# What type of coolant to use?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-type-of-coolant-to-use/119295>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mazda6, mazda\
**Created:** [June 16, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-type-of-coolant-to-use/119295 "2018-06-16T02:43:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/what-type-of-coolant-to-use/119295/7 "2018-06-17T01:10:31Z")

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Hey George!

Did you know that the universal coolants were demanded by the military?

Because the military posses so much equipment that dates back to who knows when, where different coolants are required, they finally said one spec, one coolant.

That’s how we got universal coolants.

Tester

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