cpo32

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Hey, my coolant light has been going on when I started my car for a while now. So, I changed my coolant today and followed all the right steps...plus I have done it before with no problems. I drained all the coolant out and flushed the system with a couple gallons of distilled water. I refilled it with Prestone antifreeze/distilled water mix and took it for a drive. When I came back to check the levels, there was like a yellow mustardy type paste inside the whole tank. I immediately took it to mazda and they said that they have to replace all the hoses,radiator, etc....totalling $3000. I thought that was outrageous. They said it's because I mixed coolants...but I flushed the whole thing and there was green antifreeze in there and I put green back. Does anybody know what happpened and if there is a way to fix it that doesn't cost so much. Any input would be helpfull. Thanks

dannobre

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Back away from the dealer real fast......


Get the cooling system flushed at a place with the flush machines...and refill.

$3000....GOD.....they must think you are really stupid

savedsol

I'm wondering what the yellow stuff was. Also I don't think you need to flush with distilled just use it in the final mix. Garden hose works great for the flush.

dannobre

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Hard to say....something may have precipitated out?? Worst case it could be oil.

If that's the case..the low coolant was a symptom of a leak.....and not the cause....