How do I find what coolant my car needs?

Posted by Educational_Brief_11@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 8 comments

Im trying to find what coolant/antifreeze to use in my car

its a 16 plate, 1 litre, Ford Eco Sport

I tried Halfords but they said they have no compatible products

If theres any mechanics or petrol heads out there help would be greatly appreciated!!!

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ashyjay@reddit

Halfrauds won't have it labelled as G12+ which is a VWAG spec, it'll be labelled as G30 as Halfrauds uses Glysantin's coolant's as a base.

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GoldMountain5@reddit

Doesn't really matter, your engine isn't that special that it requires high performance high boiling point coolant.

Anything with at least -30c freezing point will do, just use the same colour as what you already got, but i would reccomend a flush of the system instead of just topping up if its more than 5 years old.

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Flavourifshrrp@reddit

Check out the manual, if not you can check on car forum for your car (if there are any)

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why_not_cats@reddit

Put your car's VIN into the Ford owner manual website: https://www.ford.co.uk/support/owner-manuals which will bring up your specific car's manual, which will have specs on what coolant is required (search the table of contents for "coolant")

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PolarLocalCallingSvc@reddit

Officially, the vehicle manual.

Unofficially, use the same colour as what you already have.

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