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Join Date: Jan 2007
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What coolant do you use on your AU?
how often do you change it? |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2006
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I use the Xtra cool from Kmart. $9 a bottle takes 2 bottles (concentrate)
change it every 2 years or 40K or whenever it takes my fancy |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 62
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I use a repco brand coolant, changed mine recently along with the radiator, however every 2 years i do the coolant.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: perth w.a
Posts: 1,074
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i use genuine ford stuff....get it from work cheap...change it every couple of years or 40000km
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 130
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Nulon Long LIfe more expensive but mixed 50-50 lasts 5yr supposedly
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Fordless
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Sydney
Posts: 2,122
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I use Motul Inugel Ultra mixed with distilled water & Royal Purple Purple Ice.
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V8 Powaah
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD
Posts: 1,994
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Nulon Long Life at a 50/50 ratio every 45,000 klms
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Location: Bibra Lake WA
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Caltex changed annually.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Genuine ford stuff. Its a concentrate and 5L makes 16L and thats the capacity of the AU cooling system. My coolant bottle hasn't gone yellow or brown and coolant always stays bright green. I have only changed it once at 100K and it i am planning to do it again this summer (should have about 170K by then). Use distilled water to dilute the coolant not tap water.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Mar 2005
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so all costs aside whats the best coolant to use??
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Castlemaine, Central Vic
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Mr Polish
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Across the road from Speedway City
Posts: 1,977
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Redline oil water wetter. Changed anually and tank cleaned as well
Tank still clean like new. Don't know why that happens with the E series cars
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Join Date: Jan 2007
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Thanks for the help,installed the new radiator and coolant yesterday.Everything went great.
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Werribee South
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Looks like everone uses different stuff. I use Tectaloy Gold. It was what Ford originally recomended as a replacement for the red stuff that the car came with. I change it once a year. Had the car since near new and it's now done 250000kms.
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Location: Young
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Giddy up.
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Kramerica Industries.
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I use Tectalloy Gold, and as I don't do many klm's in the XR8, (had it since new '01) and only on 40,000klm's, I change it every 2 yr's.
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