# What color is this coolant **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [January 4, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-color-is-this-coolant/204733 "2026-01-04T02:14:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 8
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-color-is-this-coolant/204733/8 "2026-01-04T16:10:29Z")
The other post is here… > [@Messed up my question about coolant](https://community.cartalk.com/t/messed-up-my-question-about-coolant/204734): > > Been a long day. Im not good at putting pictures on here. So ill try again. This is on my 89 year old moms ford explorer.its a 2012 she bought new. 3.5 engine. All work has been done at the local Ford dealer. 75k miles. I looked it over and decided to check the air filters and a few other things. I noticed the coolant looks pink, it should be orange. She has ever receipt from the dealer service. Its never had any work done involving coolant. Just tire rotation and oil changes. Sad to say she’s n… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-color-is-this-coolant/204733)._