Boosted Falcon

This subject is like bringing a new person into the world - EVERYONE and their dog has a different opinion on it. So how often do you change it? I'm inclined to do it every 2 years max, but then why would the manufacturer of the coolant specify changing it every 5? Surely being a company that wants to make a bigger profit would put the bare minimum time on so you have to buy it more often. So if they only want me to buy their shiz every 5 years, why should I buy it every 2?

Discuss.

I change mine yearly, with a radiator flush. I do this because of Fords history of casting sand blocking the radiator and overheating on a hot day.

I didnt know it was 5yearly as per manufactures specifications.

this assumes i use coolant in my engine.
water FTW.

i use straight water and my head gaskets never gone.
once we did a big service on mums eb and it was always running on water then we did the big service we thought we should run colant then a few days after that it blew a head gasket,colants shit
water FTW

Fords specification is every 3 years, but thats too long for me, every year is the way to go, especially with an older car which is known for coolant leaks

I change mine every 12 months, on the dot. I use Nulon long life shit, the 5 year stuff.

yep yearly for me too.... I have a habit of someone cracking radiator end
tanks so yeh... Sometimes it's forced

Cant really vote on this, only owned the car 18 months and I did a radiator 6 months ago, and Ive had a slight leak ever since, doubt I could keep the same coolant in for 6 months let alone 1 year.

Every time i do a top rad hose, given i have a dailyed 5L thats about every 6 months

EFFalcon wrote:this assumes i use coolant in my engine.
water FTW.

haha i do that too, fill it up when needed, which is fortnightly, its brown at the moment,

I'm topping up mine with water every couple of weeks also

Frost, whats this "Fords history of over heating on a hot day" ?
I have been able to use just 1 thermo fan for a couple of years now , with my temperature gauge only pointing to R in NORMAL on a hot day, or driving up a steep hill for a few km's... otherwise it usually sits on M or A... I don't even think I need a second thermo. (car is an Auto EF GLi)

Jake wrote:I'm topping up mine with water every couple of weeks also

Frost, whats this "Fords history of over heating on a hot day" ?
I have been able to use just 1 thermo fan for a couple of years now , with my temperature gauge only pointing to R in NORMAL on a hot day, or driving up a steep hill for a few km's... otherwise it usually sits on M or A... I don't even think I need a second thermo. (car is an Auto EF GLi)

You havnt driven up pentland hills on a hot day.

i have run water only in the EF since i did the head swap about 12 months ago. i would usually test the coolant using testing strips every 5th service or so but the water never seems to wear out for some reason lol

EF ECTIV wrote:yep yearly for me too.... I have a habit of someone cracking radiator end
tanks so yeh... Sometimes it's forced

I have the same problem, lol.. Gets changed everytime I do a radiator.

Well its supposed to be a closed system is it not. But green is cool guess.

will wait to see the needle creeping up more then often, then will give it a shot....