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Post by nickjaxe on Dec 15, 2014 20:12:35 GMT 1
Hi guys I run an older type Land Rover engine...200tdi 1993 vintage,
I alway used to get my a/f for free from work....green stuff....I dont know what type is is apart from its used in big truck engines,
I cant get it anymore and when I looked into the correct type for it on the Halfords web site it say use Silicate anti freeze is what I need...not the OAT stuff,
My question...is Silicate a/f green and only green and is silicate the old school a/f that we used years ago...well pre 90s anyway...its just that I never remember it being called silicate a/f and I started driving over 40 years ago.
Nick.
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Post by Karl on Dec 15, 2014 23:34:16 GMT 1
Hi guys I run an older type Land Rover engine...200tdi 1993 vintage, I alway used to get my a/f for free from work....green stuff....I dont know what type is is apart from its used in big truck engines, I cant get it anymore and when I looked into the correct type for it on the Halfords web site it say use Silicate anti freeze is what I need...not the OAT stuff, My question...is Silicate a/f green and only green and is silicate the old school a/f that we used years ago...well pre 90s anyway...its just that I never remember it being called silicate a/f and I started driving over 40 years ago. Nick. The "silicates" are corrosion inhabitants Most Anti freeze is still Ethylene glycol , the oat is still E G based I believe,but with additional components to extend life ( fords red/orange oat has a life of 10 years) |
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Post by chippie on Dec 15, 2014 23:41:38 GMT 1
And just to add my 2p..
Most anti- freeze is mono-ethylene glycol based or tri-ethylene glycol based...
The additives are just corrosion inhibitors irrespective of colour...
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Post by nickjaxe on Dec 16, 2014 20:39:49 GMT 1
Its just that you hear scare storys of corrosion if you put the wrong stuff in....
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Post by Karl on Dec 16, 2014 21:14:04 GMT 1
Its just that you hear scare storys of corrosion if you put the wrong stuff in.... I think the worst that happens is it can reduce life span if mixed ? |
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Post by natedog on Dec 16, 2014 22:35:20 GMT 1
Its just that you hear scare storys of corrosion if you put the wrong stuff in.... Isn't that oat + cast iron block? Heard stories of oat rotting coolant hoses too, when it's put in something not designed for it |
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Post by Anna Rack on Dec 16, 2014 23:52:51 GMT 1
I added some of the recommended OAT antifreeze to a newish Vauxhall to boost the strength and a short while later noticed a large gloopy mess in the expansion bottle - obviously it reacted in some way so now when using different brands I always flush the system first.
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Post by Guest on Dec 17, 2014 0:05:41 GMT 1
Hi guys I run an older type Land Rover engine...200tdi 1993 vintage, I alway used to get my a/f for free from work....green stuff....I dont know what type is is apart from its used in big truck engines, I cant get it anymore and when I looked into the correct type for it on the Halfords web site it say use Silicate anti freeze is what I need...not the OAT stuff, My question...is Silicate a/f green and only green and is silicate the old school a/f that we used years ago...well pre 90s anyway...its just that I never remember it being called silicate a/f and I started driving over 40 years ago. Nick. The "silicates" are corrosion inhabitants Most Anti freeze is still Ethylene glycol , the oat is still E G based I believe,but with additional components to extend life ( fords red/orange oat has a life of 10 years) And I thought it had a life of 5 years  |
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