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From what I have read colour doesn't always accurately correspond to a certain specification.
Blue - silicate 2 year life (ive used this on older vehicles where oat may damage cooling system)
Red/pink OAT 5 year (more modern)
Green phosphate (came as standard from suzuki)
I got my cars mixed up! My wifes 2012 Corsa has the red coolant, my car has the blue/green stuff. I've just checked. I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that the coolant was red :blush:
No problem paul thanks for your input. I don't think there is a right or wrong type although it leans in favour of red OAT as Blue silicate 'may cause hot spots or clogging'
The original green phosphate suzuki type doesn't seem to exist and even dealers seem to be using red OAT. Halfords and other auto pArts centres seem to specify red OAT for jimny.
I may ring my local suzuki dealer and see what they are using.
fozzie wrote: Jim, I'm so sorry I gave you b*m info!!
I got my cars mixed up! My wifes 2012 Corsa has the red coolant, my car has the blue/green stuff. I've just checked. I would have sworn on a stack of bibles that the coolant was red :blush:
I was hoping to resolve this after calling the dealer but they have confused things further. The parts guy said suzuki have been changing the type constantly . They are now using blue long life all it said was its ethynol based.
I'm still going to flush several times and use red.
I was going to use the modern pink stuff in my Shogun but was warned against it.
The older cars had brass/copper parts in the coolant system and the pink stuff slowly
eats them. :blink: Not sure about the Jimny but worth checking first.
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