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Coolant == Anti-feeze???

  • 05-12-2011 9:34am
    #1
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭


    A little bit of an oversight on my part, I imported a car from Australia in the Autumn. I hadn't considered it's suitability for winter as it's currently set up. Would it have anti-freeze? Anything else I need to worry about? It's an 06 Audi A4 B7 1.8T.


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  • #2
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    It should be fine. Is the coolant in the expansion tank pink?


  • #3
    Technoprisoner
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    George Dalton wrote: »
    It should be fine. Is the coolant in the expansion tank pink?


    stop surfing the web and get back and do some work Mr Dalton :D


  • #4
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    Sounds familiar but I will check after work.


  • #5
    George Dalton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,728 ✭✭✭George Dalton


    Technoprisoner wrote: »
    stop surfing the web and get back and do some work Mr Dalton :D

    It's too cold this morning :(:p


  • #6
    Sobanek
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,354 ✭✭✭Sobanek


    ballooba wrote: »
    A little bit of an oversight on my part, I imported a car from Australia.
    A bit OT: Why?!


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  • #7
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    I checked and coolant could probably be described as pink. Perhaps slightly orange.
    Sobanek wrote: »
    A bit OT: Why?!
    Because I didn't sell it in time.


  • #8
    Nissan doctor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,223 ✭✭✭Nissan doctor


    ballooba wrote: »
    A little bit of an oversight on my part, I imported a car from Australia in the Autumn. I hadn't considered it's suitability for winter as it's currently set up. Would it have anti-freeze? Anything else I need to worry about? It's an 06 Audi A4 B7 1.8T.


    A simple and quick check in any decent garage will tell you the antifreeze level of your coolant, or Halfords sell a cheap antifreeze tester.

    If its got the correct spec coolant in it then it should be fine anyway.


  • #9
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    Was serviced recently by an independent Audi specialist so should be to spec. It will be going for NCT soon so we'll see if anything else comes up.


  • #10
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,730 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    From looking through various audi specification codes, I see codes for warm countries and cold countries.
    Would there be any issues with the setup of the cooling system of the engine if designed to operate in a warmer climate? Australia wouldnt be the worst in this regard I guess though.


  • #11
    Wheelnut
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 977 ✭✭✭Wheelnut


    The independant specialist may not have checked the coolant if he was not asked to and the NCT do not check coolant strength. Furthermore the coolant colour can not be relied on, especially if the car has been imported from another part of the world. Around here we understand red, blue and green coolant to mean particular types of coolant, but in other parts of the world they use different colours. The best thing to do is buy one of those simple testers with the floating balls and test it yourself.


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