Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:53:43 +0000 (UTC) From: "SimonJ" <Menopsam.net> Subject: Re: FILL COOLANT FLUID
> > From what I have read it isn't good to mix coolent flavors, if you > have orange, only add orange...If it's green (I doubt it's green they > abandoned that stuff years ago but still...) then add green, but I > don't know...Coolent is crazy stuff in that you only put in Unleaded > gas and you only put in a specific type of OIL and your A/C will only > take R134A etc. etc. but now days there are SEVERAL types of coolent > out there and putting in the wrong stuff can really mess up your > car...yeah, probably better go to the dealer and while your there you > can ask about the whole coolent dilema so that you can just run up to > the auto place and fill it yourself next time... > > > Ryan > Its not the colour that matters, different types may still be the same colour, and the same types may be different colours if they are a different brand! AFAIK, there is no standard colour coding for antifreeze types. Get the same brand, from the same place is the only safe way IMHO.