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Antifreeze Differences
Hi all and thanks for the advice so far learned, but I've got a question that hasn't appeared in any of the searches:
How do you tell the difference between red and blue antifreeze without draining it? All that can be seen in the rad is fairly clear, but with a definite aroma of antifreeze, which was enough to convince me that it'd last out this cold snap but colder climes beckon so I need to refill it with a decent percentage of quality stuff.
Now I read of problems mixing the red and blue.
Would refilling with clean water, running to temp, draining and refilling with coolant do the job, or do read and blue gel in a big way if they ever meet?
I don't have a hose pipe that'll reach down from the flat and across the car park in order to flush the thing properly so that's out unless I get in the queue at Halfords, and them I don't trust.
Do the antifreezes smell different? Taste different? Is there anything that mixes with both??
Or do I just have to drain it then hope I can get to the nearest dealer before their parts department closes if it turns out to be a little bit pink?
Do Toyota dealers have parts departments open on a Saturday afternoon?
It was so much easier with the Land Rover - I'd have just looked at the colour of the leak.
How do you tell the difference between red and blue antifreeze without draining it? All that can be seen in the rad is fairly clear, but with a definite aroma of antifreeze, which was enough to convince me that it'd last out this cold snap but colder climes beckon so I need to refill it with a decent percentage of quality stuff.
Now I read of problems mixing the red and blue.
Would refilling with clean water, running to temp, draining and refilling with coolant do the job, or do read and blue gel in a big way if they ever meet?
I don't have a hose pipe that'll reach down from the flat and across the car park in order to flush the thing properly so that's out unless I get in the queue at Halfords, and them I don't trust.
Do the antifreezes smell different? Taste different? Is there anything that mixes with both??
Or do I just have to drain it then hope I can get to the nearest dealer before their parts department closes if it turns out to be a little bit pink?
Do Toyota dealers have parts departments open on a Saturday afternoon?
It was so much easier with the Land Rover - I'd have just looked at the colour of the leak.
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