which coolant?

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Gullzter
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which coolant?

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I need coolant first thing tomorrow morning so i can fill up system and bleed to get it back to where it rests before i start back at work tomorrow..
I know halfords do coolant but not sure which one to go for, all i know is it needs to to be 5litres and red, can someone post a link to the exact one as there are a few from what i can see?

Also would there be anywhere else i may be able to get decent stuff cheaper than halfords?
ie b&q, supermarkets etc
MR2 Rich
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Re: which coolant?

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This is the Halfords one you need;

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stor ... 55224#tab2

If you can wait until Monday I'm sure yourlocal parts store would do it cheaper. Just needs to be ethylene glycol based. :thumleft:
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Donato
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Re: which coolant?

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I personally wouldn't bother with any of the cheap stuff. The cooling system is pretty vital in an MR2. You'll need 10 Litres if your doing a swap or 14 if your filling it up completely. You normally can only get them in 5 Litres. If you can wait until Monday, Toyota would be your best port of call.
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Don't waste your money on the toyota premixed for life, as said- use a quality long life ethylene glycol based antifreeze, eg:

http://www.commaoil.com/passenger-vehic ... /298/SLA5L

If you mix it up with de-ionised water even better :thumleft:
Gullzter
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Re: which coolant?

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Donato wrote:I personally wouldn't bother with any of the cheap stuff. The cooling system is pretty vital in an MR2. You'll need 10 Litres if your doing a swap or 14 if your filling it up completely. You normally can only get them in 5 Litres. If you can wait until Monday, Toyota would be your best port of call.


I cant wait til Monday, car needs to move tomorrow. Apparently the halfords stuff is a very similar match to toyota for life with 15% ethylene glycol base anyway and alot of good reviews from mr2 owners on mr2oc.
One thing i wasnt sure on was i read in the how to guide on mr2oc that 5l of coolant can be mixed with 5l of water or is that rubbish?
ashley
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Re: which coolant?

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Anti freeze states mixing guidelines on the bottle, if you look at the one I recommended:

Concentration : Protection (degrees c)
33% : -18c
50% : -36c
60% : -52c
Gullzter
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Re: which coolant?

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Ok ill have a gander, thanks mate.
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Gullzter
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ashley wrote:Don't waste your money on the toyota premixed for life, as said- use a quality long life ethylene glycol based antifreeze, eg:

http://www.commaoil.com/passenger-vehic ... /298/SLA5L

If you mix it up with de-ionised water even better :thumleft:


Im in halfords just now and dont have this one.

Looking at the g30 stuff Rich mentioned which is ready mixed so would i need to put that in neat?
There is also halfords OAT concentrate which is ehylene glycol based so would i mix that with water?
Which one would you guys go for out these 2?
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