Glycoshell Coolant: Alternatives?

hydroep · Postby **hydroep** » January 11th, 2019, 8:12 am

It's for a GA15DE, manual says to use an ethylene glycol based product. Always used Glycoshell concentrate but meh stocks gone and they're not making it anymore.

All sorts of conflicting information online but the main issue is the substitute has to be a zero/low silicate product.

Making a rounds today to investigate alternatives, any suggestions would be appreciated.

*KRONIK* · Postby ***KRONIK*** » January 11th, 2019, 9:08 am

Try the zerex asian coolant

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » January 11th, 2019, 9:34 am

Motul Inugel
Meets Japanese Standards JASO M325 and Japanese Standards JIS K2234
Keep in mind when you are mixing, do not use tap water...buy some distilled water instead
Bought it from Double R

Postby **Dave** » January 11th, 2019, 9:44 am

What's the price of the Motul?

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » January 11th, 2019, 10:06 am

Dave wrote:What's the price of the Motul?

$110 / litere at Double R

Postby **Dave** » January 11th, 2019, 10:49 am

Thanks

gastly369 · Postby **gastly369** » January 11th, 2019, 11:15 am

Using Toyota coolant...best change ever

Postby **crazybalhead** » January 11th, 2019, 11:25 am

OEM Coolant.

Rory Phoulorie · Postby **Rory Phoulorie** » January 11th, 2019, 1:19 pm

I use NP Ultra Radol with no issues. As MG Man indicated, mix the coolant concentrate with distilled water if it is not already premixed.

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » January 11th, 2019, 1:31 pm

crazybalhead wrote:OEM Coolant.

who making dem OEM coolant baiboidanboirajboidan?

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » January 11th, 2019, 1:45 pm

Rory Phoulorie wrote:I use NP Ultra Radol with no issues. As MG Man indicated, mix the coolant concentrate with distilled water if it is not already premixed.

My issue with Radol is it doesn't specify the chemistry of the coolant, ie IAT, OAT or HOAT...most modern Asian cars require an HOAT chemistry, certain Europeans call for OAT
The Radol spec sheet recommends it for auto and industrial applications....If they had said light auto and commercial I'd ahve said yeah, but industrial? neh...based on that alone I wouldn't trust that stuff in my car

Postby **crazybalhead** » January 11th, 2019, 1:52 pm

MG Man wrote:
crazybalhead wrote:OEM Coolant.

who making dem OEM coolant baiboidanboirajboidan?

Meen business. If it's the same price as the Castrol/shell/Valvoline/motul etc etc. Branded and easily available, that's what I will buy.

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » January 11th, 2019, 1:59 pm

crazybalhead wrote:
MG Man wrote:
crazybalhead wrote:OEM Coolant.

who making dem OEM coolant baiboidanboirajboidan?
Meen business. If it's the same price as the Castrol / shell / motul etc etc. Branded and easily available, that's what I will buy.

depends on the car, I guess....probably easier to get Asian OEM coolants at a sensible price than euro

Postby **crazybalhead** » January 11th, 2019, 2:11 pm

MG Man wrote:
crazybalhead wrote:
MG Man wrote:
crazybalhead wrote:OEM Coolant.

who making dem OEM coolant baiboidanboirajboidan?
Meen business. If it's the same price as the Castrol/shell/Valvoline/motul etc etc. Branded and easily available, that's what I will buy.

depends on the car, I guess....probably easier to get Asian OEM coolants at a sensible price than euro

Yuh give up real easy dey hoss. :mrgreen:

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » January 11th, 2019, 4:03 pm

crazybalhead wrote:
MG Man wrote:
crazybalhead wrote:
MG Man wrote:
crazybalhead wrote:OEM Coolant.

who making dem OEM coolant baiboidanboirajboidan?
Meen business. If it's the same price as the Castrol/shell/Valvoline/motul etc etc. Branded and easily available, that's what I will buy.

depends on the car, I guess....probably easier to get Asian OEM coolants at a sensible price than euro

Yuh give up real easy dey hoss.

me????
go up against the legendary crazybaldhead in front all these noobers? nah jed not today jesus

black start · Postby **black start** » January 11th, 2019, 10:49 pm

Honda coolant is pretty decently priced and works well!

