Help!! I've put brake fluid in my coolant reservoir!

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WEAPON
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I own A VAUXHALL CORSA 2000 1.2 SXI and i've put brake fluid in my coolant reservoir. The thing is i did this amonth ago and only realsied today.

What do i do....will this cause major problems??

Why has nothing happened already?

Any help would be very grateful!!

thanks
Jun 16, 2007 at 10:41 AM
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MIKE H R
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How much brake fluid did you put in the coolant? Does the car run all right? If you put a little in the coolant it ashould be ok. If you put a lot it may effect your coolamt efficiency. You say you did this a month ago. How does the car run?
Jun 16, 2007 at 12:17 PM
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I've put in a 500ml bottle. I havn't noticed any problems at all.

Do you think i should get my radiator drained or do you think it will dilute with the antifreexe and water that's already in?

Cheers
Jun 17, 2007 at 3:40 AM
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MIKE H R
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if it had been over a month it probably mixed with the anti freeze. If you have any noticable changes in the cooling then i would have the system flushed.
Jun 17, 2007 at 4:15 PM