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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

My MV6 has been happily running on the same GM red coolant for the last 3 winters.

My question is this.

Would it be wise to change the coolant before winter number 4 arrives, or, should I leave the coolant (4.5 litres for a 50-50 mix) for the full five years, or even longer?

It looks clean enough, and is still a nice pinky red colour.

[Stemo]

You need to get out more.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

You need to get out more.

Should I change my coolant before or after I leave the house?

Worried of Lincolnshire.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

You need to get out more.

Don't you have a Daewoo that needs crushing?....

[pscocoa]

If it's clean and pinky I would have thought STEMO would be well interested to come around and render some personal assistance

[Stemo]

If it's clean and pinky I would have thought STEMO would be well interested to come around and render some personal assistance

Pervert. You'll get me a bad name.

[Sir Tigger KC]

If it's clean and pinky I would have thought STEMO would be well interested to come around and render some personal assistance

Pervert. You'll get me a bad name.

Uncle STEMO's only interested in dirty pinkies! 

[tunnie]

5 years is what is stated, as it's life.

I personally like to do a complete drop every 3-4 years, especially on the 2.2 where the HG's rarely go 200k.

For the cheap cost and it's dead easy, why not. Much easier than a new HG or oil cooler 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

5 years is what is stated, as it's life.

I personally like to do a complete drop every 3-4 years, especially on the 2.2 where the HG's rarely go 200k.

For the cheap cost and it's dead easy, why not. Much easier than a new HG or oil cooler 

I have 2 x 5 litres of TripleX  5 year red coolant doing SFA at the moment.

[TheBoy]

I wouldn't leave it 5 yrs, that's too long, whatever the spec may say

[05omegav6]

The only question remaining has to be...

Why haven't you done it yet

Get yourself 2x5 litres of distilled water andget cracking

If you collect the old coolant, you can legally flush it down the toilet

[biggriffin]

The only question remaining has to be...

Why haven't you done it yet

Get yourself 2x5 litres of distilled water andget cracking

If you collect the old coolant, you can legally flush it down the toilet

or put it out for the local,moggies.

[Crazycarzowner]

What's this waterless coolant I've been hearing about??? Is it any good or just another tall story?

[biggriffin]

What's this waterless coolant I've been hearing about??? Is it any good or just another tall story?

don't even think about it. Run away.
 just,use normal red coolent and distilled water, or the blue stuff if its free

[Crazycarzowner]

I take it its no good then? Costs enough to buy, about £90