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Hi all, I noticed that my antifreeze/coolant reservoir is low. It has the "green" solution. what brands do you recommend?

Any automotive antifreeze should be fine.

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Hi all, I noticed that my antifreeze/coolant reservoir is low. It has the "green" solution. what brands do you recommend?

I agree with Lenny that any automotive antifreeze will do the job, but I have always believed in the 50-50 mix with distilled water, I usually use Prestone.

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I agree with Lenny that any automotive antifreeze will do the job, but I have always believed in the 50-50 mix with distilled water, I usually use Prestone.

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I agree, 50/50 mix.

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Hi all, I noticed that my antifreeze/coolant reservoir is low. It has the "green" solution. what brands do you recommend?

If you still have the factory stuff in what I would do is drain it out and put in a good quality antifreeze, when I bought mine I replaced it with prestone 50/50 mix.

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If you still have the factory stuff in what I would do is drain it out and put in a good quality antifreeze, when I bought mine I replaced it with prestone 50/50 mix.

Depending on your local water, I always use a mix of 50% distilled water, if not available, I use RO water

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