I got my Peugeot 207 this year February, now I realized the coolant (pink) has gone down to around minimum. Not empty yet. Can I refill with any pink coolant of my choice without flushing the old one. As I’m not sure if I can do all that. ? Just like the one you showed in the video.
Excellent video! I was going to clamp the coolant pipes as I need to remove the turbo to allow access to replace the turbo feed pipe. I'm a bit of an amateur but, on watching your video, I decided I might as well change the coolant as you made it look so simple. And simple it was!! I'm now subscribed to your site as it's very informative and easy to learn from. Awesome job Mr Fxr! PS I take it the engine is an EP6DT?
Thanks Sean, I'm glad the video helped. I make these videos in hope that it will help someone, someday. Regards to engine code, I do believe so All the best🙂👍
Great video.. I have located that screw, but very isolated..how many turns does it take? I've turn itva few times, but can't hear any air or see any liquid coming out. I don't want to risk the screw coming all the way out, as I won't be able to get it back in.. thanks
You can mix engine coolans. Just extract a sample of what's in there and mix it with the new in a glass over night. As long as it mixes ok, doesn't turn to jelly or crystalize then it's all good. If its a 2nd hand car and just needs a top up this method is sound as long as you test them 1st
@contorta my wife is in the middle of no where, 50 minutes from home. Car was showing as overheating. I told her to check the expansion vessel and she did however, on seeing it was empty, she's added water.!! Didn't tell her to... Anyway, will that get her home if she drives it back with water? I can change it when she's back? Or do I have to go out there and sort it? She's driving back tomorrow...
Nice video, Our peugeot 308 with the same 1.6 engine, the temperature inside the car is not worming up when we put it on 27/28 degrees. I think this might be problem, air in process. I will let know when fixed... 👌🏾
Thanks If it happened right after coolant change, than probably there is some air in the cabin heater matrix. There are two 25/30mm rubber hoses going from thermostat housing straight into the cab, the upper one should have a plastic air bleed valve on top, it is very close to bulkhead Please bleed all the air before driving around
@@mrfxr1695 thanks for the advice 2 rubber housing.. I will let the air completely out of those housing. I bought the car this way. They might have change the coolant without the air out..
I’m changing the coolant to the correct Peugeot stuff and will need to flush the radiator and engine. The radiator looks straight forward but the Haynes manual says I need to remove the thermostat and run water through the coolant housing. Looks like a difficult job. Can you flush the engine without removing the thermostat?
Are you flushing it just with water? In that case you can drain out whatever is in the system. Refill with clean water. Make sure you bleed the air. One bleed valve is on the thermostat housing and other one on cabin heating matrix hose. Run the engine for 10 mins so thermostat opens and lets water run throughout the whole system, let it cool a bit and drain it again. If you have a lot of sludge or wrong coolant was used previously you can repeat the process. That should do the trick.
Thank you that’s amazing. I do have an alkaline flush I got from the local car shop but am thinking I’ll just use water as you describe. Had a leak in the heater core so swapping that out at the same time. Hopefully all will go well. Great channel. Thank you.
At the start of the video you said you took things out because of a leak. Do you need to take all of that out to change the coolant like you did in the video or can you do it without removing those things. Thanks
You mean the one on the top hose for cabin heating matrix ? That one is a standard blead valve on most of the cars. In this video I was paying highlighted attention to bleading of thermostat housing but both blead valves are covered
Hello, ive located what i assume is the bleeder valve but there is no crosshead but rather what looks like a cap with a slot for a flathead (maybe?) and theres a tube attached on top. Below that cap is a nut which i think has to be screwed out to access the bleeder valve?? My vehicle is a Peugeot 207 1.4l petrol. The engine shouldnt be too off from the other models soo... Do you know anything about that?
I'm sorry, I don't know about that screw. Usually there is plastic screw on top of thermostat housing and a little screw on top of heating matrix pipe/hose
Alright i think i have found the bleeder. Judging by other sites, its located on the wall to the cabin just behind the air intake. It looks like a tyre cap which you have to unscrew to bleed it
Hello, i have changed the coolant and also flushed the system and it went great in the first drive. But then i had issues with overheating.. i assume the thermostat opened for the big radiating system.. refilled and all but now after another drive the reservoir was empty again? Should i just keep refilling??
