jacko
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| posted on 28/11/10 at 01:51 PM |
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Engine Anti-freeze
Hi all can you mix the blue antifreeze with the pink type anti-freeze i have a bottle of the blue type and
I would like to top it up in my Vectra C dti sri
Jacko
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vyperstrype
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| posted on 28/11/10 at 02:49 PM |
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Antifreeze
If i were you i would not mix pink with blue, as they both have different qualities. What they are, i don't know but they shouldn't be
mixed.
Where there's a will, there's a death!!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 28/11/10 at 03:30 PM |
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One is two year protection and the other is 5 year iirc. You can mix them but i dont think you are advised to. It also turns a dark brown, almost
black colour.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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cliftyhanger
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| posted on 28/11/10 at 03:57 PM |
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And can get lumpy bits that clog the cooling system. They are not compatable. Just buy some pink stuff....
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britishtrident
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| posted on 28/11/10 at 04:53 PM |
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Pink and Blue ? No Do !
[Edited on 28/11/10 by britishtrident]
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hobbsy
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| posted on 28/11/10 at 05:21 PM |
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There was a posting on here a while ago about this - should come up in a search
You have to be careful as some of the (HOAT?) longlife ones when mixed with normal stuff can become corrosive.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 28/11/10 at 06:28 PM |
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Troublle is confusing names ----
HOAT is claimed to be OK to mix, plain OAT is not.
Both Vauxhall & Halfords claim the stuff they sell is safe to mix.
I take the line it is safest not to mix for t he last few yearsI have used Havoline Longlife coolant bought from Morrision but they recently seem
to have stopped selling it.
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jacko
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| posted on 28/11/10 at 07:18 PM |
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Think its best for me to go too Vauxhalls and get the right anti-freeze
Thanks for the info
Jacko
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Stott
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| posted on 28/11/10 at 08:05 PM |
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It's normally cheaper at Vauxhall than the factors too
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