[Healeys] Which coolant/antifreeze?

[Bob Spidell]

Info here:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/aftermarket/article/story/2013/05/how-much-do-you-know-about-heavy-duty-coolants.aspx

I've used regular 'green stuff' with distilled water--deionized is fine, 
too--for over 130K miles in my BJ8 with no cooling/coolant issues 
(roughly 40/60 AF/water).  You can use more water if there's no chance 
of a freeze, and you'll get slightly better cooling.  Chances are, 
you'll be draining and replacing your coolant occasionally for reasons 
not necessarily related to the cooling system anyway.

The OAT stuff should work fine, but the article mentions a potential 
contamination problem.   The Castrol seems a bit dear; regular Prestone 
'green' goes for about $17/gallon over here, and a gallon gives about a 
40/60 water/AF mix which is good down to below freezing.  I recently had 
my engine overhauled and there was no scale or sludge to speak of.

Bob


On 8/19/2017 6:27 AM, Paul Leeks wrote:
> Hi all
>
> I need to replace the coolant/antifreeze and was wondering if it 
> mattered what type I used?
>
> AH Spares has Castrol anti-freeze at £11 / ltr, whereas Halfords 
> (local high street car store) has OAT Antifreeze Concentrate at £5 / ltr.
>
> I live in temperate Lancashire UK, so I don't need to cope with any 
> temperature extremes.
>
> So, can I just use the modern one?
>
> Many thanks
>
> Paul
> 100/6 BN4
>
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