Technical Car/Motor Issues > Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! Accessories and Parts
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New Thu 9 Sep 10 23:08 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - Dave_
Argos have 5lt neat antifreeze for £5.99 - Squeezed this in at the start so it appears in the "Latest Forum Posts" section for a few minutes... I've just reserved the last bottle (Holts 2-year ethylene glycol) at the Loughborough store though.

When the supermarkets are selling "ready-mix", ie 50% water, for £2.99 a litre, and Halfords have got 5 litres for £21.99, this looks like quite a bargain :)
Last edited by: Dave_TD {P} on Thu 9 Sep 10 at 23:09
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New Fri 10 Sep 10 20:17 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - -
Thanks for that tip D, bagged the last 2 at Rushden for the kids.

Both our's run on red, not sure what yukky colour would result from red and green mixed..;)
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New Fri 10 Sep 10 20:21 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - Runfer D'Hills
Kinda rusty brown I'd think. More or less the same as that Merc is slowly turning as it stands there, neglected, unloved and abandoned.......
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New Fri 10 Sep 10 23:34 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - bathtub tom
We used to have an Argos/Woolworth end-of-line type shop. I bought five litres of 'diesel' anti-freeze more years ago than I care to remember.

Now its run out, I guess I'll have to pay whatever the local factors charge.
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New Fri 10 Sep 10 23:38 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - RattleandSmoke
Its cheap but only the price I pay at my local autofactor. Talking of bargains Quality Save have had some branded (forget the brand) 10/40 semi synth for £8.99 for 5 litres!

I paid £10 for 1 litre at my not very local FIAT dealer the other week but I was a bit unsure what type of oil to get so I got it from the dealer so if there is any come back I have it.
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New Fri 10 Sep 10 23:38 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - RattleandSmoke
It tends to be half what ever supermarkets charge :)
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New Sun 12 Sep 10 07:26 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - Iffy
...not sure what yukky colour would result from red and green mixed...

Doesn't mixing colours sometimes turn the coolant to mush?
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New Sun 12 Sep 10 08:06 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - jc2
Just remember that this is not "longlife" anti-freeze and will require replacing regularly.
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New Wed 15 Sep 10 19:56 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - Dave_
>> Just remember that this is not "longlife" anti-freeze

It's ok, my car is not a "longlife" car...

I last changed the antifreeze in September 2008, a hangover from my dad's advice to do it every two years before the first frost of autumn. This is the 3rd longest lasting car I've had.
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New Sun 12 Sep 10 11:18 
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''Doesn't mixing colours sometimes turn the coolant to mush?''

I wouldn't be surprised iffy, i like having the long life red stuff in and will replace like for like.

>> Just remember that this is not "longlife" anti-freeze and will require replacing regularly.
>>

In the case of both my lovely barmy kids...the Scooby will have been stripped for yet another modification/repair/rebuild at least once in the next two years...daughters 106 will never make another 2 years the way she thrashes and abuses the poor thing.
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New Sun 12 Sep 10 11:24 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - Iffy
...Doesn't mixing colours sometimes turn the coolant to mush?...

I thought dispensing motoring advice was beneath the AA these days.

Seems not: www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/seasonal/winter_motoring.html

Quoting: "The majority of modern cars use long-life antifreeze, and it is absolutely essential that you don't mix these with other types as this can cause a sludge to form in the engine."
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New Sun 12 Sep 10 11:34 
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>> Seems not: www.theaa.com/motoring_advice/seasonal/winter_motoring.html
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Good advice given there, well worth the read.
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New Sun 12 Sep 10 15:29 
 Ford Escort - 97 1.8 Antifreeze bargain price! - Bellboy
not a lot of stuff uses the blue anymore but i found 25 litres of it at work unopened not so long back so ive been putting this in cars where works been done but i wont mix it with red ever again as it does indeed go manky coloured and oily looking
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