bigal.nz 59 Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Hi Folks, Whats a half decent coolant/antifreeze to add to our Perkins 4108 which has a heat exchanger? Doesnt have to be the gold plated stuff - just something decent. AG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Penrite, sold at many places, including Repco and Supercheap. The later have a weekend sale on it right at the mo. They have extreme life coolant up to 8yrs and it is fine for both Cast iron and Ally engines. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Had it from a helpful Repco salesman that "Repco Brand" anti freeze is re-badged "Penrite" = considerable reduction in $ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Hmmm, he may well be correct, but I would be cautious. There are 3 (maybe more) different Penrite products with their cheapest being the least life cycle. It could well be that Penrite bottles an even cheaper version for Repco. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Hmmm, he may well be correct, but I would be cautious. There are 3 (maybe more) different Penrite products with their cheapest being the least life cycle. It could well be that Penrite bottles an even cheaper version for Repco. Yep Alan, it could be so, he volunteered the info and was very knowlegible on other stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigal.nz 59 Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share Posted August 6, 2019 I did actually buy Penrite from Repco. List price was $32 - but the trade card took that down to $22. Shows how big the markup is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted August 6, 2019 Share Posted August 6, 2019 Ha, I had to buy 3m of copper tube from Mico's last week. I got a 52% discount. 52% ??!!! and it still cost me $22/m. I bet some of the bigger user trade boys get more than that as a discount too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dtwo 157 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Anzor was/is the most ridiculous - 85% discount. I don't understand why you would do that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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