OAT anti freeze

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Hello All,
Learning about my Disco 2002 Td5.
Query on OAT a/freeze.
Have lots of blue A/F in garage from my 300 Tdi.
Know that I cannot use this.
However , on a visit to B&Q today noticed that they now have a large section of motoring stuff. mainly cosmetics. In amongst they have bottles of Orange coloured A/F as well as blue A/F.
Does anyone know if this would be suitable for the TD5 engine?
I intend to take a note back with the Spec needed as per manual to check.
No doubt will be on again with more Disco 2 questions.

thanks

Jim A
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2002 Disco 2 TD5 auto
1996 300Tdi auto(gone)
 
Colour of antifreeze is not an indication of spec.
Organic acid technology antifreeze can be the colour the manufacture wishes to use.
I've been using Halfords OAT antifreeze for the last 11 years now, another 4 years to go till replacement. :D
 
according to the handbook any ethylene glycol antifreeze is ok,aslong as it DOES NOT contain methanol.
Blue is usually 2 year protection,whereas pink/red is 5 years.
Green,as used by Nissan etc,is made of different chemicals.
 
andy85 said:
according to the handbook any ethylene glycol antifreeze is ok,aslong as it DOES NOT contain methanol.
Blue is usually 2 year protection,whereas pink/red is 5 years.
Green,as used by Nissan etc,is made of different chemicals.
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Can you quote your source please.
 
discool said:
Colour of antifreeze is not an indication of spec.
Organic acid technology antifreeze can be the colour the manufacture wishes to use.
I've been using Halfords OAT antifreeze for the last 11 years now, another 4 years to go till replacement. :D
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andy85 said:
according to the handbook any ethylene glycol antifreeze is ok,aslong as it DOES NOT contain methanol.
Blue is usually 2 year protection,whereas pink/red is 5 years.
Green,as used by Nissan etc,is made of different chemicals.
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Really here is a bit from the antifreeze makers council as to color............ You need to read the label

mostly EG based. Its first dye colors were orange and red. These dye colors
are still used by General Motors and Caterpillar. Green, pink and blue have been
added to the list of available OAT antifreezes. It is recommended that OAT not
be mixed with any other antifreeze technology. The normal OAT antifreeze
service life is 5 years or 150,000 miles (250,000 km).
 
Thor1950 said:
Really here is a bit from the antifreeze makers council as to color............ You need to read the label

mostly EG based. Its first dye colors were orange and red. These dye colors
are still used by General Motors and Caterpillar. Green, pink and blue have been
added to the list of available OAT antifreezes. It is recommended that OAT not
be mixed with any other antifreeze technology. The normal OAT antifreeze
service life is 5 years or 150,000 miles (250,000 km).
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Wonderful the www, I read that information 11 years ago.
 
il ask again,seeing as how the post had a couple of pieces of information.
Which part of the post,are you questioning the credibility of?
At first read the op seemed to be confused about anti freeze altogether,so I quoted the Land Rover Handbook spec of anti freeze required to help out.
Then explained that in ethylene glycol anti freeze,the colours are generally long or short life,pink and blue respectively.Alhough,this is not a given,its usually the case in Halfords for example.
Edit,id take the garlic and lemon as opposed to smoked Lol
 
Thor1950 said:
was agreeing with you;)
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You was I know :D before I starting using the OAT stuff I also did my research, the 5 year replacement sold it for me.

I own a classic car but can only the standard blue or some times it's yellow 2 year replacement stuff, but as the car is tucked up in blankets in a warm garage in the winter the antifreeze gets replaced when I remember :D

Before moving over to OAT I ran with the Rovers antifreeze for 13 years, that's the green yellowish stuff.
 
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andy85 said:
il ask again,seeing as how the post had a couple of pieces of information.
Which part of the post,are you questioning the credibility of?
At first read the op seemed to be confused about anti freeze altogether,so I quoted the Land Rover Handbook spec of anti freeze required to help out.
Then explained that in ethylene glycol anti freeze,the colours are generally long or short life,pink and blue respectively.Alhough,this is not a given,its usually the case in Halfords for example.
Edit,id take the garlic and lemon as opposed to smoked Lol
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Are you asking me?

:confused:
 
andy85 said:
il ask again,seeing as how the post had a couple of pieces of information.
Which part of the post,are you questioning the credibility of?
At first read the op seemed to be confused about anti freeze altogether,so I quoted the Land Rover Handbook spec of anti freeze required to help out.
Then explained that in ethylene glycol anti freeze,the colours are generally long or short life,pink and blue respectively.Alhough,this is not a given,its usually the case in Halfords for example.
Edit,id take the garlic and lemon as opposed to smoked Lol
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As I said, OAT and Ethylene Glycol and Methanol are different and shouldn't be mixed.
The colour is no indication of the composition (other than as a rule of thumb).


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