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which coolant type do you use?
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I bought the blue silicate 50/50 ready mixed with 2 year life but I'm reluctant to use it. Now I think the OAT red stuff with 5 year life is better suited.
The stuff I have in at the moment looks green but I was going to flush it anyway. Halfords didn't have a green coolant otherwise I would have just done like for like.
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Some Suzukis and a bunch of motorcycles.
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Rhinoman wrote: OAT is what I have in mine, if you change the anti-freeze type then make sure that you flush the system through properly first. The two types don't mix well.
I think I will go for the OAT, the green stuff in there now must be oat but I will flush it anyway.
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Suzuki's original service manual says that a "glycol-based" coolant should be used. It does not specify the exact technical type.
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2012 Jimny Black. Totally standard (except for rear seat removal mod).
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fozzie wrote: Weird one this. I can't find what type to use in the handbook for the car. However, my car is 2007 and was bought from a Suzuki main dealer and is filled with the Red/Pink antifreeze.
It is a weird one! as I've heard different accounts of using silicate, oat, phosphate or even one that was phosphate and silicate.
Maybe it doesn't matter too much but just wanted to be careful as I don't want to harm the materials the cooling system is constructed of. Either way I will be sure to flush it well as mixing can cause congealing and block the system.
Halfords compatability chart recommends OAT too.
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- jim
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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)
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www.suzuki-forums.com/suzuki-sx4-forum/5...ngine-coolant-2.html
Red oat like comma g30 is silicate free and ethanol based which is preferred.
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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
Thank you for the correct info you gave.
Paul
2012 Jimny Black. Totally standard (except for rear seat removal mod).
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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
Thank you for the correct info you gave.
Paul
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I'm still going to flush several times and use red.
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The older cars had brass/copper parts in the coolant system and the pink stuff slowly
eats them. Not sure about the Jimny but worth checking first.
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