Radaitor Types

[bigdaddy]

Hi guys,

 

I need to replace the rad on my gal, I cannot afford ford prices, I noticed on ebay the v6 rad looks the same as the 2.3, can anybody confirm this or is there an alternative, ie: the rad from a 2.3 scorpio

 

cheers

bigd

 

 

oh forgot to ask,,,,,went to ford for anti freeze and they tried to sell me the usual blue stuff, but its green antifreeze in my gal, so, is it ok to use the blue stuff, parts guy was sure he was correct??????

Edited March 4, 2007 by bigdaddy

[mumof4]

umm...in regards to antifreeze,...when i did my course..My tutor said never to mix colours..i.e.put a different colour in to what you have in already...But i know some peeps in here say that you can,But i know i will only top mine up with the same pink colour that is already in it...thats just me.

[mikej]

I would never mix antifreeze myself and if i am not mistaken the difference in colour usually means life span ie the pink stuff is long life 4-5 yrs compared to the 2 year span of the blue i think but this is changing all the time with service intervals now upto 30k on some cars.

[bigdaddy]

Hi guys, so as long as I don't mix colours I can stick any type of antifreeze in the gal, just need to sort the rad, i have some radweld in it at the mo, but in the long term it needs replaced,,,,,,

cheers

[tiny]

The Pink type antifreeze is G12 spec and must not be mixed with any other types.

 

The blue and green varieties are G11 (monoethylene glycol) and should be ok to mix

 

Never mix G11 with G12 as there is a chemical reaction that causes foaming in the header tank. G12 (IIRC) is the spec for all VW engines from 1999 onwards. Some people have said they cause a gel to form but I personally think that is just a 'net rumour.

 

As for the radiator, have you tried an excnange unit? Serck Marston is the company I ussually deal with and it seems every rad ive had from them is around the

[bigdaddy]

Cheers tiny, anymore details on the company that you use (Serck Marston)

[tiny]

Cheers tiny, anymore details on the company that you use (Serck Marston)

 

 

 

They seem to have had a slight name changeSerck intertruck

[NikpV]

Cheers tiny, anymore details on the company that you use (Serck Marston)

 

 

 

They seem to have had a slight name changeSerck intertruck

 

while I'm sure it dosen't reflect on the quality of radiatiors I was a bit disturbed by

 

[bigdaddy]

Nik never seen that :lol: ,,,,,,shouldn't make a difference to the rads :lol: :P Edited March 8, 2007 by bigdaddy

[bigdaddy]

Hi guys a little update, the v6 and the 2.3 rads are the same part numbers, so they are the same, ford want