Frozen Radiator Water

Tiny
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  • 1997 VAUXHALL CORSA
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  • 68,000 MILES
I have forgot to put anti freeze in my radiator and the water has frozen I have started the car but not drove it how do I fix this
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010 AT 7:57 PM

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Tiny
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You have to allow the water to melt, you can't run the engine to do this as you will do damage, when you have the coolant in you will have to do a pressure test to check for any damage, such as split radiator core heater core and leaking core plugs.

Mark (mhpautos)
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