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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558  
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27th Dec 2014 3:09pm |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347  
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I have the same referring to swivel grease, I know it is genuine because thats what I put in, but I would doubt it if it wasn't mine and just walked up to it. Unless you know yourself suspect it not to be and then only use genuine. Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter  |
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27th Dec 2014 3:23pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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red with red only ( most common now days easy to get )
green or blue can be mixed (not so common nowdays , better to flush out and change to red ) that's the basic rule but they are some odd antifreezes , really best advice is to change / flush / anti freeze if you don't know whats in it then keep it the same |
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28th Dec 2014 9:22am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Why topping anything up, unless you have been loosing coolant?
The Puma has antifreeze in the cooling system from new, and according to LR maintenance schedule needs to be flushed and replaced by new only after 200.000 km. I don't think over the years antifreeze looses its main function, i.e. to protect against frost, no? Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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28th Dec 2014 9:27am |
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| Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501 
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Is your coolant red or blue ? If it is blue it is glycol based and must be topped up with a similar glycol based anti freeze and changed every two years, If it is red it is OAT anti freeze and must be topped up with red anti freeze this usually has a life of five years before it needs changing. 2005 Td5 90 XS
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28th Dec 2014 9:29am |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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it should be done on millage or years old which ever comes first really not just amount of miles its done you change it to get rid of any cr@p in it , rust dust etc most cars will use a very small amount of coolant and if someone just tops up with water your losing the strength of anti freeze advice , buy a tester general rule change every 5 yrs on average mileage car and if you really want to get excited about it , don't use tap water , use CLEAN rain water some say just use tap water , some say distilled water , some say rain water . there are fors and against and not sure anyone knows 100% which is best but water with less additives and impurities should be better |
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28th Dec 2014 9:37am |
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| RoadForce Member Since: 17 Jul 2014 Location: Holland Posts: 335  
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Thanks for the info re red and green/blue coolants, appreciate it and learned something new today! Defender 130 HCPU Td5 MY2000
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28th Dec 2014 10:31am |
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