Fresh coolant not only makes your engine more efficient but it also helps protect your system against rust, sludge build up. This dramatically increases the life expectancy of components such as your radiator, thermostat and water pump.
The coolant in your car is just as important to the longevity of your engine as the oil. Yet it is almost always overlooked on a basic service. Like engine oil it degrades over time, but it also evaporates. For older cars without an expansion tank it can also piddles on the floor when your engine gets hot! When people check the coolant level it tends to get topped up with fresh water, which dilutes its concentration and therefore effectiveness too.
There are a few different types of coolant. Generally in a pre-1980 classic car you want to use a ‘green’ or ‘blue’ coolant. MOTULS Inugel Classic is which is Monoethylene Glycol based will protect your engine down to -25 degrees Centigrade.
On a more modern cars there is a larger range of coolant types. MOTUL makes an OEM spec Inugel for almost every cooling system. When you book your car in we can check the type required against our database and advise you.
On a MOTUL Classic Car Service Schedule we check the concentration every year and change the coolant every two years.
It is important to note that coolant is also a rust inhibitor. It slows down corrosion inside the engine and radiator maintaining the cooling performance of your vehicle. The fresher it is the more protection it affords.
In the same way that you can upgrade brake fluid, water-less coolant is available. It has a few major advantages:
Water-less coolant is often added to ‘cure’ a marginal cooling issue. All this does is mask the problem allowing the engine to run hotter than it should. We use water-less coolant on many cars, but not to mask a pre-existing problem.
Most coolant changes can be carried out in under an hour. Labour is almost always less than £60.00. The rest of the cost comes down to the quantity of antifreeze used. We charge £5.25 per litre of 50/50 Mix including VAT. This includes the disposal charge of your old anti-freeze which accounts for about £1.50 per litre!
With a dedicated service team we can provide a rapid response for servicing and MOT’s. Call us or click the button below to contact us and we can have your classic collected and on the ramp in just 24 hours!
