1994 Civic-brown colored coolant in reservoir

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1994 Civic-brown colored coolant in reservoir

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hondagal
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Oct 24, 2009, 4:34 PM

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I have a 1994 Honda Civic DX, 1.5 litre engine, with 75,000 miles. I had the radiator replaced last summer.
I noticed the coolant in the reservoir has turned brown. I checked the coolant in the radiator. The coolant there was normal green color. What could have caused the reservoir coolant to turn brown ?

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Oct 24, 2009, 6:20 PM

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If there is no discolored coolant in the radiator, then this is residual from a previous problem or someone mistakenly added oil to the wrong place. Just remove the tank and clean it thoroughly and see what happens in the future.

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