1998 Jaguar XK8 Question about coolant.

1998 JAGUAR XK8
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JIMMAR1024
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My car recently ( a month ago) had the water pump and coolant changed. I don't know the brand name or item # however it's Green, if that tells you anything.I now have a leak on the bottom of the Pressureized coolant reservoir. I have a new one to install.The new one has a sticker on it that says, only use Long Life Engine Coolant REF WSS-M97B44-D Coloured Orange. My coolant in the old reservoir I removed with a new turkey baster. Is it really mandatory to use what label says, or can I use my month old Green Collant ? If I can't use the Green then I suppose I'll have to flush entire system again even though it was just done, right ? what's the difference in the different coolants ? Thanks, Jim C
Jul 31, 2013 at 8:31 PM
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HMAC300
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you can't mix the two. the green coolant is good for about two years and the orange is good for 5 yrs. DEXTRON is orange. the green is ethylene glycol and the orange is poly ethelyen glycol I think if you look up dextron on search engine it wil tell you but they cannnnot be mixed.
Aug 1, 2013 at 6:02 AM