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| Defendit.. Member Since: 09 Aug 2020 Location: 's-Hertogenbosch Posts: 421  
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Any pink coloured OAT premixed will do.
By example from France https://www.smb-auto.com/produit/lr-37c-si-oat-2?lang=en  Click image to enlarge Only around £ 2,5 each Liter No Mud flaps for my 90.! ----------------------------------------- P300 S MY21 on air, adv.+ offroad pack, DRL+fog, Dinamica Suedecloth + Ebony headliner/Cross Beam- Many Mods.. |
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4th Mar 2024 10:58am |
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| BrickBox Member Since: 05 Oct 2021 Location: Wales Posts: 808  
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I’m sure Halfords do the pink OAT LR rated coolant. 2008 2.4 110 Utility Station Wagon XS.
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4th Mar 2024 12:15pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20299 
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Motul Autocool OAT Pink if that’s the colour it is:
https://www.tradeinn.com/motardinn/en/motu...lsrc=aw.ds Ready to use. On the Puma it’s the orange one however. IIRC when I researched it a lot, these met the LR specs though don’t hold me to that exactly. I have the orange one in mine (Puma) now, have had for quite a long time it’s been fine. I’m not too keen on concentrate versions, hence why I chose pre mixed. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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4th Mar 2024 1:29pm |
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| TexasRover Member Since: 24 Nov 2022 Location: Paris Posts: 1034  
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There have been incompatible combinations in the past, causing fluids to gel etc. I think that is no longer the case but it keeps popping up as scare mongering.
The metals used in the cooling systems are all the same (aluminium, steel and plastic) and you need to be very unlucky or cheap to not get the right protection. A lot of coolants now are either long life or not so long life and mixing fluids can result in basically less longer lasting protection. Colours are by no means a guarantee for what it is and you need to look at the label to ensure compatibility Glycerol (old) Ethylene glycol, Propylene glycol, OAT, HOAT, POAT, SI-OAT and all the additives.. I presume LR published the makeup of the factory fill, but then sometimes they just insist on their own packaged product which inevitably is procured for as cheap as possible. Edit (Wikipedia): Si-OAT coolants mix silicates with HOAT. This technology is typically used in European makes and is often dyed pink. |
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4th Mar 2024 1:48pm |
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| lightning Member Since: 23 Apr 2009 Location: High Peak, Derbyshire Posts: 2734
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lt's like the oil, they make it really difficult to figure out so you end up paying nearly £30 for a one litre top-up from the dealer.
l guess it's just business. Spare parts is where the money is made. Last time l had a vehicle serviced by the main dealer they charged nearly £200 for engine oil, priced in 1/4 litre segments. This will be from their bulk oil stock and costs a fraction of that amount. |
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4th Mar 2024 8:40pm |
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| WizzardPrang Member Since: 05 Nov 2020 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 153 
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iGuide states this spec: STJLR651.5003
How about Opie Oils: https://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-217053-shell-...tid=350626 Under £30 for 4 Litres? Current vehicle: 2020 Defender 110S Gone: Defender 90 HT 200Tdi, Discovery Sport, Freelander 2 Insta: wizzardprang |
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4th Mar 2024 10:02pm |
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| Moo Member Since: 01 Oct 2021 Location: UK Posts: 1352 
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OAT is OAT.
 Eiger Grey MY23 D250 SE with bits. Known as Noddy. |
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4th Mar 2024 10:41pm |
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