L322 antifreeze

RRkev · May 1, 2016

hi guys as to my last post i had the top rad hose fail yesterday, currently the jubilee clip fix is holding until i can get a new hose wednesday, quick question i use comma g48 coolant normally but last time i changed i used the blue coolant from euro car parts.

i want to go back to either g48 or genuine bmw coolant when i replace the hose, but as i need it in a hurry halfords now only sell 5l g48 in pre mixed form for £23 or 2ltr as a concentrate at nearly £18 a shot, so works out very expensive, they are trying to fob me off with silicate anti freeze which again i doubt will be the right stuff for the RR.

can anybody confirm if the silicate stuff is any good? i also looked at genuine landcover at £8 a litre plus vat!

does anybody know the BMW part number for the anti freeze, or is it just the same as a X5 when asking for price?

Jonnyb1990 · May 1, 2016

RRkev said:
hi guys as to my last post i had the top rad hose fail yesterday, currently the jubilee clip fix is holding until i can get a new hose wednesday, quick question i use comma g48 coolant normally but last time i changed i used the blue coolant from euro car parts.

i want to go back to either g48 or genuine bmw coolant when i replace the hose, but as i need it in a hurry halfords now only sell 5l g48 in pre mixed form for £23 or 2ltr as a concentrate at nearly £18 a shot, so works out very expensive, they are trying to fob me off with silicate anti freeze which again i doubt will be the right stuff for the RR.

can anybody confirm if the silicate stuff is any good? i also looked at genuine landcover at £8 a litre plus vat!

does anybody know the BMW part number for the anti freeze, or is it just the same as a X5 when asking for price?

Genuine stuff is red, think its oat or something like that,

If you think halfords is expensive try asking about the price of genuine !

robhew86 · May 1, 2016

If it's OAT it requires, euro car parts are V cheap;

http://www.eurocarparts.com/red-anti-freeze

25% off too if you order before tomorrow midnight

Saint.V8 · May 1, 2016

Red I think is the genuine stuff, but mine had blue when I got it and I have stuck with that since.

RRkev · May 1, 2016

I think the g48 was a light green, have used the Euro car parts blue before

RRkev · May 2, 2016

so just had the deal of the century from euro car parts, i've had to go for their blue again as it's all i can get locally, so i pop into store and the 5ltr containers are priced at £15.99 so i decide to buy 2 to allow for future topping up, i get to the counter the guys asks if i have an account to which i say yes but i've only ever bought online, he checks can't get those details and says i'll sort you a price anyway, so he charged me £16.98 for 10ltrs of anti freeze!

neilly · May 2, 2016

I believe this is from the L322 manual. Yu may find your bargain blue coolant is Methanol based. worth checking.
I also do not understand why your local eurocarparts does not stock OAT coolant, it is an industry standard coolant.

Cheers

RRkev · May 2, 2016

they recommend the blue for all BMW applications as well as for LR the wording says Ethylene Glycol based Antifreeze with Winter Protection up to -36 C upon dilution and has BS numbers for use in ali engines etc, i think there are a few on here that have used it.
my local euro car parts had 3 types of anti freeze in stock, blue/ red & purple not sure if any are oat though

RRkev · May 2, 2016

just looked it up the red antifreeze they sell is oat

neilly · May 2, 2016

RRkev said:
they recommend the blue for all BMW applications as well as for LR the wording says Ethylene Glycol based Antifreeze with Winter Protection up to -36 C upon dilution and has BS numbers for use in ali engines etc, i think there are a few on here that have used it.
my local euro car parts had 3 types of anti freeze in stock, blue/ red & purple not sure if any are oat though

As long as it is right, the colours seem to cause a lot of confusion, nowadays I do not rely solely on the colour and check what it is Just wanted to make sure you had the correct info.

Cheers

RRkev · May 2, 2016

normally i use G48 but the last twice i've need coolant in a hurry and can't buy the 5ltr concentrate containers locally, halyards have dropped them now and mainly do pre mixed or 2ltr g48 concentrate for £18, that makes the coolant close to LR dealer prices

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