Ethylene Glycol BLUE antifreeze coolant

[volvoid]

quite rightly too

[GreenBrick]

Originally Posted by green van man

Older engine and oat will eat your seals. Defiantly cannot use it in the 1994 landrover.

Paul.

I used it in my 940 and the stuff was leaking out at every place possible, even the places that had new seals - like the thermostat.

[green van man]

Interestingly I read that the vw G13 antifreeze is a mixture of ethol glycol and oat.

Paul.

[Dippydog]

I'll own up here and admit I've used the pound shop stuff on my cars short term to prove the "integrity" of the cooling system after I've done things like oil cooler change on my Omega or radiator change on both the Omega and my V70.I figure it's better to lose the pound shop stuff to any leaks peeing it all back out than lose the more expensive stuff.After a couple of weeks running about I just change it for better quality anti-freeze.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Dippydog

I'll own up here and admit I've used the pound shop stuff on my cars short term to prove the "integrity" of the cooling system after I've done things like oil cooler change on my Omega or radiator change on both the Omega and my V70.I figure it's better to lose the pound shop stuff to any leaks peeing it all back out than lose the more expensive stuff.After a couple of weeks running about I just change it for better quality anti-freeze.

That's a different kettle of fish - fine for testing in that way but wouldn't trust it long-term and obviously neither did you as you changed it for better stuff.

However, the Pound shop stuff - am i right in thinking it's £1/L for pre-mixed stuff?

If so that's just as expensive as the expensive stuff.............

[Dippydog]

Yes £1/L for ready mixed.Local Morrisons supermarket are selling Bluecol at £1.75p/L also ready mixed.

[Laird Scooby]

The big trouble with ready mixed is once it's in the car, you still don't know the concentration as it's hard to get all the old stuff out simply by draining. Also you won't know how much water is left in heater matrices, hoses, pipework etc if you flush it with clean water.

That's why i developed the system i outlined earlier in the thread and favour the concentrated stuff :

https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/c...0471&0&cc5_865

Although that shows it at £22.49 (£4.50/L roughly), take into account the discounts on ECP and it's probably nearer half that.

Compare that to the premixed stuff. At best it's going to be a 50/50 mix so straightaway £1.75/L becomes £3.50/L at Morrisons.
Given the fact they probably do a 1:3 mix, the minimum usually needed for any effective protection, that £1.75/L becomes £5.25/L and with the amount of water likely to be left in the system after flushing, usually results in a mix of 20% or less - this figure comes from experience.

Put another way, the ready mixed stuff is a false economy on this basis and in a severe winter, could result in a frozen block.

[Zebster]

I'm still confused why people want to buy blue antifreeze, rather than a specific antifreeze/anti-corrosion coolant type?

Does anyone actually know the correct coolant technology for my 2015 Volvo? I recently bought 1L of concentrate for top-ups but it doesn't state the contents. It is actually blue, however my coolant reservoir is yellow/orange.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Zebster

I'm still confused why people want to buy blue antifreeze, rather than a specific antifreeze/anti-corrosion coolant type?

Does anyone actually know the correct coolant technology for my 2015 Volvo? I recently bought 1L of concentrate for top-ups but it doesn't state the contents. It is actually blue, however my coolant reservoir is yellow/orange.

Can you post a photo of the 1L concentrate you bought for topping up? Preferably two photos, one of the front, the other of the back assuming it has labels front and back.

It sounds very like the 1L concentrate is ethylene glycol and there's a very high chance the yellowy-orange stuff in your car is OAT so whatever you do, don't add it until you verify what's in there, what it should have and what's in the 1L bottle.

[tofufi]

Originally Posted by green van man

Older engine and oat will eat your seals. Defiantly cannot use it in the 1994 landrover.

Paul.

I've been running it in my 1970 Rover 3500 for the last 9 years. Mostly because everyone said it shouldn't be done. Not had a problem yet