Coolant Change

[liberate]

hello all

there's really two options where i live to purchase anti freeze/coolant. i'm not doing it till next week so no rush.

(my car is a 2002 - V40 - 1.9 td)

europarts or halfords so what do you think?

their recommendations are on the links below:

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Vo...2a73b44&000397

or

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_255224

or are both rubbish!

cheers.........john

[coughlanc]

Halford one can't be to bad as it's product review says that 100% of customers who bought it would recommend it.
Thinks i'd pick that one providing it's the correct spec for you car.

[Dancake]

Volvo recommend their own Ethylene Glycol. Read somewhere that alternatives can give problems. Do a search of these forums and google ethylene glycol alternatives for Volvo. Quite a few complaints of certain aftermarket coolants not being up to scratch. Stick with the genuine recommended gear if you can.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by liberate

hello all

there's really two options where i live to purchase anti freeze/coolant. i'm not doing it till next week so no rush.

(my car is a 2002 - V40 - 1.9 td)

europarts or halfords so what do you think?

their recommendations are on the links below:

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Vo...2a73b44&000397

or

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_255224

or are both rubbish!

cheers.........john

You won't get better than genuine volvo coolant , it is reasonably priced too , you will need 3 litres for a 4 cylinder engine , 4 litres for a 5 cylinder and 5 litres for a 6 cylinder ..
IT never needs changing again once you have flushed out the system ... unlike the other stuff around .

[liberate]

Originally Posted by Clan

You won't get better than genuine volvo coolant , it is reasonably priced too , you will need 3 litres for a 4 cylinder engine , 4 litres for a 5 cylinder and 5 litres for a 6 cylinder ..
IT never needs changing again once you have flushed out the system ... unlike the other stuff around .

cheers clan

i'll try and hunt some down.

john

[hjdlatd]

Genuine Volvo coolant same price as Halfords but have to pay for delivery as well. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-VO...item41715f11a2

[Clan]

Originally Posted by hjdlatd

Genuine Volvo coolant same price as Halfords but have to pay for delivery as well. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-VO...item41715f11a2

Thats expensive when you add post, try your dealer, preferably Rufe ( a dealer ) on here for a bit of discount too ..

[gatos]

I am pretty certain I paid about £14 or £15 directly from my local Volvo dealer. I would definitely recommend this stuff and don't always assume that the online price is the best.

[DWM]

Me too - Can't find the receipt but I'm sure it worked out at no more than about £3 or £4 a litre from the local dealer.

[liberate]

Originally Posted by gatos

I am pretty certain I paid about £14 or £15 directly from my local Volvo dealer. I would definitely recommend this stuff and don't always assume that the online price is the best.

cheers gatos

i'm google-ing volvo dealers near greenwich right now