coolant flush.
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coolant flush.
I am gonna be doing a coolant flush soon along with new 203 thermostat billet housing & new seals on the lower tube. I am wondering about what is out there that I can run through the engine to help clean all the gunk out of the cooling system. I thought I read somewhere on here one time about using a simple green/water mix but how much can I safely use? Thanks guys
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VC-9 is the chemical flush the 6.0L PSD owners use whenever they have contaminated coolant.
What year is your rig? Is it the '99 pictured in your garage in your User profile? Is it an E99 or an L99?
What makes you think you need to flush your system with a product like VC-9?
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What year is your rig? Is it the '99 pictured in your garage in your User profile? Is it an E99 or an L99?
What makes you think you need to flush your system with a product like VC-9?
Stewart
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It's an e99, I just want to do it as a preventative measure to get the system as clean as I can. Bought the truck this spring with 150k on it & don't know how the PO was with maintenance so it's for my own piece of mind
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Check out this thread from the 6.0L PSD forum: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/8...ml#post8061403
Since you have an E99, make sure you stick with a conventional "green" coolant with proper SCA package dosage when you refill.
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Since you have an E99, make sure you stick with a conventional "green" coolant with proper SCA package dosage when you refill.
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I always put a petcock valve on the drain plug above the starter. That plug is always a PITA for me and the valve makes is sooooo easy to drain between flushes.
Also, I fill with distilled water and run without t-stat to 'flush'. I'm in the middle of an engine swap and the new engine's coolant was contaminated with fuel - I'm gonna look into the VC-9. Thanks Stew!
Also, I fill with distilled water and run without t-stat to 'flush'. I'm in the middle of an engine swap and the new engine's coolant was contaminated with fuel - I'm gonna look into the VC-9. Thanks Stew!
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The Simple Green removes the oil contamination in the cooling system. The VC-9 is a rust remover.
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I needed to remove rust from my system, so I went to Ford for some VC9. They had it in stock and were ready to sell it to me when..... I decided to just let them do it in the service bay in <1 Hour rather than me spend an afternoon doing it (I had other things to do). So I forked over $168 and they took my keys and got to work. 50 some odd minutes later my truck was done, flushed, cooling refilled, and washed.
Later I looked at the invoice and found that they hadnt charged me for any VC9, but rather for a kit called BG Cooling System Cleaner. Why they use this over the Ford VC9? I have no idea.
Later I looked at the invoice and found that they hadnt charged me for any VC9, but rather for a kit called BG Cooling System Cleaner. Why they use this over the Ford VC9? I have no idea.
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I found this info on the 'net:
BG Products, Inc.
BG Universal Cooling System Cleaner
BG Universal Cooling System Cleaner is a revolutionary formulation with amazingly safe and effective cleaning capabilities. It removes tough organic deposits that result from oil fouling, grease and glycol oxidation residues—yet contains no harsh chemicals. BG Universal Cooling System Cleaner can be used in either gasoline or diesel engines. It is completely harmless to all cooling system components, and the cooling system does not require neutralization after service.
VC-9 needs to be completely flushed from the system, plus it's specifically a rust remover. The BG stuff looks like it's geared more to oil and grease contamination.
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BG Products, Inc.
BG Universal Cooling System Cleaner is a revolutionary formulation with amazingly safe and effective cleaning capabilities. It removes tough organic deposits that result from oil fouling, grease and glycol oxidation residues—yet contains no harsh chemicals. BG Universal Cooling System Cleaner can be used in either gasoline or diesel engines. It is completely harmless to all cooling system components, and the cooling system does not require neutralization after service.
"VC-9 Contains cleaners that effectively remove rust and polymers that disperse sludges, is non-aggressive to both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, including mild steel, copper, aluminum, cast iron, brass, bronze, and stainless steels and provides a passive iron surface after cleaning to avoid flash rusting"
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I've had similar google results. Perhaps I will write the company. My first coolant filter change should be revealing.
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