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what coolant to use - vincent1 - 19-07-2014
Hi guys i am going to change my thermostat and do a complete coolant change whats the recomended winter coolant to use cheers.
RE: what coolant to use - Jenkosowls - 19-07-2014
Usual blue one. The red one is designed for ally engines and sometimes effects rubber seals from what I'v seen
RE: what coolant to use - bashbarnard - 19-07-2014
Ive got the red stuff in mine. Its what I had at the time....
RE: what coolant to use - Piggy - 19-07-2014
depends on how much money you have and how long you want between intervals...red is best stuff...(orange once in there)...I generally use that.
RE: what coolant to use - Niall - 19-07-2014
Bear in mind its not good to mix blue and red without a flush in-between as on occasions, they have been known to congeal together. Some form of chemical reaction i would assume!
RE: what coolant to use - daddyfixit - 19-07-2014
I've always had blue in mine, and Niall is correct in saying that mixing the two has an acidic reaction (ask Renault about their clio inlet manifold failures) .
when ever I change coolant I always flush it first to get any residue out before putting fresh stuff in.
RE: what coolant to use - vincent1 - 19-07-2014
thanks for the replies guys will get some blue then this is for use in my 1.9 nad i use it for towing a trailer doing peoples tip runs etc in this weather its running a little warm (yes fans do run about 94 if i remeber correctly) im thinking of wiring in a switch so i can turn the electric fan on earlier when sat in traffic etc is there a guide anywhere on how to wire one in easily cheers.
RE: what coolant to use - daveylennon93 - 19-07-2014
Yeah heres one http://www.club-306.com/topic/23867-cooling-fans-to-switches/
RE: what coolant to use - Martin306 - 19-07-2014
You can use either, as pointed out just make sure you don't mix em.
The long life stuff goes for BRASS bushes. none of these XU's have that shit in em
only need to worry if you own classic cars.