Zerex prices almost double since adontt took over from cps

hydroep · Postby **hydroep** » January 12th, 2019, 9:13 am

Thanks for the input everyone, went with the NISSAN OEM Concentrate and Christie's Battery water, $ 425.00 and $ 25.00 per gallon respectively.

Just to add to the list of alternatives, here are a couple more budget options with silicate free formulations available locally:

Chevron Havoline Xtended life (50/50 premix) - $ 100.00 per gallon - Check's Motor Supplies
https://www.chevronlubricants.com/en_us/home/products/havoline-xtended-life-antifreeze-coolant.html

Peak Long Life Antifreeze + Coolant Concentrate - $ 50.00 per quart - Budget Motor Supplies
https://peakauto.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/PEAK_longlife_spec_sheet_2015_no-back.pdf

K74T · Postby **K74T** » January 12th, 2019, 12:10 pm

Christle not Christie eh

hydroep · Postby **hydroep** » January 12th, 2019, 1:40 pm

^Yeah, yeah is Christle, sorry 'bout dat... :lol:

ru$$ell · Postby **ru$$ell** » January 12th, 2019, 1:41 pm

could go evans waterless coolant and be done with it indefinitely

609 · Postby **609** » January 14th, 2019, 6:03 am

try honda or subaru coolant its made by the same manufacturer ., works pretty well been using it 2 years in my Subiie

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » January 14th, 2019, 3:17 pm

just curious, how do you guys decide a coolant is working well?

Postby **Dave** » January 14th, 2019, 3:26 pm

Lol I was wondering the same

Postby **crazybalhead** » January 14th, 2019, 3:29 pm

The insides of my radiator must sparkle magnificently. My temperature gauge must sigh in anticipation of the thermostat opening on a morning. The water channels must remain so smooth as to not know the meaning of turbulent flow.

*KRONIK* · Postby ***KRONIK*** » January 14th, 2019, 4:23 pm

crazybalhead wrote:The insides of my radiator must sparkle magnificently. My temperature gauge must sigh in anticipation of the thermostat opening on a morning. The water channels must remain so smooth as to not know the meaning of turbulent flow.

Agreed

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » January 14th, 2019, 5:06 pm

crazybalhead wrote:The insides of my radiator must sparkle magnificently. My temperature gauge must sigh in anticipation of the thermostat opening on a morning. The water channels must remain so smooth as to not know the meaning of turbulent flow.

Virtually all production car temp gauges have such a huge buffer that a wide variation in temperature doesn’t even show up

link · Postby **link** » January 15th, 2019, 5:24 pm

MG Man wrote:
crazybalhead wrote:The insides of my radiator must sparkle magnificently. My temperature gauge must sigh in anticipation of the thermostat opening on a morning. The water channels must remain so smooth as to not know the meaning of turbulent flow.

Virtually all production car temp gauges have such a huge buffer that a wide variation in temperature doesn’t even show up

that's why it's important to actually have the specific gravity of yr rad coolant checked every service

Postby **crazybalhead** » January 16th, 2019, 1:19 pm

MG Man wrote:
crazybalhead wrote:The insides of my radiator must sparkle magnificently. My temperature gauge must sigh in anticipation of the thermostat opening on a morning. The water channels must remain so smooth as to not know the meaning of turbulent flow.

Virtually all production car temp gauges have such a huge buffer that a wide variation in temperature doesn’t even show up

This is true, my aftermarket gauge can swing from 80 deg C to 100, and the stock gauge would not have moved at all.

Postby **Dave** » January 16th, 2019, 1:39 pm

Endorsed. My aftermarket gauge saved me when the dash one didn't budge as yet!

MG Man · Postby **MG Man** » January 16th, 2019, 3:47 pm

some of the european brands have temp gauges without buffers...Peugeot for example...typically the cars known to go
poof...plenty new cars don't even have a temperature gauge anymore