Bongo Fury

i have got the bonnet up at the moment having a clean and a check,the radiator knob that is screwed on to the platic tub that says engine coolant only appears to be pretty empty do i add just water please or something else.Thanks in advance

should be a antifreeze water mix but for now water will do fine.

You should add 50/50 antifreeze/water up to the full line marked on the expansion tank "tub" !!
If you have a dirty brown "tub" and cannot see the level make up a small "dipstick"
How low is the level and where has it gone??
Dare I suggest fitting a coolant loss alarm??

erm i will do that and yes where has it gone does it evaporate or have i got a leak

If all is well then the coolant level should not drop. Make sure the cap is a good fit. Sounds as though you may have a slight leak.
Top it up when the engine is cold to the FULL line exactly. Then keep a eye on it each morning when it is cold and if the level drops you have a problem.

ok will do thank you.

Surely if it's topped up to the FULL line when cold you aren't leaving enough room for expansion and it willcause the expansion tank to be too full/overflow.
Aren't you better to fill it to the lower mark when cold??

Please keep an eye on the level heatherpetch, i reckon my bongo has needed maybe a couple of cupfulls of water during the year, so they dont use much!

And dont make the same mistake i made last year, and forget to replace the cap

Have always filled to the full line when cold. Never been a problem and I think that is what is intended.
We put the probe/sensor for the loss alarm about 1cm below the full line so at least 120 other bongos also fill to that line.
When hot the level goes up about 1 to 1.5cm so there is plenty of room for expansion.
Hope that explains.