Thread: TD5 Coolant - Was red now it's green.....

Do it yourself it is the only way to be sure

Yes I probably will do that... Good point.

But is there anything special I need to know about flushing out he wrong coolant. does it need an acid clean or something like that?

Drop it several times and replace with clean water.Replace with OAT coolant,wich is as you state,NORMALLY red.Then you are sure you have the correct coolant.Make sure you run the heater to full temp at each flush to ensure ALL the green is lost.
GOODLUCK
Andrew

I use a 'green' coolant in all these. Td5, V8 bla bla it all gets the same. It gets flushed every 2 years or 40k, and so far(Over the last 7 years) I have never had to replace rads/ waterpumps/ head gaskets or any other cooling system component due to a coolant based issue at all since using/ changing to this item, which EXCEEDS all ford, Cummins, Mack, Volvo, Mercedes Benz etc requirements and specifications.

I got over the OAT obsession that LR has, as never before have I seen so many leaking radiators and water pumps as when they started to use it. The early discos and RR's never used it, I would hardly ever replace system components on these vehicles until the Td5 etc came along. I pretty soon found I needed to keep a radiator , water pump, hoses etc in stock all the time for them.

Each to their own, but I don't remain convinced of its better 'properties'.

Of course, all vehicles I work on that are in warranty I have to use it, but under duress

JC

Originally Posted by justinc

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I got over the OAT obsession that LR has, as never before have I seen so many leaking radiators and water pumps as when they started to use it. The early discos and RR's never used it, I would hardly ever replace system components on these vehicles until the Td5 etc came along. I pretty soon found I needed to keep a radiator , water pump, hoses etc in stock all the time for them.

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JC

Interesting.
Haven't had a single problem (touch wood) in the two vehicles I use it in (looks like my late '98 tdi came with OAT from the factory and converted the Nissan ) but quite a few people OS that have OAT/Dexcool problems use GO5 (HOAT) successfully.
All the advantages, none of the downsides.

FWIW CAT Longlife coolant is the Texaco (Land Rover) stuff with a couple of supplementary additives to totally eliminate cavitation erosion.

I had the Disco cooling system done up on thursday,$800 later and texaco green went in,it's the only coolant that works in 40+ degree heat here,the rad specialist has been here for 10 years and tried them all. Pat

I flush my radiator and change the green coolant every Melbourne cup holiday (what else do you do on a tuesday off??). never had a problem with any cooling component since I have owned the D!.

i had my coolant changed recently and the car came back with green type so asked the question and was told it is fortron brand
Fortron Automotive Treatments
if it is this stuff then meets oat requirements i think and as i trust the mechanic i will take his word for it.
cheers
yorkie
ps. anyone in sydney wanting 5ltrs of nulon red let me know as have a bottle in the shed.