New antifreeze gloopy?

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New antifreeze gloopy?

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Hi, bought some g11 antifreeze for my 1.9dg. On opening up the bottle and pouring it out, it seems thick, gloopy but viscous?. Is this normal? Its the jk blue g11.
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Concentrated stuff? if so dilute it with some distilled/deionized water.
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Does it taste off?

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Like Austrian wine? :lol:
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Not sure if antifreeze has a shelf life even if unopened.  Give it a good shake before diluting as it may have been sitting for a while.  After that pour a bit out into a container to see if there are any bits in it.  I had some old screen wash which I was about to use then noticed that it had bits in it which would have clogged up the jets, and before anybody comments I was not going to use it as a coolant.   :lol:
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TONYT25T25 wrote: 05 Feb 2022, 20:45 Not sure if antifreeze has a shelf life even if unopened.  Give it a good shake before diluting as it may have been sitting for a while.  After that pour a bit out into a container to see if there are any bits in it.  I had some old screen wash which I was about to use then noticed that it had bits in it which would have clogged up the jets, and before anybody comments I was not going to use it as a coolant.   :lol:
I have had heated nipples block with some screen wash, and in the container if left somewhere too hot. I shall do a test mix tomorrow. Thanks.

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cobblers wrote: 05 Feb 2022, 20:33 Does it taste off?

Mind bending!😵‍💫

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