Zerex G48 coolant - where to buy?

[repenttokyo]

I can't seem to find this coolant anywhere? Does anyone know of a website or a store that sells it?

Thanks!

[bfd]

I can't seem to find this coolant anywhere? Does anyone know of a website or a store that sells it?

Thanks!

Good Luck, its my understanding that Valvoline only makes Zerex G48 available to mfrs. However, there is one retail alternative to BMW/Mini coolant.

Check out SAAB "blue" coolant. Besides being blue, it comes in a similar white container and according to Vavoline Zerex G48 tech sheet is made up of the same stuff as BMW/Mini. At a cost of $12 or retail, its substantially cheaper than BMW too!

[repenttokyo]

Good Luck, its my understanding that Valvoline only makes Zerex G48 available to mfrs. However, there is one retail alternative to BMW/Mini coolant.

Check out SAAB "blue" coolant. Besides being blue, it comes in a similar white container and according to Vavoline Zerex G48 tech sheet is made up of the same stuff as BMW/Mini. At a cost of $12 or retail, its substantially cheaper than BMW too!

would I only be able to get this at a SAAB dealership? Or would it be available at say, Advance Auto or Napa? Thanks for the tip!

[Alexlind123]

I use phosphate free Pentosin coolant. Its is blue. A local Euro imports shop recommended it. From googling i found something that said pentosin is the maker of bmw coolant? Dont know if its true or not but it might be worth further investigation.

[John B.]

Or you could just buy the Zerex G-05 which is readily available at most auto parts stores. The search engine will give you LOTS of info on this subject.

[markus]

plus its already mixed too

[repenttokyo]

I searched this board and there is a lot of info about the coolant itself, but they didn't provide any information on where to buy G-05. I called or visited 6 major parts stores / chains in Montreal, and they don't stock Zerex. I called Napa and Advance Auto in Platsburgh, NY, which is the closest US city to me, and they don't stock G-05 either. I couldn't even find anyone selling it online. I am about to call Saab here in Montreal about the blue coolant - otherwise I am looking at 40 dollars a gallon for BMW coolant.

[632 Regal]

call a different bmw dealer, here in the US each dealer sets it's own prices which at times is a bit extreme. here it goes for 18-20 bux. you can also get it from BMAparts.com

[John B.]

I searched this board and there is a lot of info about the coolant itself, but they didn't provide any information on where to buy G-05. I called or visited 6 major parts stores / chains in Montreal, and they don't stock Zerex. I called Napa and Advance Auto in Platsburgh, NY, which is the closest US city to me, and they don't stock G-05 either. I couldn't even find anyone selling it online. I am about to call Saab here in Montreal about the blue coolant - otherwise I am looking at 40 dollars a gallon for BMW coolant.

I buy it at Autozone around here but if you have a local Saab dealer nearby go for it. If they charge $40 gallon for the BMW stuff up there expect to pay $24 for the Saab stuff as that's twice as much as in the states. It's an hours drive for me to any Euro dealer & the G-05 does the same damn thing without the blue dye.

[ryan roopnarine]

autozone stocks g-05, which IS NOT the same thing, but it's about 10-12$ per gallon. no one other than bmw or saab can provide you with g48. i strongly suspect that pentosin blue in the litre bottle is g48, but its pricing usually makes it more expensive than buying a whole gallon of bmw blue.