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Mixing different coolants

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  • 22-01-2010 11:43pm
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    newbie2
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    FWIW, I'm a complete noob when it comes to under the bonnet. I own a '06 Focus. I was lashing some water in the windscreen wipers and noticed my coolant is at the "min" level.
    My question revolves around the colour of the coolant.
    The only experience I have of topping up coolant is in my previous car ('99 Fiat). The coolant in my Focus is Pink and the coolant that I have left over in the bottle from my previous purchase is green. Is coolant just coolant, or does it need to be the same colour/brand. Do I need to drain the Pink coolant before filling the tank up again with new coolant?

    Thanks


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    #2
    Avns1s
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    You need to get the same coolant as is in the car. Mixing coolant can cause corrosion or reduction of cooling ability / frost protection allegedly.

    There is a coolant you can get, name escapes me just now, that you can mix with any colour coolant. It should be available from any good motor factor.


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