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1996 Chrysler Sebring 2.5L V6 Coolant Question.

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Old 05-12-2011, 02:14 AM
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Default 1996 Chrysler Sebring 2.5L V6 Coolant Question.

I am about to do a coolant flush for my Sebring using Zerex original coolant and I was wondering what is the water to coolant ratio that I should be using?
 
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it should tell you in your owners manual
 
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Old 05-12-2011, 07:20 PM
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Usually, it's 50%.

You wrote "I am about to do a coolant flush for my Sebring using Zerex original coolant " I hope you are not planning to flush using coolant. There are cleaning solutions on the market for flushing the system. Or just use water. If you get one of those systems to hook the garden hose to the heater hose to back-flush the system, be aware of one thing: don't apply full city water pressure to the cooling system. It's designed to hold about 16 psi of pressure, not the 90 psi in the city lines. If you hit it with full pressure you'll blow the seals in the water pump. Just crack the tap a little to get the water to flow slowly.
 
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Old 05-15-2011, 04:56 AM
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Originally Posted by dcotter0579
Usually, it's 50%.

You wrote "I am about to do a coolant flush for my Sebring using Zerex original coolant " I hope you are not planning to flush using coolant. There are cleaning solutions on the market for flushing the system. Or just use water. If you get one of those systems to hook the garden hose to the heater hose to back-flush the system, be aware of one thing: don't apply full city water pressure to the cooling system. It's designed to hold about 16 psi of pressure, not the 90 psi in the city lines. If you hit it with full pressure you'll blow the seals in the water pump. Just crack the tap a little to get the water to flow slowly.
Thanks for the reply, I am planning on flushing it using distilled water but thanks for the caution. I didn't know that about the psi.

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it should tell you in your owners manual
I looked throughout my owners manual, and it didn't mention anything about coolant as far as diluting goes, which is why I went here. I wanted to know what other Sebring owner's use for their car.
 
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Usually the bottle it comes in will have a dilution chart showing the freeze protection level for various dilutions. Some stuff is sold already diluted, just pour it in.
 
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