Replacement for Halfords Advanced Coolant

Replacement for Halfords Advanced Coolant

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jammy_basturd

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29,775 posts

211 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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Always used the above as coolant in the Cerb, but last time I was in Halfords I noticed they've completely changed their coolant line up, much more confusing now for the end-consumer.

They now have Silicate Ready, OAT Ready and OAT. I can only assume that as the OAT is the most expensive, this is what has replaced the Halfords Advanced stuff?

Or I could switch to Comma, again I assume as the G48 stuff is the most expensive, that's the one I should use?

K33LER

214 posts

216 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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Hello Jammy... I work at Halfords and it's the OAT that you'll need (one is ready mixed, the other concentrated). Its because we have aluminium radiators and this protects it. The blue stuff is for steel core rads.
Hope that helps. Steve

Supateg

724 posts

141 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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It's ok

comma super long life red is fine too, use it on all my vehicles.

K33LER

214 posts

216 months

Thursday 23rd April 2015
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To be fair... It's coolant and it really only stops corrosion to steel or aluminium. It also ensures head gaskets aren't affected. It really is that simple and you shouldn't pay fortunes for it. Red for ally radiators, blue for steel core rads.

Milky400

1,960 posts

177 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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When I changed my rad last month, Anglia Radiators who supplied the new rad sold me 4 litres of unipart(I think) blue for a tenner, far far cheaper than anywhere else's. A small family firm, but if they make a profit at £2.50 a litre, Halfrauds are taking the p155.....

gruffalo

7,509 posts

225 months

Friday 24th April 2015
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I take it that was the old green stuff that is good with copper, Ali and steel/iron?

It is what I am looking for, I ran it In many cars and it alway left the cooling system like new.