Hi all,
Stupidly overfilled the coolant on my Punto (R-reg) this morning (with antifreeze) to well above the max line (pretty much to the top of the plastic overflow reservoir). I was wondering if:
1) It would be a bad thing to run the car. The plastic reservoir does not apear to have an overflow to release excess water as it expands. It also has a plastic cap as opposed to the springy metal ones that release when too much pressure builds up. Any opinions?2) Anybody has easy solutions to removing some. I can't seem to find a drain point on the radiator - will I have to remove a hose and let some drain out, and if I do is it all likely to pour out so quickly that I'll end up having to refill the whole lot and get airlocks, ect. My other two options are: siphon out (bit worried about getting anti-feeze in my mouth!) or stuff an old absorbant rag/towel in and let it soak up the excess, maybe wring it out a couple of times and repeat.
Any comments/other suggestions greatly appreciated!
Richard.