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Old Jun 19th, 2020, 17:53   #11
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I'm not comfortable flushing the system with garden hoses, tap water has minerals and may leave limescale deposits, given the high temperatures, which can block or restrict coolant passages
Suppose it depends on the purity of the tap water???
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Flush several times with tap water to remove the coolant then a couple of flushes with de-ionised water to clean the system before filling with Volvo coolant
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