Best prices for Antifreeze ?

cannonballdaze

Hi, does anyone know where to buy antifreeze at the lowest price. I live in North Wales.

Cheers - Joe

sassy_one

Poundland, think you should have one near you failing which there is a Poundland in Swansea (South Wales)


If not or you would prefer somewhere else then Tesco do cheap Anti-Freeze

mikey72

Depends on the car and the type of antifreeze as well.

Flying-High_2

Red or Blue and how much? as in litres?

Where in North Wales? I'm in N.Wales aswell.... Euro Car Parts red is £15 irc delivered for 5litres but I paid under a tenner for 5litres red Carplan stuff from local motorfactors.

dannymccann

Whats the difference between the colours? I just buy whatever is cheapest when I need some? When I bought my car it was pink, and admittedly I havent had it dropped and changed just added roughly 200ml to it over 3 years, it has now gone to blue...

esmerobbo

dannymccann wrote: »

Whats the difference between the colours? I just buy whatever is cheapest when I need some? When I bought my car it was pink, and admittedly I havent had it dropped and changed just added roughly 200ml to it over 3 years, it has now gone to blue...

Antifreeze does much more then stops the coolant freezing it lubricates, stops the block and other parts corroding, protects seals and gaskets. Keeps water galleries clear. Manufactures use different antifreezes to suit the components in their engines cooling system.

cyclonebri1

esmerobbo wrote: »

Antifreeze does much more then stops the coolant freezing it lubricates, stops the block and other parts corroding, protects seals and gaskets. Keeps water galleries clear. Manufactures use different antifreezes to suit the components in their engines cooling system.

Exactly, something many folks forget. Skimp the AF and you can gaurantee the core plugs will rot out within 5 years, and I'll give 10 to 1 against that the bugar behind the flywheel goes 1st ;)

esmerobbo

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Exactly, something many folks forget. Skimp the AF and you can gaurantee the core plugs will rot out within 5 years, and I'll give 10 to 1 against that the bugar behind the flywheel goes 1st ;)

I think they make them ones a little lighter gauge just for that reason;);)

Flying-High_2

Antifreeze will deteriorate over time...

The Red basically lasts longer than the blue 5years over 2.. Although someone here reckons they had 10 or 20year Antifreeze.... I've personally never seen it and can't work out why you'd want that when routine maintenace i.e water pump or coolant system flush would see it all run down the floor anyway:D.

Red and blue aren't always mixable and if mixed they can congeal... For what it costs I cant undestand anyone not draining and flushing the lot out.

Strider590

Flying-High wrote: »

Although someone here reckons they had 10 or 20year Antifreeze.... I've personally never seen it and can't work out why you'd want that when routine maintenace i.e water pump or coolant system flush would see it all run down the floor anyway:D.

If somebody made tyre's that cost £25 each, were rock solid, lasted for 2 million miles, had no grip, but were guaranteed to always pass the MOT.... We brits would go out of our way to buy them.

Lum

sassy-one wrote: »

Poundland, think you should have one near you failing which there is a Poundland in Swansea (South Wales)

I think the costs of driving to Swansea from North Wales may just outweigh the savings from buying in Poundland

As other have mentioned, be sure to get a compatible type. Tesco do one that's compatible with both if you are unsure, but it's not so cheap.

On an unrelated note, my car has green antifreeze in it, a colour that's a darker shade of those green Mountain Dew energy drink bottles that have started showing up in petrol stations. Anyone know what type of antifreeze that is?