For those who balk at mixing coolant with water, there are commercially available 50/50 mixes that can make it easier to use or carry along a little extra on a trip. KillerChiller on i am seeing between 35-45 degree intercooler coolant in the resevoir All the hard lines, Stock HE, are ice cold and getting condensation. Ive been following the various topics of replacing standard green ethylene glycol coolant with Zerex G-05/Motorcraft Premium Gold coolant with extreme interest. The easiest way to remember is that you should try and match type IAG with IAG, OAG with OAG and HOAT with HOAT. The ratio doesn’t matter as much, but the type & application should match. I put a 70/30 Mix into the intercooler system. You can mix Peak with Zerek or Prestone but only as long as the coolant is the same chemical type. On GMs own consumer site, the debate regarding its Dexcool antifreeze continues.And in mixing any antifreeze with water for a 50/50 mix. Regardless, check which coolant you should be using, and stick with that one. Ok, I just ended up going to ford and buying some Motorcraft Gold coolant. Editors Note: This article was originally posted in 2009. Gold Antifreeze: If you drive a Ford, Mercury, or Lincoln vehicle then gold antifreeze has been formulated to specifically work with your vehicles cooling system. Depending on the preparation method before it is poured, they last for three years. Red antifreeze is a part of the G12 class, which includes the G12+ and the G12++. Even though it’s not a metabolic "poison" like ethylene glycol, I wouldn’t recommend drinking it! If you mix orange and green antifreeze, which are the two most common colours, what youre going to create in your radiator is a jelly-like sludge. Green antifreeze has a thick protective layer, which helps prevent leaks and minor cracks in the car’s cooling system, and it is better to use it in old vehicles. The propylene glycol used in other coolants isn’t "toxic", but it’s a strong laxative (same stuff as the active ingredient in Miralax). Why Can’t I Mix Red and Green Antifreeze The main issue with mixing these two would be because their technologies are different. My understanding is that the metallurgy of different engines and coolant systems is designed to work with the specified coolants so as to avoid corrosion within the system.Īlso, as Bobnoxious states, ethylene glycol (the green/yellow coolant-it’s marked with fluorescein to make it fluoresce with ultraviolet light) is indeed highly toxic, and can kill off your kidneys among other vital organs, which is why it’s vital to keep it away from animals a well as yourself. The gold antifreeze works best in Ford vehicles but can also be recommended for use in BMW, Volvo, Mercedes, and Jaguar vehicles. Motorcraft Specialty Green 2009 to 2010 Back in 2009, Ford’s partnership with Japanese car manufacturer Mazda was still going strong and the company used its Specialty Green P-OAT coolant in. Click to expand.I've been told that the problem with mixing the different types of coolant that aren’t compatible is that when mixed together they can congeal to a consistency like oatmeal-which won’t exactly facilitate flow through smaller coolant passages. The Gold H-OAT coolant was a versatile product as it was completely compatible with cast iron engines that ran on the old Green inorganic coolant.
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