OAT What does it mean

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OAT What does it mean

Post by Frenchy » Tue Apr 02, 2019 12:10 pm

Finally getting around to doing a coolant change and over here in Spain OAT means nothing to any motor factor I've visited.Is it just the organic variety of coolant,or will any decent quality coolant do?

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Re: OAT What does it mean

Post by timwilks13 » Thu Apr 04, 2019 11:41 am

It stands for Organic Acid Technology, basically means the coolant you put in wont dissolve your engine from the inside out like older coolants could have (though I have never personally come across a problem caused by coolant damage myself).
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Re: OAT What does it mean

Post by Frenchy » Sat Apr 06, 2019 12:26 pm

:salute:

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Re: OAT What does it mean

Post by Frenchy » Sun Apr 07, 2019 2:55 pm

OAT only or a coolant water mix?

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Re: OAT What does it mean

Post by timwilks13 » Mon Apr 08, 2019 6:54 pm

Usually buy it as a concentrate so would be mixed with water.
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Re: OAT What does it mean

Post by Frenchy » Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:43 pm

Here they just sell a 5 litre container of organic coolant,doesn't mention percentages of distilled water to add.As I'm in Spain near the coast it's only the coolant properties that interest me.

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