403 oldsmobile engine....
Is there a particular type/brand I should be using ????
My car is almost ready to hit the streets again,, yeah I know 5 months to get the bumpers, all the light bezals and grill surrounds re-chromed, nearly there just waiting on the lower part of the rear bumper......
Plan on fresh oil this weekend and flushing out the old coolant and putting in new just for my piece of mind

 

Nope, just regular old antifreeze. It's usually green over here.

- Eric

 

Are regular antifreeze in uk is usually blue........ Been having a search on net tonight and the phrase hypo glycerin antifreeze keeps bobbing up.....?

 

Ethylene glycol is the regular old antifreeze that these cars came with.

Propylene glycol is the newer antifreeze (usually orange, I believe), that is used in many newer cars.

Either will work fine, but I believe it is recommended to give a good flush with plain water if switching between the two.

Never heard the term "hypo glycerin."

- Eric

 

i do not like the 100,000 mile orange antifreeze and drain it and replace it with the green on my cars... i may be paranoid but i think there is something in it that eats gaskets and causes corrosion over time which leads to keeping garages in business, i have rarely had any problems with the green...just a thought

 

Thanks chaps.. I'm confident to use the blue or green now.. Greatfull thanks...

 

Remember us with a pint tonight at your local, then.

Cheers.

- Eric