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Seabreeze



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England 1996 Defender 90 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
Coolant fluid for a 300TDi
Hi All,

I need to top up my radiator with antifreeze/coolant. What type should I use, is the the blue or pink stuff, any particular brand?

Thanks
Post #853317 31st Aug 2020 9:58am
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htb2



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Mine runs on pink. You need to match it to whatever is in there at the moment, what colour is yours running at mo?
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Seabreeze



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England 1996 Defender 90 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
Mine is definitely pink!
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Bluest



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Apparently, colour is not a reliable indicator of the type of coolant in your system.


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Post #853328 31st Aug 2020 11:10am
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Seabreeze



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England 1996 Defender 90 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
300 TDI Coolant
OK, so I guess it is back to the hand book definition: " Use an ethylene glycol based anti-freeze (containing no methanol) with non-phosphate corrosion inhibitors suitable for aluminium engines....."
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discomog



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If you can afford, drain radiator and block, flush with clean water and then fill with correct spec. That should give you complete peace of mind Smile Defender 90XS SW
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Post #853396 31st Aug 2020 5:22pm
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L110CDL



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I use to have the pink stuff and was told it was no good for my engine (300 Tdi ) it had not been in for to long, so the system was flushed out and now i have a very dark green/blue stuff, right for my engine Thumbs Up Clayton.

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
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Post #853447 31st Aug 2020 8:29pm
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8619simon



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Wales 1995 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
I recently had the same dilemma, as has been said colour is not a definite indicator of type. As far as I could work out it is a choice of OAT based or Non-OAT based. The main difference being an OAT based coolant will last longer, typically 4 years before needing changing, whereas a Non-OAT based coolant needs changing every 2 years and was used in older engines.

As I understood it there was or is a school of thought that OAT based was not ideal on older engines due to issues with some seals. To be honest I never really could find a definitive answer so I have opted for the Non-OAT based solution and change it every 2 years. Its not a big job and I figure giving the coolant system a good old clean every couple of years is no bad thing anyway. In the end I chose this; Bluecol Antifreeze 2 Year 5l - BLA005.

Not a very scientific approach I am afraid but a pragmatic one for me Smile
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zippo87



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Scotland 1996 Defender 110 300 Tdi CSW Epsom Green
Same for me - so many opinions and information out there, it had pink, I went with what the manual said - happy to keep an eye on it and do it again. Think it was comma G40?
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Mo Murphy



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Ethylene glycol is the stuff. Usually blue but not always.
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WarPig



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I use this in my Defender 300tdi


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BogMonster



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L110CDL wrote:
I use to have the pink stuff and was told it was no good for my engine (300 Tdi ) it had not been in for to long, so the system was flushed out and now i have a very dark green/blue stuff, right for my engine Thumbs Up


My ROW spec 2006 300Tdi came with the pink OAT stuff from the factory (as did all the others) so that's wrong - they are quite happy with either just don't mix the two! I think they moved to using OAT at the same time the Td5 came out, presumably to simplify things on the production line where they were building Tdi and Td5 alongside each other. ---
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Mdm



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TDI uses the regular blue stuff as above

td5 oat red/pink coolant

then you have purple and green for other makes like volvo...go figure.

as long as you dont mix the different types you will be fine.

just keep the strength correct.
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Wolfie831



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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 300 Tdi ST Nato Green
BogMonster wrote:
L110CDL wrote:
I use to have the pink stuff and was told it was no good for my engine (300 Tdi ) it had not been in for to long, so the system was flushed out and now i have a very dark green/blue stuff, right for my engine Thumbs Up


My ROW spec 2006 300Tdi came with the pink OAT stuff from the factory (as did all the others) so that's wrong - they are quite happy with either just don't mix the two! I think they moved to using OAT at the same time the Td5 came out, presumably to simplify things on the production line where they were building Tdi and Td5 alongside each other.


The issue with OAT coolants is when you may have upgraded to Silicone hoses, the Organic compounds breakdown the silicone over time and they WILL eventually fail. Only IAT (Blue) coolant is safe for use with the 300Tdi engine fitted with upgraded hoses.
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L110CDL



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Yes that is why i changed from pink to blue as it started to delaminate the silicone hose from the inside out Rolling Eyes Clayton.

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
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