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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Johnny English on 14 October 2011, 11:04:02

Title: What coolant, green, blue or orange?
Post by: Johnny English on 14 October 2011, 11:04:02

Hi all,
what coolant does my 95' 2.5 V6 need? On OOF everybody said orange, Haynes talks ethylene glycol based antifreeze but nothing about it's colour, my hun language guide writes about green or blue-green antifreeze in case of prefacelift cars. What's correct? Thanks for any advice!

Title: Re: What coolant, green, blue or orange?
Post by: tunnie on 14 October 2011, 11:12:28

Vauxhall's standard anti-freeze is red, it used to be blue. Its badged as long life 5 years, but personally, I replace my coolant every year  :y

TBH it does not matter that colour it is, as long as its changed every couple of years.

Title: Re: What coolant, green, blue or orange?
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 14 October 2011, 11:45:21

Quote from: tunnie on 14 October 2011, 11:12:28

Vauxhall's standard anti-freeze is red, it used to be blue. Its badged as long life 5 years, but personally, I replace my coolant every year  :y

TBH it does not matter that colour it is, as long as its changed every couple of years.

Agreed. About 4.5 litres is required by the V6 for a fifty-fifty mix....

Title: Re: What coolant, green, blue or orange?
Post by: Elite Pete on 14 October 2011, 12:23:03

Quote from: tunnie on 14 October 2011, 11:12:28

Vauxhall's standard anti-freeze is red, it used to be blue. Its badged as long life 5 years, but personally, I replace my coolant every year  :y

TBH it does not matter that colour it is, as long as its changed every couple of years.

The blue stuff is only good for 12 months in theory

Title: Re: What coolant, green, blue or orange?
Post by: Johnny English on 14 October 2011, 12:29:15

I have green on spare, gonna do the mix and my intention is change it every year. Thanks guys!

Title: Re: What coolant, green, blue or orange?
Post by: Dodge on 14 October 2011, 12:51:14

Red every time

Title: Re: What coolant, green, blue or orange?
Post by: Johnny English on 14 October 2011, 17:31:08

That's it I've talked about in the subject ;D  ;D  ;D The swap is done but I could not fill into the system more than 3.5 liters. Started engine no EML, seems OK. Or...?