Just curious. I have a 2000 9-5 Aero wagon and just got a low coolant warning. I had an Audi and they had their own coolant (pink GL-12) and if you mixed them it was bad news. There is green in there now, but want to make sure that's correct.
Coolant color alone means nothing anymore.My 2011 9-5 owner's manual only specifies long-life silicate-free coolant. Which is somewhat confusing since the coolant most fluid companies advertise as "long-life" is not the same one advertised as a Dex-Cool replacement.
My car currently has coolant that appears pink. I believe that means it's some variety of Dex-Cool, right? I'm assuming that the Dex-Cool recommendation continued all the way until the end, even though the manual is agnostic, unless someone knows otherwise.
@usjbm, the picture here specifies that SAAB models after 2001 should use orange Dex-Cool, not after 2002; I am confused... ?Zerex recommends G-05 coolant from 2001 and older Saabs, and Dex-Cool from 2002 and newer. I use G-05 on both of them.
http://www.whitfieldoil.com/www/docs/164.249/zerex-antifreeze.html
@usjbm, the picture here specifies that SAAB models after 2001 should use orange Dex-Cool, not after 2002; I am confused... ?
I can't see the image you posted, but light blue + brown floaters sounds like contaminated coolant. Based on your observation, you have three good options, all of which start with fully draining the system. Then:@jvanabra, thanks for the info. My SAAB is MY2001, but according to its license, the car was produced in 2000. Right now, coolant color is light blue. But I don't know history of the car; maybe an old owner changed original coolant with this one. So how can I know original color of the coolant? If it was produced in 2000, is it pre-mid-2001 and original coolant is G48?
Also some brown particules exists in coolant like this:
With all this info overload can someone simplify all this for a bear of little brain,
I have recently purchased a 2004 9-3 Arc convertible turbo w/35K and earlier this year a field find of a 92 900 turbo convertible w/144K for $50 bucks- which started it all.
Could I flush and fill both and use just one coolant (?G40) or separate choices.
it says use saab approved coolantWhat does your manual say?
If you don't have it you can find one online