reb78 Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Eurocarparts are the easiest local place for me to buy fluids and oils easily at a reasonable price. I need some coolant for the D3 - they reccomend their orange coolant for the TDV6 but the red is cheaper. Their website is rubbish and the only thing it tells you under the specs is the colour! The colours tell me nothing (and I dont think they are standardised anyway!). Anyone know the difference? I can just make out OAT on the label of the red coolant and this is cheaper than the orange. These are the two: https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Land+Ro...amp;000397 https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Land+Ro...amp;000397 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Freak Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Something not right with the links Rich.... Anyone else getting the same or is it my work Firewall having a play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Sorry. Try these: https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/engine-oils-and-car-fluids/antifreeze-and-screenwash/red-antifreeze/?523770481&0&cc5_866 https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/p/car-accessories/engine-oils-and-car-fluids/antifreeze-and-screenwash/red-antifreeze/?523770981&0&cc5_866 There is actually more detail on there than on the vehicle specific product pages, but I am still not sure I understand the difference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Don't mix blue and red but not sure about orange. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 Both red and orange are OAT, according to above, but beyond that I dont really understand the differences - can they be mixed? 'Orange' and 'red' look quite similar in the links above so I am not sure i can reliably distinguish whats in there from colour! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a91/1272436/ Basically ignore the colour, read the container. Older cars IAT, newer OAT or HOAT And dont mix IAT with OAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb78 Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, HoSS said: https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/a91/1272436/ Basically ignore the colour, read the container. Older cars IAT, newer OAT or HOAT And dont mix IAT with OAT Trouble is, if its in a car I have bought, I dont have the container! I suspect what is in the D3 is normal OAT so Eurocarparts don't help by recommending something newer that wasn't originally specced for the car. I wonder how many people pop in to buy some to top up and follow the computer recommendation in ECP or Halfords or the like and then mix the wrong stuff.... Edited February 21, 2019 by reb78 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 20 hours ago, reb78 said: Trouble is, if its in a car I have bought, I dont have the container! I suspect what is in the D3 is normal OAT so Eurocarparts don't help by recommending something newer that wasn't originally specced for the car. I wonder how many people pop in to buy some to top up and follow the computer recommendation in ECP or Halfords or the like and then mix the wrong stuff.... Drain and refill, or use a SG meter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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