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Which Antifreeze?

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:47 pm
by brorabongo
Which brand of coolant/antifreeze is everyone using?

I've had to order a Radiator as mine is seeping at the top where the plastic meets the metal lugs, which are not locking over the plastic lip, like they are elsewhere on the rad. :?

So I will need to top up, and bleed (really looking forward to that!!) once I replaced the rad. (thanks Harry for the fact sheet)

Just now my coolant is a bright Green, so I believe I will need the same again. Does anyone know which brand uses Green?

Also from the fact sheet I see there is a mention of a gear oil hose? Is that for automatics only? (mines a manual) As all I can see on my original rad is.....top hose to engine, top hose to tank, and bottom hose to engine.

Cheers.

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:25 pm
by missfixit70
If you're replacing the rad, you'd be daft not to flush through the system & replace with fresh coolant IMO, in which case it won't matter what flavour :wink:

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:32 pm
by brorabongo
Cheers, I was thinking that, but I am hoping to do a full flush and fill if I get a full set of replacement hoses in a few weeks from flippa (the complete set is not in stock as we speak), as for the rad it needs changing asap. :(

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:35 pm
by missfixit70
Furrynuf Brora :wink: , I'd just drain the coolant into a container, filter & reuse until the hose change then.

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 10:39 pm
by brorabongo
#-o Why did'nt I think of that.
Cheers missfixit :D

Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:00 pm
by bigdaddycain
I used the longlife pink/red stuff ( i got a good deal on it) The chap at the motor factors said that all the different coloured anti-freeze' were compatible with each other. Though i'd rather not mix and match personally.

Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:14 am
by bigdaddycain
That's fair enough brora, like for like.... :wink:

All different coloured anti freeze is glycol based anyway,the different colours mainly denotes the other properties in the anti freeze.

The pink/red stuff i used was overkill for the application really,as bongo coolant needs replacing every two years anyway...