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Been pondering which antifreeze to get for the car, as there are quite a few types from the usual silicate to OAT. All are pre mixed. Here there are renault/dacia specific (yellow/flourescent), PSA specific (very dark purple), then differing colours from red/purple/lighter green
What a minefield. Especially as I haven't changed the oil thermostat, and wanted to do that at the same time as the coolant. Which I have dragged my heals, for quite a while as I thought that I be back in the UK or the car sold.
Still need to replace the clutch fluid, as have replaced the brake fluid and given the brakes calipers a clean, pads and shims a clean and relube, even cleaned out the sliders and regreased them. No more sticky calipers, well no more one wheel being warmer than the other.
When I do the clutch fluid should do the gearbox reverse switch, which I have. But haven't got a deep enough socket to replace without removing a few other things. So same time as clutch fluid.
Then needs a gearbox oil change as the oil is low....Then that brings the what gearbox oil to use. Looks like it is different in the US to the UK. Then is not a hypoid gearbox (gl5 is out) then what grade some say 75w90 other say 75w and then the closest to the tested US stuff is synthetic 15w40 synthetic diesel oil.
Then I need to replace a suspension bush but seems very hard to buy an aftermarket one..so much for the xtype being a mondeo...
@Light_EDDed The later s type..