Check your antifreeze!

[Major Fallout]

I went around last month checking and topping up the antifreeze in the cars, with Halfords finest.

The bit I had left I put in a coke bottle and chucked it outside. My early warning idea being that if it froze I have a problem.

Well it did last night and it was only -9!



So mad rush round this morning getting some proper stuff into the cars.

[groomi]

Errr....sh*t!

[Major Fallout]

groomi said:

Errr....sh*t!

Quite!

[phumy]

What concentration did you have in the coke bottle??

[Pints]

OP, are you sure you should be using the blue antifreeze? I put that in my Golf last year without realising my error and it required a new radiator.

Only use the pink now.

[CaptainSlow]

What did the blue stuff do?

[Major Fallout]

phumy said:

What concentration did you have in the coke bottle??

It was ready mixed stuff so it should be 40-50%. I will check it out later and find out.

Now using proper Bluecol.

[attym3]

Amazing!! Knowing halfrauds it was prob the ready mixed stuff. Some things you can go for the cheap option, but oil and antifreeze get the best you can.

Mark

[Major Fallout]

CaptainSlow said:

What did the blue stuff do?

The blue stuff normaly has a slightly fruitier flavour. Pink is nuttier with a stronger bouquet.

[Galsia]

Major Fallout said:

CaptainSlow said:

What did the blue stuff do?

The blue stuff normaly has a slightly fruitier flavour. Pink is nuttier with a stronger bouquet.

Which one makes you go blind first?

[littlebasher]

Galsia said:

Major Fallout said:

CaptainSlow said:

What did the blue stuff do?

The blue stuff normaly has a slightly fruitier flavour. Pink is nuttier with a stronger bouquet.

Which one makes you go blind first?

Masturbation, assuming the anti freeze doesn't get you first

[Major Fallout]

Galsia said:

Major Fallout said:

CaptainSlow said:

What did the blue stuff do?

The blue stuff normaly has a slightly fruitier flavour. Pink is nuttier with a stronger bouquet.

Which one makes you go blind first?

Who said that?

[nottyash]

I bought some screen wash from sainsburys. Its ready mixed and when I read it the label says it works all the way to -2 degrees c. Well that was a fking waste of money then!

[Pints]

CaptainSlow said:

What did the blue stuff do?

I think the technical term is "fooked it".
After filling with anti-freeze, I went on a 3 week holiday to South Africa leaving the car in the freezing winter conditions. On return it quickly became apparent I was losing fluid through the radiator. I assume the blue cocktail was ste.

I don't know the exact details between the two types but after further investigation at the time, all I can tell you is that there is most certainly a difference. More knowledgeable folk over here should be able to advise.

[g3org3y]

Don't confuse it with Powerade.

(Shocking btw!)

[Crafty_]

IIRC all recent VAG cars should use G12 coolant only (the pink stuff).

[Dog Star]

That's frozen bottle is quite surprising; to outward appearances (which is what most people would go for after all) that looks like a good "strong" mix. To have it freeze totally solid like that is quite alarming - I'd expect it to get perhaps a bit mushy at silly temperatures at worst.

[andy-xr]

Antifreeze as in coolant? Not screenwash??

I drove a 120 mile round trip last night, averaged around -8 most of the time and the screenwash didnt defrost at all. That was a rough 70/30 mix of screenwash/water. The coolant was fine though

[EDLT]

I should check the coolant in my car, whats the freezing point of rad weld?

[attym3]

Don't be thinking the pink stuff from halfrauds is the same as the pink OEM g12 from audi/VW, cus it aint!!
Also a lot of heads on cars don't like cheap antifreeze causing internal problems. Cossie engines iirc suffer if you don't use OEM.

Mark