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Hi what kind of coolant should i be using as i have heard there is some that are corrosive to the cooling system
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Cheers gaz it says there should be an image but i cant see it,Is it something i need to see
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Just use any ready to use blue coolant. I use halford's own stuff.
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Re: coolant
No image, theres red blue and other stuff.
Bog standard blue is what it left the factory with.
Bog standard blue is what it left the factory with.
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i always replace with red personally even if they originally came with blue. Just have to make sure all the old blue has been removed as you can't mix the 2.
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Cheers i will stick with the blue
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id recomend red , red is long life antifreeze , the difference between red and blue is the additives and Glycol content mate , they pack red anti freeze with more anti corrosive addatives and lubricating substance than they do with blue , rule of thumb i use is you cant really go wrong with either as they both do the same job , even tho red is 5 years and blue 2years , i change my red every 2 years , why do you think red antifreeze is more expensive?
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What ever you use you are supposed to mix it with soft water which helps it to stop scaling up.
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Well mine thats in seems a dirty brown colour I presume they don't sell that type anymore
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What's people's thoughts on the O.A.T.S stuff that's radioactive pink? any pro's or con's to using apart from the price?
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GM/Vauxhall issue stuff is now pink which replaces the old blue standard. Make sure you use the recommended mix (usually 50/50) of whatever goes in.
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but is the O.A.T.S. stuff suitable for a cav the current standard issue stuff may have changed but has the materials used in the engines changed?
sriguy wrote:whats the excitment with broken exhausts.
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alloy, cast iron, plastic and rubber? how different can it get?Rage wrote:... has the materials used in the engines changed?
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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theres alot of difference mate lol . im mean sure you dont see it strait away but in time it does mate a difference . OATS was the first type of antifreeze . it does the job its suppost 2 but as stated in my last post blue and red have different formulation and addative to condition the cooling system of the engine , when you see rust in the expantion tank it usually has been run on OAT or just water , car that have had the proper mix of blue or red dont have half as much corrosion in the cooling system. well... i could go on and on about this lol just see for your self mate , my advise is if your guna keep it for a few years to come , do it right and chuck some Red stuff or blue , your choice ,, or if the cav came out of the factory with OAT antifreeze in then look up the HybridOAT antifreeze ,,, its a real touchy subject this and my probly guna step on peoples toes about this , but i did a lot of research on this for my car plus learned about the different types of anti freeze in college and ATA ,planetc wrote:alloy, cast iron, plastic and rubber? how different can it get?Rage wrote:... has the materials used in the engines changed?
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Point taken, though I was referring to the lack of significant change in the engines rather than the anti freeze
Further reading...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifreeze
Further reading...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antifreeze
"No the temperature gauge doesn't work........
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
we've driven 150 miles today........
the heater went cold last Thursday........
they check the level when it's serviced don't they?"
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I just stick to a 25% blue anti-freeze mixture in the warmer months (whenever that is) and a 50% mixture for the colder periods. If there's a really cold period, I'll up the mixture a bit just to be on the safe side.
Previous:
China Blue 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier L 18SV
Kings Blue 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier LSi Auto C18NZ
Smoke Grey 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier V6 C25XE
Am I a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? Well that depends on how much I've had to drink...
China Blue 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier L 18SV
Kings Blue 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier LSi Auto C18NZ
Smoke Grey 1994 Vauxhall Cavalier V6 C25XE
Am I a light sleeper or a heavy sleeper? Well that depends on how much I've had to drink...
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Halfords advance coolant for me. Stays lovely and red. Blue is cheap shit
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50/50 red for me in all my cars.
Don't mix blue and red though. You'll get purple!
Don't mix blue and red though. You'll get purple!
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Well managed to flush the matrix out today I now have a really hot heater blowing lovely hot air,But still blowing cooler on the passenger side but hot on the drivers side.With a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and water so i should be well protected thanks for all the advice guys