its MOT on 13th Dec, and they told me not to worry in the meantime and top it up with water. I duly added around a pint of water and it knocked the warning off
Today it had gone down again and triggered the warning, but seems to be holding at that level now and engine in staying at 80 degrees....I'm satisfied none is getting into the oil.
My question is - what coolant type do I buy? I'm stumped by the manual, it doesn't tell you what to use but it links to a website which doesn't work, and of course when I look online I find long forum posts discussing the relative merits of G48 and hOATs at great length, but no actual answer! I know I 'should' use genuine MB stuff but I know there'll be something I can get from a motor factors which will be compatible and will tide me over for 3 weeks until they can have a look at where it's getting out (hoping it isn't, but assuming it is the water pump)
I just want a litre to put a bit in in case it gets any lower, as I'm thinking "who knows how much the coolant might have been diluted previously?" and we're coming up to some frost next week
thanks if you can help
I've just become the owner of a C220 CDI Saloon, which I absolutely love so far. Sadly, the coolant warning light has illuminated. I spoke to my local specialist, where it's going for its MOT on 13th Dec, and they told me not to worry in the meantime and top it up with water. I duly added around a pint of water and it knocked the warning off
Today it had gone down again and triggered the warning, but seems to be holding at that level now and engine in staying at 80 degrees....I'm satisfied none is getting into the oil.
My question is - what coolant type do I buy? I'm stumped by the manual, it doesn't tell you what to use but it links to a website which doesn't work, and of course when I look online I find long forum posts discussing the relative merits of G48 and hOATs at great length, but no actual answer! I know I 'should' use genuine MB stuff but I know there'll be something I can get from a motor factors which will be compatible and will tide me over for 3 weeks until they can have a look at where it's getting out (hoping it isn't, but assuming it is the water pump)
I just want a litre to put a bit in in case it gets any lower, as I'm thinking "who knows how much the coolant might have been diluted previously?" and we're coming up to some frost next week
thanks if you can help
