required coolant for VT?

[dylanstone]

hey guys,
just flushed my radiator and replaced it with the SCA coolant which says "not suitable for cars that require anti freeze/ anti boil coolant"

just hoping thats not what this one needs lol

cheers

 

[dylanstone]

also its not suitable for alloy engines past 1980 something

any one with info?

 

[TonyJZX]

lol

SCA sell cheap as $5 coolant BUT it's not suitable for alloy engines...

so LS1 = no

Ecotec = yes

old iron head pre ecotec = damn yes

few cars are iron block these days

 

[dylanstone]

hahah yeh thanks mate, just read a few already posts, which is what i should have done before i posted

 

[vs commo]

make sure you use the extra additive of anti freeze anti boil in tablet or liquid form.if ya gunna use cheap **** coolant u may as well use water.dont skimp its cheap insurance on ur engine

 

[TI3VOM]

hey guys,
just flushed my radiator and replaced it with the SCA coolant which says "not suitable for cars that require anti freeze/ anti boil coolant"

just hoping thats not what this one needs lol

cheers

That's exactly what your cars radiator needs!!

 

[HDT4EVER]

Well I'm going to flush my system out and put a new radiator in and I was going to use Nulon Ultra Cool Radiator Corrosion Inhibitor is that pretty much the same as the one you guys were talking about ??

 

[Brett_jjj]

I use nulon long life coolant mixed at a ratio of 50/50 with distilled/demineralised water in my VS ecotec. It usually costs around $30 - $40 for 5 litres of nulon long life coolant. This coolant doesnt need the pellets that holden specify as it already has the necessary additives... Theres also a coolant made by castrol, which is especially for the V6 holden/toyota engine, and it doesnt need the holden cooling system pellets either. Its around the same price as the nulon stuff, last time I looked.