Engine coolant questions

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24 September 2004, 12:30 PM

555-Shaggy

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Engine coolant questions

Right, apparently there are 2 colours of engine coolant, red and blue.. Can they be mixed at all?

If not, where can I get hold of red stuff, cos Halfords only have blue?

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24 September 2004, 01:03 PM

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Hmmm... then you would get purple coolant.

Don't like the sound of that!!!!

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24 September 2004, 01:10 PM

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You can also get green and orange!

Just to confuse matters further

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24 September 2004, 02:53 PM

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Some antifreeze have different properties for alloy blocks etc, I wouldn't recommend mixing............

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