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  1. 7th August 2013, 05:35 PM #1
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    green coolant

    Have recently had work done on my td5 130 by two different land rover specialists,and both times it has come back with green coolant,not red.Is there a green coolant suitable for a td5?
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  2. 7th August 2013, 05:43 PM #2
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    The use of green coolant cost me about 7K I was up for a head, radiator, oil cooler.
    That said I understand you should use OAT coolant and I presume you can buy green OAT so the green coolant red coolant thing may not be as valid as people suggest.
    I am pretty sure Justin uses green coolant in TD5s and he looks after more TD5s than anyone else here.
    Maybe my experience was because of poor servicing with the green coolant.
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  3. 7th August 2013, 06:42 PM #3
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    As long as it's OAT and they fully flushed the system before hand it should be fine.
    If you're not happy with it, drain it, flush it, and put red back in.
    I always use red but that's just me.
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    There are different coolants? I have green stuff in my 84 V8 3.5 is that OK?? You got me worried now!
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  5. 7th August 2013, 07:04 PM #5
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    Fine in a v8
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    Green coolant.

    I have always had green coolant in my td5 when it has been serviced by Justin C.
    If he chooses it then that's good enough for me.
    Cheers Peter .
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  7. 7th August 2013, 08:01 PM #7
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    Red OAT from new, red OAT (nulon) last coolant change (every 12 months) using demineralized water. No problems.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rangietragic View Post
    Fine in a v8
    Thank you!
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  9. 8th August 2013, 10:04 AM #9
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    I hate OAT,I only use Glycol Green . Pat
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  10. 8th August 2013, 10:08 AM #10
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    I think the issue with OAT vs Glycol is not so much which type, but how well they are flushed out if you choose to change. From what I understand a TD5 particularly tends to retain a couple of liters of coolant and is difficult to fully flush. If you mix glycol and oat coolant then the two will react together and turn the guts of your engine into a black paste.

    There are probably arguments each way glycol vs OAT, but the most important thing is to never mix the two. (And on a TD5 you have to be very careful with flushing if you choose to change... Easier to just stick with OAT...)
    Oat can be green as well as red, which makes it even harder to know for sure, until your engine is rooted. So least risk is to put red into red.
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