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supercheap coolant???
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Mon, 23 August 2004 23:32
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hey all,
i dont have a lot of money to spend, so is supercheap coolant alright to put in your car??? its like 3 bucks for a 5 litre bottle.
Brad
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Inside a giant turbo (syd...
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Mon, 23 August 2004 23:37
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i wouldnt know, but surely something that cheap has to be bad! but its gota be better than plain water!
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Mon, 23 August 2004 23:43
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If you don't care that much about your engine/radiator, go ahead and use whatever you like. If you want it to actually last though, think ahead and use good quality coolant like Toyota red. A dollar spent now could save you ten in the future...
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Canberra
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February 2004
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Tue, 24 August 2004 00:24
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I think that Supercheap's bottom of the line stuff is just a corrosion inhibitor. I reckon that its better then water but not a comparable to a proper anti-freeze anti-boil solution.
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Taree, 4h nth of syd
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May 2002
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Tue, 24 August 2004 00:50
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Hey there, ive used one similer, ins only a corosion inhibiter like Maurice c said, its doing fine in the car thats its in, but i would go the toyota red coolant if i had the money.
Eddie
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Tamworth
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June 2004
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Tue, 24 August 2004 09:54
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hey all,
wherabouts do i buy this red coolant shit? from toyota and how much will it set me back
thanks all
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April 2004
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Tue, 24 August 2004 10:11
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Mate... I work at Supercheap Auto and I wouldn't recommend you waste your money on that crap... it's made for pre-1980's cars man. if you ain't got enough of the etholglycol... could cause some serious rusting. Not a place to go cheap...
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Tue, 24 August 2004 10:23
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| toyotacrown76 wrote on Tue, 24 August 2004 19:54 |
hey all,
wherabouts do i buy this red coolant shit? from toyota and how much will it set me back
thanks all
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about $40 a 5 liter bottle
from toyota service + spares
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Sydney
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February 2003
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Tue, 24 August 2004 10:29
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red comes in 4L bottles.
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Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Tue, 24 August 2004 10:31
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If you have been previously using green coolant make sure you do a thorough flush first. Red + Green is baad.
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Tamworth
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June 2004
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Tue, 24 August 2004 11:08
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hey all,
zakumi - my car is a 3k 77, how much for that nulon?
wots the difference between red and green coolant?
brad
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Tue, 24 August 2004 12:13
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I just got a 5ltr nulon concentrate for $30...
Doing mine tomorrow...
I am going to drain the engine, then do a flush with 2-3L of White Vinegar + Water to clean out the gunk and the muck. Then do a 30% glychol/water mix.
Anyone else heard of doing a flush with vinegar and water? I know we use it to great effect on our kitchen floors and other things... I was told this by someone who attended a night at a radiator repair shop... the guy at the shop said they use water/vinegar over the commercially available products... apparently works better lol. I went to purchase the Nulon radiator flush from autobahn when I got the Concentrate... said, don't buy this, use water/vinegar 
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: supercheap coolant???
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Tue, 24 August 2004 12:37
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| STR8 2.8 wrote on Tue, 24 August 2004 20:29 |
red comes in 4L bottles.
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my bad
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