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Old May 10th, 2009, 06:52 PM
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Coolant / antifreeze - any I can get from a petrol station?

I want to top up my MCSC coolant right now (Sunday Evening) - my only choice is a petrol station - is there anything particularly I should be looking for? Any particular product or details about the product? eg. is BP own-brand OK?

Also - if my coolant level (engine cold) is a bit below minimum (lower than level of the swirly plastic bits!) how much coolant will I need to buy? 2 litres or 5? And do I mix it with normal tap water or does it need to be distilled or anything special?

---edit--- probably gonna have to go Halfords tomorrow now......

is this OK??
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...Id_165470#dtab


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use tap water, everyone else does, they will check antifreeze on a service
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