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Old Sep 19th, 2006, 21:47   #1
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It's getting near that time of year again for every car owner to think "do i have antifreeze in my car"

All of the articals I have read in relation to my 850R and antifreeze states that I should use volvo type C.

1/ Is volve type C still available?
2/ Is type C suitable for a 1999 V70R because my bro has one and cannot find any info regarding what type to use.

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Old Sep 19th, 2006, 22:23   #2
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yo bro.

i reckon that my info doesn`t say which antifreeze to use on my R cos it was sold new in `99 and they knew they were selling to ford.

and cos they were selling to ford they did not give a shat about my head corroding or what ph antifreeze to use in my car...lol
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Old Sep 19th, 2006, 22:33   #3
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Ok, seeing that this is an Ipswich mini meet, ON-LINE, I use whatever the garage that I work at uses. If you know what I mean. LOL.
But nice clean, and the correct amount of anti freeze is very important.
Lets hope this thread dosn't go the same way as your oil question Steve!
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Old Sep 19th, 2006, 22:54   #4
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You might, well you will, pay a bit more but a dealer would be able to supply either type C or the latest equivalent.
I need to source some for mine, and I won't put any old stuff in. A colleague had his head corroded and I don't want to share his experience.
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Old Sep 19th, 2006, 23:06   #5
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and I won't put any old stuff in. A colleague had his head corroded and I don't want to share his experience.
Very true Tim. Head corrosion sound very expensive.
I think anti-freeze is one of those service items that is over looked.
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So what do the different volvo antifreeze types mean? Surely they are all ethylene glycol based anyway which then means you can use most antifreeze on the market.
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At this time of the morning nothing's working as it should, so I can't remember the different constituents of the various anti-freezes. However, the 850 heads are of an alloy type and as such are easily damaged by using an inappropriate anti-freeze, after which the cure is a new head. Ouch.
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My brother spoke to our local main dealer today about type C antifreeze, they said they didn't know if it was type C they used, but it was green in colour and its what they recomended.
I believe green antifreeze should be used for alloy engines and should be a 50/50 mix using distilled water.

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Old Sep 20th, 2006, 18:18   #9
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I've always used the Volvo coolant from ECP. Very green and really easy to spot leaks...which I now don't have after replacing my radiator
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Try this link. Interesting reading. Regards Bob.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/antifreeze
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