Morning just put all new cooling system bits on my mini, been sittin fit some time and is all gunked up!!
Like rusty sludgy water, it's all new but just wanted to find out what the right coolant is as there's about ten different selections these days, got a stage 3 head as well thanks is a 998
What Coolant To Use?
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, Mar 24 2018 09:55 AM
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Posted 24 March 2018 - 10:27 AM
I use the blue stuff Halfords sell it but bit expensive from them
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Posted 24 March 2018 - 10:30 AM
Ethylene glycol based 'freeze will be original spec. OAT (pink stuff) can be bad, especially with copper radiators held together with solder. The worst you can do is mix the two.
An alternative is central heating inhibitor, lots of iron, copper and solder in domestic heating.
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Posted 24 March 2018 - 11:57 AM
Eurocarparts blue glycol is good value
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Posted 24 March 2018 - 01:01 PM
Morning just put all new cooling system bits on my mini, been sittin fit some time and is all gunked up!!
Like rusty sludgy water, it's all new but just wanted to find out what the right coolant is as there's about ten different selections these days, got a stage 3 head as well thanks is a 998
depends on the Mini
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Posted 24 March 2018 - 05:14 PM
Up North we use gravy 
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Posted 24 March 2018 - 05:30 PM
Changed mini today along with a water pump.
I got a 5 litre for £12 from Andrew page motor factors. Half the price of Halfords.
I got a 5 litre for £12 from Andrew page motor factors. Half the price of Halfords.
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Posted 24 March 2018 - 06:18 PM
Up North we use gravy
And a pie as a radiator cap.......well in Wigan we do 😂
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Posted 26 March 2018 - 07:09 AM
Down South we use Sauvignon Blanc. 
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Posted 26 March 2018 - 09:37 AM
As an FYI - I did some research on this not long ago to match Unipart Superplus 3 coolant. With the MPi engines requiring 'ethylene glycol based anti-freeze, containing no methanol with non-phosphate corrosion inhibitors suitable for use in mixed metal engines', I found that Comma's Super Coldmaster was the best http://www.commaoil....oducts/view/300
Also Comma's G48 just as good http://www.commaoil....oducts/view/563
Edited by Steve220, 26 March 2018 - 09:49 AM.
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Posted 26 March 2018 - 03:25 PM
Personally I use halfords coolant because it's got Bitrex in it(Bitrex makes the product extremely unpalatable) plus my Wigan halfords has decent amount of stuff n advice when I needed it.
When it comes to other stuff that I'm ok to wait for I've got stuff from carparts4less.co.uk paid £1.21 for a crossland oil filter, £2.50? ish for my air filter with the march discount code
When it comes to other stuff that I'm ok to wait for I've got stuff from carparts4less.co.uk paid £1.21 for a crossland oil filter, £2.50? ish for my air filter with the march discount code
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