Re: Coolant

["basfe25" <dmcman73@xxxx>]

Antifreeze can comein any color (green, yellow, orange, red, etc..). 
Just because it looks fresh dosn't mean it is. I have never heard of 
blue antifreeze, maybe the previous owner put in an addative to it 
that made it that color? I would just flush out the system and start 
with new fresh fluids. With any used car you get it's always wise to 
replace all fluids and start fresh so you know when how old it is 
and will know when it's time to change them again. There is a tester 
you can buy that will test the antifreeze to see if it's still good 
using a Hydrometer. This will test the strength of the antifreeze. 
There are a few types such as one squeeze a rubber bulb to suck some 
antifreeze into a chamber that has a meter on it (nothing fancy, no 
electronics just all plastic pieces) and the other are test strips 
that you dip into the antifreeze and they change color to determine 
the strength.

Steve

--- In dmcnews@xxxx, "vin4258" <vin4258@xxxx> wrote:
> Does anyone know what color the factory antifreeze was? I was 
going to change mine since I don't know if it ever has been, but it 
looked fresh, so I put it back in. It is blue but I have never seen blue 
> before (or heard of it.) If it is original, do I still need to 
> replace it even if it is clean or not?
> Thanks
> Cam