Coolant or Water

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My Name: pan

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Model: C3 2006-2009, Facelift model
Year: 2007 (07)
Engine Size: 1.4 (16v)
Fuel Type: Diesel
Mileage: 111
Trim Level: Cool Summer
Gearbox: Manual 5 speed
DPF: No
LHD or RHD: RHD (UK)

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Hello...

Can anyone tell what happens if the coolant on C3 is changed for water...
My local garage put me a cambelt kit on today, they drained the coolant and replaced it with water and antifreeze...
They said it's just as good, that there's no problem...
Please can anyone give me advice on this subject.

Thank you.
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Year: 2002 (02)
Engine Size: 1.4 (16v)
Fuel Type: Diesel
Mileage: 140000
Trim Level: Exclusive
Gearbox: Manual 5 speed
DPF: No
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Hi

Don't worry.

Coolant is just antifreeze and water.

You should probably have pink in there, if it's blue you may have the wrong stuff.


Edit, for a 2007 I would expect pink antifreeze/coolant on there .
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My Name: pan

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Posts: 2
Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2018 1:36 pm
Model: C3 2006-2009, Facelift model
Year: 2007 (07)
Engine Size: 1.4 (16v)
Fuel Type: Diesel
Mileage: 111
Trim Level: Cool Summer
Gearbox: Manual 5 speed
DPF: No
LHD or RHD: RHD (UK)

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Thank you for your help...

Can you tell me why i need pink antifreeze?

Thank you.

Kind regards.
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Model: C3 2002-2005, Original shape model
Year: 2002 (02)
Engine Size: 1.4 (16v)
Fuel Type: Diesel
Mileage: 140000
Trim Level: Exclusive
Gearbox: Manual 5 speed
DPF: No
LHD or RHD: RHD (UK)
Engine name: DV4 16-valve diesel (90 PS)
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pan wrote: ↑Thu Nov 01, 2018 7:32 pm Thank you for your help...

Can you tell me why i need pink antifreeze?

Thank you.

Kind regards.
Sure. Pink is the colour they usually add to OAT coolant when its made, different coolants/antifreezes have different colours to help identify it easily.

Your C3 must have an OAT coolant to meet what Citroen say you should have. The wrong antifreeze can corrode the engine, loose its protection too quickly (for the service schedule) or damage the head gasket. There is a topic on OAT coolants for the C3 in this topic (click here).

There are other colours that may be suitable, but blue is not one of them.
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