#coolant — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #coolant, aggregated by home.social.
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Didn't get photos of #oil / #coolant changes - I'd checked in by phone with a work colleague for #safety as I was going under #car so didn't want to take too long doing this bit, its awkward enough to get to coolant drain valve and #sumpplug , let alone take photos.
Sump plug was almost rounded - #bladibarsket , replaced with new one - has T45 rather than T40.
Try not to use pop bottles for old fluids if you have kids around - these are going to be put in store room I keep my tools in until contents go to correct disposal place, and have suitable warning labels - I lacked other containers (did warn office manager I would be doing this and safety precautions I was taking)
#Opel oil filler cap when turned upside down looks like dead fish / whale on GHS warning labels (quite apt really)
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Today new #sparkplugs, #coolant refresh and #oil change - had to jack up car and put ramps underneath other way round rather than drive on to them - bumper slightly fouls ramp ( #bladibarsket ).
Also chocked rear wheels for #safety
Sparkplugs are #Bosch 0 242 230 806 FQR8LEU2
( #AltText contains useful info on tools, methods etc if you have a #Vauxhall / #Opel / #CorsaC #HoldenBarina with #Z12XEP #engine, I try to put this info in the text on any of my #toots about #CarMaintenance )
[ as there's spare space in this toot I added #Holden #Barina as hashtags for anyone here who is in #Australia or #NewZealand #Aotearoa ]
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Quite the adventure! Day one is bus trip, finally getting my stabilizer bar out to Blaze.
Next is day three, VA hotel. I crossed the streams and got three kinds of cereal in one bowl: Frosted Flakes, Fruit Loops, and Cinnamon Toast.
Last night I happened to choose chicken & waffles for dinner. Now the hotel free breakkie is waffles, so it looks like waffles for dinner, breakfast, and leftovers!
#Arlington #Alexandria #Virginia #Mustang #overheated #coolant #drive #memorial #service #today -
How Water Vapor Makes Smartphones Faster https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/how-water-vapor-makes-smartphones-faster/ #phasechangecooling #HackadayColumns #vaporchamber #phasechange #PhoneHacks #smartphone #heatpipe #coolant #cooling
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How Water Vapor Makes Smartphones Faster - Once upon a time, home computers were low-powered enough that they barely needed a... - https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/how-water-vapor-makes-smartphones-faster/ #phasechangecooling #hackadaycolumns #vaporchamber #phasechange #phonehacks #smartphone #heatpipe #coolant #cooling
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Mit Silikat - nein danke!
Ich habe diesen Silikat-Beutel (vorhanden in vielen Autos von #VW / #Audi / #SEAT / #Skoda, die #G13 #Kühlmittel verwenden) aus dem #Ausgleichsbehälter meines #GolfGTI entfernt, um zu verhindern, dass er platzt und Probleme im Kühlsystem verursacht
EN: I removed the silicate bag (found in many cars of VW Group, that use G13 #coolant ) to prevent it from bursting and causing problems in the cooling system
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#car #heater not working and #coolant not visible in reservoir but hot engine and cooling fan running for some time after stop... Last mechanic invoice (<250km ago) lists 0,5 l antifreeze.
Heating was working without issues two days ago.Surprize coolant leak - yay!
Is it a hose? Is it the radiator? Is the engine toast?
The car was cheap and in relatively good condition. It was driven <10000 km in the last 7 years, so got an oil change and Inspection every ~1500km.
Its surprising how good and reliable my 27 year old #vwgolf works vs. this 17 year old #renaultscenic . I bouht the #vwgolf at age ~23 years with ~35000km and all sorts of plastic parts, ignition coil, light bulbs and other stuff failed shortly after, just due to age. Now the #renaultscenic goes through the same process... Lets hope this phase of finding out what parts did not age well will not lead to an endless rabbit hole or wasted time/money. After all, both cars were 1st owner, garage cars.
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It was good to learn that Bluecol Universal #antifreeze/ #coolant (ethylene glycol based) - bought as an emergency purchase at a local garage for a relatives Ford Fiesta that was low on coolant (topped up on Christmas Day) does protect to -37 Celsius - ofc its unlikely it will ever get *that* cold in England but it does give some peace of mind (particularly with strange weather we get where it can be unseasonably warm one week and freezing the next) #CarMaintenance
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Anyone know how well the leaked #monoethylenglykol in a cooling circuit will evaporate/dry off after leaking? I am wondering if it actually evaporates/drys off?
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What do you think about the time ⌛ this took ?
📆 Dec. 15 the #Soyuz rocket lost its #coolant
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📆 Jan. 16 #NASA announced it had successfully moved Frank Rubio's seat liner from the #Soyuz over to #CrewDragon -
Damaged Soyuz May Leave Crew Without a Ride Home - Though oddly beautiful in its own way, it’s a sight no astronaut wants to see: the... - https://hackaday.com/2022/12/19/damaged-soyuz-may-leave-crew-without-a-ride-home/ #internationalspacestation #currentevents #featured #coolant #rescue #space #soyuz #leak #iss
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Fail of the Week: How Not to Watercool a PC - To those who choose to overclock their PCs, it’s often a “no expense spared” deal. Fancy heat sink... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/06/17/fail-of-the-week-how-not-to-watercool-a-pc/ #computerhacks #failoftheweek #classichacks #watercolling #dielectric #corrosion #lubricant #pccooling #fuelpump #gasoline #bearing #brushes #coolant #fotw #fuel
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Custom Machined Pump Keeps CNC Lubrication Under Control - Rub two pieces of metal against each other hard enough, and it won’t be long before they heat up s... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/06/27/custom-machined-pump-keeps-cnc-lubrication-under-control/ #minimumquantitylubrication #lubrication #cnchacks #arduino #coolant #flood #lube #pump #cnc #mql
