Hi all,
Here's a quick one: my coolant is low but the stuff already in there
is yellow-brown Type C coolant. Does it really matter? I was told that
most manufacturers try to do this sort of thing eventually to gain a
"fluids market" but is there really any difference? My dad's Mercedes
also uses this brown coolant but it comes from the Mercedes
dealership.
I came across this post and reply on www.brickboard.com:
B23F coolant flush & fill & thermostat[ALL/1998] posted by Tom Graham
on Monday, 17 November 1997, at 11:25 p.m.
I plan to install a new thermostat, and replace the coolant in my '84
245DL this weekend. Do I really need to use Volvo type C coolant or is
the regular stuff just as good? Are any of the flushing products worth
using or is it just as good to run a bunch water through the passages?
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Tom
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Re: B23F coolant flush & fill & thermostat[ALL/1998] posted by Norm
Lizotte on
Wednesday, 19 November 1997, at 10:00 p.m.
I've used Prestone to replace the Volvo coolant since my first Volvo,
a 1971 142S. Use Prestone in each of my three present Volvo sedans,
87' & '93 240DL's, and a '92 940GL, without any problems whatsoever.
So what do you think? Ignore the Type C requirement? If so, can I just
add green coolant to what's already there or do I need to do a
flush'n'fill?
Thanks,
blurp
