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Title: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: John Lewis on 26 May 2010, 19:15:47
Hi can you mix green and red coolant, ie normal and longlife? I have loads of red, and the car with green coolant needs a very small top up! Typical.
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: Jimbob on 26 May 2010, 19:19:36
according to the vauxhall red bottle, it does mix.


personally I prefer to keep to the same, so why not flush the other one out, should be changed every couple of years anyway  :y
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: tidla on 26 May 2010, 19:21:48
depends if you like brown coolant :)
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: John Lewis on 26 May 2010, 19:46:20
I just don't like buying coolant every week, spent a lot of money on it this year through various problems on the 2.5.

Don't care about colour right now, just cost! 3.0 has green coolant, I have red. And I'm skint!

:-)
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 26 May 2010, 19:52:44
It will mix if Vx antifreeze but, reduces the life to 2 years (as you would expect!)
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: Agemo on 26 May 2010, 19:53:26
A "small top-up" won't change the colour (with any luck).  Just make sure they are based on Ethylene Glycol or whatever.   ::)
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: omegod on 26 May 2010, 20:00:27
Shove it in  :y
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: tunnie on 26 May 2010, 20:13:55
considering poor coolant servicing is biggest cause of HG failure, for the minimal cost, flush it out and have a good mix of 50/50 with red  :y
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: cmeonthemove on 26 May 2010, 22:00:54
Isn't green the wrong type for the V6 anyway?
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: tidla on 27 May 2010, 07:49:53
glad we were able clarify that for you ::)
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: Jimbob on 27 May 2010, 08:03:43
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Isn't green the wrong type for the V6 anyway?

its what (the early ones certainly) left the factory with.

the pink is just better quality and lasts longer.  I think its all vauxhall now supply as well.
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: John Lewis on 27 May 2010, 13:27:35
Cheers muckers!

I will do the doo, if anything else is wrong I'll just book the coolant change in when I get the next round of bits sorted. I don't envisage it being long before I can afford to flush it

Qualiteh, I love this place  :y
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: eliteomegaman on 27 May 2010, 15:13:28
Sorry to drop in on your topic Buddy without being invited but can i use 'blue' coolant to top up my overflow bottle?

Problem is that green or red just doesn't look good for my 'champagne metallic' colour mig whereas blue is sooo in this year  ::)

But on a serious note i bought 2ltrs of Asda 'Anti-Freeze & Summer Coolant' already mixed for a fiver & as i'm stuck for time & money i thought i'd top up with this as a temporary measure  :-/
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: John Lewis on 29 May 2010, 00:24:02
@EOM - No fricken way do you have a champagne mig - I have TWO! After all that we have the same colour cars! LOL. Mint.

I think it should be ok but check Tunnies post about HG failure, definitely food for thought..
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 29 May 2010, 09:57:01
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Sorry to drop in on your topic Buddy without being invited but can i use 'blue' coolant to top up my overflow bottle?

Problem is that green or red just doesn't look good for my 'champagne metallic' colour mig whereas blue is sooo in this year  ::)

But on a serious note i bought 2ltrs of Asda 'Anti-Freeze & Summer Coolant' already mixed for a fiver & as i'm stuck for time & money i thought i'd top up with this as a temporary measure  :-/

What a RIP OFF.

five quid for what is only actualy 1 litre of antifreeze concentrate....I bet even the local Merc dealer would be cheaper than that.
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: eliteomegaman on 29 May 2010, 10:10:27
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Sorry to drop in on your topic Buddy without being invited but can i use 'blue' coolant to top up my overflow bottle?

Problem is that green or red just doesn't look good for my 'champagne metallic' colour mig whereas blue is sooo in this year  ::)

But on a serious note i bought 2ltrs of Asda 'Anti-Freeze & Summer Coolant' already mixed for a fiver & as i'm stuck for time & money i thought i'd top up with this as a temporary measure  :-/

What a RIP OFF.

five quid for what is only actualy 1 litre of antifreeze concentrate....I bet even the local Merc dealer would be cheaper than that.

Mmmmm think i must have misread the receipt!!  :o
Could have been £2 for 5ltrs but there again it was my partner that bought it for me (asked her to buy me some anti-freeze) & threw the bill away!!

While you are on may i ask u a question?
How come when i type either 'ur' or 'your' it comes out as 'you are'?  :-?
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: tunnie on 29 May 2010, 11:05:15
standard GM red is around £17 for 5L of pure
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: John Lewis on 29 May 2010, 18:02:30
Now I know that I might just flush it..when I've got my crank sensor sorted that is!
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: coastie123 on 03 June 2010, 14:47:35
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Now I know that I might just flush it..when I've got my crank sensor sorted that is!

I may be able to help there!!

pm sent
Title: Re: Can you mix green and red coolant?
Post by: John Lewis on 04 June 2010, 11:19:50
Cheers dude you read my mind, just been contemplating stealer prices as well ;-))

Just gonna get some advice on shape and how tf to find it!