Hello all
I have Meriva B A14NET
I just had to change thermostat due to the thermostat housing gasket blowing and sending temp gauge up to 130
Hopefully, no damage to engine. I had a few questions resulting from this little job that hopefully someone can answer.
1. The job was a bit fiddly to be honest and I was surprised that the gasket was removable and I could not find one and had to buy a cheapo? STARLINE complete housing from Eurocarparts at £55. Has anyone else found a thermostat housing gasket for sale?
2. Does the Meriva B (mine is Exclusive AC) have a coolant level sensor? I got no warning until I noticed temp gauge shoot up.
3. I’ve had car 9 years and when I do checks I always glance at expansion tank to see coolant level . However, it was only after this issue that I realised the tank has seperate compartments and I have been checking (side nearest engine) which seemed ok but the other side was actually empty… is this correct?
4.. most import question now… what water should I use to mix with concentrate anti freeze? The manual says tap water but when googling some say distilled, some say deionised and other say tap water. I live in hard water area where taps , kettle and glass shower doors crud up with limescale VERY quickly. I don’t understand the chemistry behind the limescale build up, maybe a closed circuit like engine coolant won’t have a limescale build up? What water do you use? I’ve filled mine up with mix using tap water but am worrying I shouldn’t have.
thanks