What happens if you dont use the right coolent?..We didn't know what the previous coolent was used in the car..So I just used universal coolent without flushing aswel
I've never used universal coolant, but apparently it can be safely mixed with other types. I know that pink and blue(or green) should not be mixed due to chemical reaction between them. I hope it helps 👍
My daughter's 207 takes about 5-10 minutes to reach working temperature. It is important to stay steady on working temperature, without temperature spikes. If during driving engine temperature jumps up and down, that's not good, it could indicate air in the system, but steady temperature levels are good. Diesel engine cars take much longer to reach working temperature especially in cold weather, but petrol engines are quick to warm up
@mightywatcher 90c after mins is good. If you're in UK, the coolant should be red/pink colour not blue one. They don't like mixing, it is different substance and can react to each other. That is the reason for colour coding red and blue. If blue coolant is in the car, you'll have to drain and flush with water first before refilling with red coolant. All the best 👍🙂
My Peugeot does not get warm and I'm having to top coolent up everyday 2 days and radiators keep blowing and when I stop they are still blowing when engine is off for 5 minutes, very loud and embarrassing
It is obvious you have a leak on the system. Inspect all connections for leak, if you can't find it or repair it yourself please take it to mechanic. With driving as such you're running a danger to seriously damage the engine
Spent ages trying to sort out bubbling coolant. Sorted! Thanks heaps!
I'm glad it helped 🙂
I got my Peugeot 207 this year February, now I realized the coolant (pink) has gone down to around minimum. Not empty yet. Can I refill with any pink coolant of my choice without flushing the old one. As I’m not sure if I can do all that. ? Just like the one you showed in the video.
Absolutely, you can use any brand of same colour coolant safely
Exact same process for the Ds3 1.6 petrol.
Great vid
Sure, same PSA engine, also used in Mini
All the best 👍🙂
Excellent video! I was going to clamp the coolant pipes as I need to remove the turbo to allow access to replace the turbo feed pipe. I'm a bit of an amateur but, on watching your video, I decided I might as well change the coolant as you made it look so simple. And simple it was!! I'm now subscribed to your site as it's very informative and easy to learn from. Awesome job Mr Fxr! PS I take it the engine is an EP6DT?
Thanks Sean, I'm glad the video helped. I make these videos in hope that it will help someone, someday.
Regards to engine code, I do believe so
All the best🙂👍
Nice one! I didn't know about the bleed valve. I would have been wasting my time just draining and refilling. Thanks.
Thanks 👍
I appreciate your comment 🙂
Great video.. I have located that screw, but very isolated..how many turns does it take? I've turn itva few times, but can't hear any air or see any liquid coming out. I don't want to risk the screw coming all the way out, as I won't be able to get it back in.. thanks
Thanks, you should have five maybe six turns, and you should see either coolant or air coming out. Yes it is quite tight space
all the best
@@mrfxr1695 thanks again.
You can mix engine coolans. Just extract a sample of what's in there and mix it with the new in a glass over night. As long as it mixes ok, doesn't turn to jelly or crystalize then it's all good. If its a 2nd hand car and just needs a top up this method is sound as long as you test them 1st
@contorta my wife is in the middle of no where, 50 minutes from home. Car was showing as overheating. I told her to check the expansion vessel and she did however, on seeing it was empty, she's added water.!! Didn't tell her to... Anyway, will that get her home if she drives it back with water? I can change it when she's back? Or do I have to go out there and sort it? She's driving back tomorrow...
Water is always safest option for temporary fix
Contorta Thanks for clarifying. I just brought the prestone brand that supposed to be compatible
Awesome, thank you. Soon I will change my 207 coolant and thermostat
Thank you
All the best!
Thank you for this fix!
How many litter of coolant to put in. Thank you for your advice.
6 liters
All the best👍
this is a brilliant video. thanks for this.
Thank you!
I didn't think there wold be so much steps. What's the worse that could happen if I just fill it up without the other steps?
You might get air lock and overheating problems
@@mrfxr1695 literally just filled up the coolent tank. Wish me luck. 😬🤞
Good luck 🤞😃
@@eon001 you are going to blow the head gasket, bleed the air out
@@curgestmeme8705 thanks for the heads up.
Nice video,
Our peugeot 308 with the same 1.6 engine, the temperature inside the car is not worming up when we put it on 27/28 degrees.
I think this might be problem, air in process. I will let know when fixed... 👌🏾
Thanks
If it happened right after coolant change, than probably there is some air in the cabin heater matrix. There are two 25/30mm rubber hoses going from thermostat housing straight into the cab, the upper one should have a plastic air bleed valve on top, it is very close to bulkhead
Please bleed all the air before driving around
@@mrfxr1695 thanks for the advice
2 rubber housing.. I will let the air completely out of those housing. I bought the car this way. They might have change the coolant without the air out..
