Low coolant....on a Sunday
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Low coolant....on a Sunday
its been a while since i've been on here but today i was about to go grocery shopping and I got the LOW COOLANT MESSAGE. I went to go check it out its pretty low decided not to drive anywhere.
I know i should get the MB fluid 325.3 but no dealership is open.... any one know of a place to get the proper coolant on a Sunday.
I know i should get the MB fluid 325.3 but no dealership is open.... any one know of a place to get the proper coolant on a Sunday.
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I was reading on older threads if you want the 10 year life to use MB approved fluid 325.3.
It's low but It will have to survive driving to work in the morning. Ill go to the dealership at lunch so I can buy the fluid and top up.
its probably 1 cm from the black line so I'm not worried to drive it tomorrow.
It's low but It will have to survive driving to work in the morning. Ill go to the dealership at lunch so I can buy the fluid and top up.
its probably 1 cm from the black line so I'm not worried to drive it tomorrow.
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found this in my garage anyone ever use this its for my 1999 E320 it says 325.2........ if you look at the second image top right
its blue in colour not sure if i can mix blue and green(the green is in the car now)
its blue in colour not sure if i can mix blue and green(the green is in the car now)
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hoping theres a coolant expert out there, I hate driving the car knowing theres an issues even though its a small one.
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Top it up with distilled water. Based on your description of the current level it will not dilute your coolant to any significant degree. This is a much safer solution than adding an unknown liquid into the coolant system. However, this is a temporary fix and you need to find the source of the loss of coolant.
Last edited by alynch; 11-19-2017 at 11:55 PM.
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So this morning the car wouldn’t start... I added the fluid I posted and it started right up. I figure it will be okay, I might drain it out but I’ll see what MB Canada says about it.
Unless some one else knows about it
Unless some one else knows about it
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Originally Posted by alynch
Top it up with distilled water. Based on your description of the current level it will not dilute your coolant to any significant degree. This is a much safer solution than adding an unknown liquid into the coolant system. However, this is a temporary fix and you need to find the source of the loss of coolant.
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The coolant system is a closed loop system. If your coolant is low, that means its leaking out somewhere or your system is not holding pressure and its being pushed back in the overflow tank once its up to temp and spills out.
I would have it check out.
I would have it check out.
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I've read about that, I checked this morning and tonight zero leaks its still at the level i topped it up at. The temp has gone from plus to minus numbers time. I've read that could be part of the issue. I don't know what to make of it... I'm going to monitor it for a few weeks.
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I had a low coolant issue on my 2014 C300 and it only had 26K miles on it.
Brought it in to a dealership and the issue was the gasket, and it was leaking.
I think it was the gasket around water pump area.
Check your ground under the engine bay to see if it is leaking if you park your car at a same spot everyday.
So for me, the dealership replaced the gasket under the warranty and at the same time I also asked them to replace the thermostat for peace of my mind, and they also did replace the thermostat as well under the warranty.
I would check and monitor your coolant level and see if it's leaking somewhere.
Brought it in to a dealership and the issue was the gasket, and it was leaking.
I think it was the gasket around water pump area.
Check your ground under the engine bay to see if it is leaking if you park your car at a same spot everyday.
So for me, the dealership replaced the gasket under the warranty and at the same time I also asked them to replace the thermostat for peace of my mind, and they also did replace the thermostat as well under the warranty.
I would check and monitor your coolant level and see if it's leaking somewhere.
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Yes and no. For me, I was always in that line of thought, but these MB cars just consume a little coolant over time. I don't understand it or like it, but if you don't top off the coolant at the service, before it makes it the next 10k miles, it will be low enough to trigger the warning. I've never seen other cars do this, but all the benz engines do it. Considered normal.
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I had a low coolant issue on my 2014 C300 and it only had 26K miles on it.
Brought it in to a dealership and the issue was the gasket, and it was leaking.
I think it was the gasket around water pump area.
Check your ground under the engine bay to see if it is leaking if you park your car at a same spot everyday.
So for me, the dealership replaced the gasket under the warranty and at the same time I also asked them to replace the thermostat for peace of my mind, and they also did replace the thermostat as well under the warranty.
I would check and monitor your coolant level and see if it's leaking somewhere.
Brought it in to a dealership and the issue was the gasket, and it was leaking.
I think it was the gasket around water pump area.
Check your ground under the engine bay to see if it is leaking if you park your car at a same spot everyday.
So for me, the dealership replaced the gasket under the warranty and at the same time I also asked them to replace the thermostat for peace of my mind, and they also did replace the thermostat as well under the warranty.
I would check and monitor your coolant level and see if it's leaking somewhere.
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Not an issue with most modern coolants, but yes, when in doubt, just add water. It's safer than mixing the wrong coolant in.
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ya I'm sure ill be fine as long as it has Mercedes 325 on the bottle its good to go.
even though it says MB 325.20 I was told its the same thing, just a different brand.
I might change it all out but for now its been 4 days and the levels still the same. I'll probably monitor it daily for a month and see what happens.
Next weekend is spark plug Saturday, transmission service, and brake fluid change super excited to DIY all these.
even though it says MB 325.20 I was told its the same thing, just a different brand.
I might change it all out but for now its been 4 days and the levels still the same. I'll probably monitor it daily for a month and see what happens.
Next weekend is spark plug Saturday, transmission service, and brake fluid change super excited to DIY all these.
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Sounds like you are good!
I did brake fluid flush last week when I had all the wheels off to switch over to my winter tires. Pretty straight forward with motive power bleeder.
Sounds like you are good!
I did brake fluid flush last week when I had all the wheels off to switch over to my winter tires. Pretty straight forward with motive power bleeder.