You absolutely CANNOT use "any fluid suitable for aluminum blocked engines"
in your Land Rover. They do NOT have the necessary ingredients to make a
healthy brass radiator in a Land Rover. You need to keep using the normal
stuff. As for the enviro-friendly stuff.. I totally recommend it. I did
about 2 weeks research on it last year, talking to everyone I could find who
would really know about the stuff, and it seems it really is good stuff. I
use Sierra personally, and it performs as well as better than the Prestone I
had been using. I now worry less about not being able to catch all the
coolant when I drain my truck. I have a lovely 2 year old dog to protect,
and my GF works for a vet.. so she is DAMN sensitive about this stuff.
SAAB's antifreeze in no different than anything else. Its either Propylene
Glycol (standard stuff) Dexcool, or the enviro stuff. Have a look at the
label and figure out what's in it.
-P
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-lro@Works.Team.Net [mailto:owner-lro@Works.Team.Net]On
> Behalf Of Lonn & Rhonda
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 10:58 PM
> To: lro@Works.Team.Net
> Subject: LRO: Re: Changing RR coolant
> You know, it's funny that I changed ALL the fluids in my new RR the
> first week I had it, but never even thought about the coolant. I just
> flushed the SAAB, because the factory is adamant about changing it
> every two years and using only SAAB anti-freeze. Maybe my RR will
> like SAAB anti-freeze? Seems that any coolant designed for aluminum
> blocked engines should work, but my SAAB tech is insistent on using
> only genuine SAAB anti-freeze. Wonder why?
>
> And what's the deal with the eco-anti-freeze that won't destroy Fido's
> liver? Anybody have any experience with it?
>
> Lonn
> '67 109 beast
> '90 RR County
> and obviously, a SAAB...
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