D5 (2005 on) D5244T15 Coolant Identification

[mttrnd]

Greetings all,

Just picked up a (new to me) 63' MY14 V70 D5 215 Geartronic with approx 80k on the clock.
Getting to know the car/engine and finding a few questions as I dig around under the bonnet.

Freaked out a bit when I thought I saw oil in the coolant tank: turns outs its just some black plastic baffles inside

However I'm a bit confused about the type of coolant that has been used in the car. Looks yellow/orange (some kind of HOAT?)... its not particularly bright in colour but pretty clear (no obvious cloudiness, sludge, particles, etc).

I thought most most ran green or blue OAT coolant from the factory?

Full dealer service history but no record of any coolant changes.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks

[cheshired5]

Just get the coolant from a main dealer.
It's reasonably priced and guaranteed correct.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by mttrnd

Greetings all,

Just picked up a (new to me) 63' MY14 V70 D5 215 Geartronic with approx 80k on the clock.
Getting to know the car/engine and finding a few questions as I dig around under the bonnet.

Freaked out a bit when I thought I saw oil in the coolant tank: turns outs its just some black plastic baffles inside

However I'm a bit confused about the type of coolant that has been used in the car. Looks yellow/orange (some kind of HOAT?)... its not particularly bright in colour but pretty clear (no obvious cloudiness, sludge, particles, etc).

I thought most most ran green or blue OAT coolant from the factory?

Full dealer service history but no record of any coolant changes.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks

Yes this is factory coolant which has been used from around 2010 to 2017 ish , It can go off colour within a year although it's -37C freezing point does not change , it is just poor anti corrosion properties . No doubt ford cost cutting . However the coolant you buy from the dealer has always been top grade stuff so just get it changed .
There is no coolant change schedule on Volvos as it is/was designed to last indefinitely and always did up until around 2010 , and the parts dept coolant still will .