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Guitarjon

New Member

• Jun 19, 2013

• #1

I'm changing my freelanders water at the weekend as it has no service history. All the freelanders I've seen seem to have pink coolant in. However, I have a load of blue. Does it matter?

 

biggeeeee

Retired - Living the dream

• Jun 19, 2013

• #2

No

Pink for Freelanders
Green for Discoverys
and Blue for Defenders

 

biggeeeee

Retired - Living the dream

• Jun 19, 2013

• #3

Only kidding

I have to put the pink stuff into the TD5 Discovery as it contains O.A.T
and I'm sure the Freelander is the same.

 

biggeeeee

Retired - Living the dream

• Jun 19, 2013

• #4

This is from the Freelander Owners handbook

 

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freelance

Well-Known Member

• Jun 19, 2013

• #5

O A T antifreeze all the way.

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Jun 20, 2013

• #6

pink only for freelanders

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Jun 20, 2013

• #7

I've used Blucol for years. Makes no difference to the cooling system what so ever. It's listed as suitable in the service manual. . Oat is only specified to meet anti pollution regulations.
It doesn't need to be changed so often which is why it's used, ie less changes = less pollution.
I use Blucol because I've 30 gallons in Stock. Once I've run out I'll use Oat.

 

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sijwhite

Active Member

• Jun 20, 2013

• #8

Nodge68 said:

I've used Blucol for years. Makes no difference to the cooling system what so ever. It's listed as suitable in the service manual. . Oat is only specified to meet anti pollution regulations.
It doesn't need to be changed so often which is why it's used, ie less changes = less pollution.
I use Blucol because I've 30 gallons in Stock. Once I've run out I'll use Oat.

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Doesn't OAT have specific anti corrosion properties?

 

Nodge68

Well-Known Member

• Jun 20, 2013

• #9

sijwhite said:

Doesn't OAT have specific anti corrosion properties?

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Oat antifreeze has more advanced long life anti-corrosion properties than that of ethylene glycol (blue) antifreeze. Blue antifreeze is perfectly acceptable if you don't mind changing it every 2 years. If you want to leave it for up to 5 years use Oat

I've been reading a few things about copper heater matrixes failure with Oat antifreeze which is curious. Glycol antifreeze is non-reactive to copper as it isn't an acid but Oat is! Something to watch I think