Antifreeze and coolant

firestorm78 · Jan 6, 2010

Just wondering what you lads are using for coolant and what is recommended, decided to do a full service while the weather is crap and I've got a week or two off work

amb67 · Jan 7, 2010

Halfords 5 year life coolant for aluminium engines.

Works out at about £20 for 5 litres - Buy it Here

Make sure you mix it up before you pour it in to the bike, I mix it so that it's good to go down to around -34 degrees C which is usually around a 60/40 mix in favour of water.

Best to get yourself a coolant tester mate as too much or too little coolant is bad for the engine.

Jussi · Jan 7, 2010

Mobil / Shell antifreeze and 50% distilled water - so a 50/50 mix.

RegisRSV · Jan 7, 2010

same as amb m8, halfords 4 me 60/40 mix, also gona do an oil and filter change whilst shes away 4 the winter!

nikfubar1 · Jan 7, 2010

I use Putoline coolant NF which is good to -38 so if I ever take the bike to Canada it should be ok. :thumbup

firestorm78 · Jan 7, 2010

cheers amb, will get some of that , forgot I have a halfords trade card as well so should get a good bit knocked off.:devious:thumbup

supertedlover · Jan 8, 2010

Go to cookies and buy some red antifreeze and save yourself some coin.
Concentrated antifreeze is what it is, Halfords is no special antifreeze but the price is.
Blue 1 yr life
Green 3 yr life
Red 5 yr life
ALL modern antifreezes cater for steel and aluminium blocks

firestorm78 · Jan 8, 2010

supertedlover said:
Go to cookies and buy some red antifreeze and save yourself some coin.
Concentrated antifreeze is what it is, Halfords is no special antifreeze but the price is.
Blue 1 yr life
Green 3 yr life
Red 5 yr life
ALL modern antifreezes cater for steel and aluminium blocks

tbh i used to use cookies all the time for my car until I just happened to try halfords with the trade card and they knocked spots of cooks.

Casperfelix · Jan 9, 2010

It's when the weather is like this that I love my BMW GS ............. air cooled!

supertedlover · Jan 14, 2010

Red antifreeze £10.50 +vat for 5l concentrate

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