@@mrfxr1695 thank you, temperature in de car is now warm
I’m changing the coolant to the correct Peugeot stuff and will need to flush the radiator and engine. The radiator looks straight forward but the Haynes manual says I need to remove the thermostat and run water through the coolant housing. Looks like a difficult job. Can you flush the engine without removing the thermostat?
Are you flushing it just with water? In that case you can drain out whatever is in the system. Refill with clean water. Make sure you bleed the air. One bleed valve is on the thermostat housing and other one on cabin heating matrix hose. Run the engine for 10 mins so thermostat opens and lets water run throughout the whole system, let it cool a bit and drain it again. If you have a lot of sludge or wrong coolant was used previously you can repeat the process. That should do the trick.
Thank you that’s amazing. I do have an alkaline flush I got from the local car shop but am thinking I’ll just use water as you describe.
Had a leak in the heater core so swapping that out at the same time. Hopefully all will go well. Great channel. Thank you.
@@lukemowbray4944 all the best!! 👍🙂
At the start of the video you said you took things out because of a leak. Do you need to take all of that out to change the coolant like you did in the video or can you do it without removing those things. Thanks
Yep, to change coolant you don't want to take all that stuff out. Just drain it, refill and bleed the air
and what about a second bleeding valve on your VTi? This 2nd valve is located behind an engine before the instrument panel... isn't is so?
You mean the one on the top hose for cabin heating matrix ? That one is a standard blead valve on most of the cars. In this video I was paying highlighted attention to bleading of thermostat housing but both blead valves are covered
Amazingly done mate
Thank you
All the best
Hello, ive located what i assume is the bleeder valve but there is no crosshead but rather what looks like a cap with a slot for a flathead (maybe?) and theres a tube attached on top. Below that cap is a nut which i think has to be screwed out to access the bleeder valve??
My vehicle is a Peugeot 207 1.4l petrol. The engine shouldnt be too off from the other models soo...
Do you know anything about that?
I'm sorry, I don't know about that screw. Usually there is plastic screw on top of thermostat housing and a little screw on top of heating matrix pipe/hose
@@mrfxr1695 Alright. Thanks for the reply nonetheless
Alright i think i have found the bleeder. Judging by other sites, its located on the wall to the cabin just behind the air intake. It looks like a tyre cap which you have to unscrew to bleed it
@@hypxrzen6087 sounds like you found it, 👍
Hello, i have changed the coolant and also flushed the system and it went great in the first drive. But then i had issues with overheating.. i assume the thermostat opened for the big radiating system.. refilled and all but now after another drive the reservoir was empty again? Should i just keep refilling??
What happens if you dont use the right coolent?..We didn't know what the previous coolent was used in the car..So I just used universal coolent without flushing aswel
I've never used universal coolant, but apparently it can be safely mixed with other types. I know that pink and blue(or green) should not be mixed due to chemical reaction between them. I hope it helps 👍
Hi I want to replace radiator do I need to remove the bumper ??? Thanks
I'm not sure on this model, I never had to replace rad on it, sorry
@@mrfxr1695 ok thank you I hope I can because is back position radiator front one Is for a air conditioner anyway thanks for response 😊
@@bmwm5bmw610 all the best👍
My temp goes to 90 degrees after just 10 mins of driving, what could be the issue? Coolant has been replaced aswelll but issue still persists
It sounds ok especially for petrol engine
@@mrfxr1695 never used to be like this before, usually goes to 90 after a while
My daughter's 207 takes about 5-10 minutes to reach working temperature. It is important to stay steady on working temperature, without temperature spikes. If during driving engine temperature jumps up and down, that's not good, it could indicate air in the system, but steady temperature levels are good. Diesel engine cars take much longer to reach working temperature especially in cold weather, but petrol engines are quick to warm up
@mightywatcher 90c after mins is good. If you're in UK, the coolant should be red/pink colour not blue one. They don't like mixing, it is different substance and can react to each other. That is the reason for colour coding red and blue. If blue coolant is in the car, you'll have to drain and flush with water first before refilling with red coolant.
All the best 👍🙂
My Peugeot does not get warm and I'm having to top coolent up everyday 2 days and radiators keep blowing and when I stop they are still blowing when engine is off for 5 minutes, very loud and embarrassing
It is obvious you have a leak on the system. Inspect all connections for leak, if you can't find it or repair it yourself please take it to mechanic. With driving as such you're running a danger to seriously damage the engine