Ep'd Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) Just a bit of help guys...If a car has had blue antifreeze in the water system for all it's life but the engine is taken out the water is all lost due to disconnecting all the water hoses...Then if you drop the same engine into another car and then put it back together and use pink antifreeze is that ok?Or was there still water with the blue antifreeze in the block that was taken out?Is the pink mixed with the blue if there is some still in the block or did it all drain out when it was removed all we had was pink to use...Is this ok?Cheers guys Edited March 24, 2013 by Ep'd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
H_D Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Flush it all out before you change the antifreeze. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 If you are worried drain it all and start again, personally i wouldnt worry but im sure others will say different Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 What's the difference in pink and blue anti-freeze Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep'd Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) What is the best way to flush it all out? How do you do a flush? Cheers Edited March 24, 2013 by Ep'd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep'd Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 What's the difference in pink and blue anti-freezeDon't know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I don't understand what difference it would make just cuz of the colour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 They have different chemicals/additives in them. If its that corsa swap thing youre talking about then youre ment to use blue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lew91 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) They say pinks better, it doesn't really matter IMO I've mixed them in the rover and its still alive. Will be using pink in the v tho.Edit: bear in mind the rover is an old dog tho lol. Edited March 24, 2013 by Lew91 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Idrees Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 You are not meant to mix different types of anti freeze as far as I know. Fill it with water, run the engine then drain it all out and fill with new coolant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smobey_sutton2 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Blue antifreeze has a recommended change interval of 2 years and red antifreeze is the longlife coolant that has a recommended change interval of 5 years.Red has more/stronger corrosion prevention basically.I'm sure mixing them very slightly is ok, but if you are worried then flush it all out again and run a hose pipe through your cooling system. Take the car for a drive with 100% water in the cooling system, and then drain. Then fill with your desired coolant antifreeze mix Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep'd Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) But you see when we did the engine swap it was good as drained as we disconnected the engine rad etc... Loads of water pissed out...But my question is would there have been still water in the block?If so how much would of stayed in the block if any?Is the swap and loosing all that water more a less classed as a drain?This Is what I'm confused about ? Edited March 24, 2013 by Ep'd Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Gav_kara Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Blue is antifreeze and red is coolant never mix the two together Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loguey Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 If in doubt. flush the system and start again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pick1 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Blue is antifreeze and red is coolant never mix the two togetherWould your engine not need both , first I've heard of this kind of topic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep'd Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 I will flush it again though !!!!But just thought that everything would have emptied as the amount of bucket gulls that pissed outThought that was a equivalent of doing a flush lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Chem Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Antifreeze and coolant are one and the same. They work to increase the boiling point, decrease the freezing temperature, increase the specific heat capacity and also to stop corrosion due to engines tending to contain lots of different metals. Pink and blue should not be mixed in quantity otherwise you get a horrid brown sludge Pink generally contains 0ATs which are needed for newer engines (type of acid inhibitor)Blue is for older engines (about pre 98) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep'd Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Antifreeze and coolant are one and the same. They work to increase the boiling point, decrease the freezing temperature, increase the specific heat capacity and also to stop corrosion due to engines tending to contain lots of different metals. Pink and blue should not be mixed in quantity otherwise you get a horrid brown sludge Pink generally contains 0ATs which are needed for newer engines (type of acid inhibitor)Blue is for older engines (about pre 98)Brilliant.I don't think I mixed antifreeze as I disconnected all the hoses pulled the lump out and in is this equivalent to a flush then filled it and put pink antifreeze in??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep'd Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Is it the same thing as doing a flush ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) Antifreeze and coolant are one and the same. They work to increase the boiling point, decrease the freezing temperature, increase the specific heat capacity and also to stop corrosion due to engines tending to contain lots of different metals. Not correct, anti-freeze does purely that, it allows the water to go below 0 degrees C. It does not increase the boiling point and does not increase the waters specific heat capacity. The only way of increasing the boiling point is by raising the pressure of the closed system. Race engines do not run anti-freeze because it affects the cooling capacity of the water, hence why a lot of people will tell you to run pure water when doing track days. Edited March 24, 2013 by AdamB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep'd Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 Is it the same thing as doing a flush ?^I don't think I mixed antifreeze as I disconnected all the hoses pulled the lump out and in is this equivalent to a flush then filled it and put pink antifreeze in???^^ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 There will still be some old stuff in the block, water pump, rad etc. Fill it, run the engine, drop the coolant, fill with pure water, drop again, repeat this a couple of times, then fill up and run as normal. Or you could connect a hose pipe to the system and flush like you would a heater matrix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep'd Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 THANK YOU guys I appreciate the help!!!Tomorrow going to flush it and put fresh in there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Just remove the thermostat and pump water through that way, that will clear any remaining chemicals in the water galleries and water pump. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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