Choosing coolant
Which coolant should you choose?
In this section: 15 articles
- In brief: on changing transmission oil
- Choosing coolant
- Coolant
- In brief: gear oils
- Tosol and antifreeze, our car's technical fluids
- Ethylene glycol and other achievements protecting your car
- Using anti-gel additives in winter
- What is antifreeze?
- Antifreeze today: G12evo, G13 and why colour tells you nothing
- DOT 4 LV brake fluid: what to top up with and when to change it?
- ATF, CVT and DSG: what goes into modern gearboxes?
- What oils and fluids does an electric car need?
- Gear oil: GL-4 or GL-5, 75W-90 or 80W-90?
- ZF TE-ML, MAN 341, MB 236: what do gear oil approvals mean?
- Universal ATF: what does a list of twenty specifications mean?
Only the one specified by the car's manufacturer! Switching, say, from antifreeze to Tosol is strongly discouraged — it will gradually wreck every part of the cooling system. The quality of the coolant you pour in matters just as much: only a genuine, good-quality antifreeze (or Tosol) can guarantee a long service life for the rubber hoses, radiators and water pump. So always buy coolant from a trusted seller and a brand with a proven track record.