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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 04:56 PM
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Fleet Charge Coolant

Been looking around for a coolant to put in my truck as I will be doing the bulletproof this week. Right now I have the Ford Gold. I picked up four gallons of "Fleet Charge" heavy duty coolant at Napa while I was getting the coolant filter replacement.

Any one used it?
Conventional Antifreeze in Heavy
 
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 06:35 PM
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There are some that use the Final-Charge ELC coolant. Not sure I've heard of too many here that use Fleet Charge.

Quite a few of us here use Rotella ELC

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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 06:38 PM
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If it has SCA's it's a no-no.
 
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 06:46 PM
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I've been on CAT ELC1 for a while, also with a coolant filter as well, so far so good. Originaly had Ford Premium Gold, flushed a bunch of times with distilled water then added ELC1, you don't want to mix these two guys.
You can get scientific about this, about flushing with Fleetguard Flush, Acid, etc. I would keep it simple flush with distilled water at least three times then add your ELC1.
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by 69cj
If it has SCA's it's a no-no.
I believe it does...
 
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullitt390
There are some that use the Final-Charge ELC coolant. Not sure I've heard of too many here that use Fleet Charge.

Quite a few of us here use Rotella ELC

Josh
Where do you find that??
 
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by GeneLaw1
Where do you find that??
Big truck and tractor dealers and parts suppliers. I have access to a local oil distributor (Team Petroleum in Fort Collins, CO) where I purchased my Rotella ELC.

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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 07:09 PM
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Waiting for Blade35 to response, I think he is using it.
 
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Waiting for Blade35 to response, I think he is using it.
Benny uses FINAL-Charge, not the Fleet-Charge

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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullitt390
Benny uses FINAL-Charge, not the Fleet-Charge

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Opps!.......
 
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullitt390
Big truck and tractor dealers and parts suppliers. I have access to a local oil distributor (Team Petroleum in Fort Collins, CO) where I purchased my Rotella ELC.

Josh
Truck stops wouldnt happen to sell it would they? lol....I know somewhere here in ATL should have it...
 
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by GeneLaw1
Truck stops wouldnt happen to sell it would they? lol....I know somewhere here in ATL should have it...
Truck Stops too... might be a few bucks more at a truck stop versus a dealer though. I would figure about $15 or less per gallon for Rotella at a dealer.

Caterpillar has EC-1 and is also about $12-15 a gallon.

I believe the FINAL-Charge at O'reillys is like $25 a gallon.

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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 02:27 PM
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Fleet Charge makes Final Charge. Final Charge is what you want. O'Reilly's stocks Final Charge for around 22 dollars a gallon un-diluted. I've found the Rotella ELC at truck stops but it's always diluted.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 03:07 PM
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I purchased my Final Charge at a Loves truck stop in NW Atlanta. My local O'Reilly's didn't have it in stock.
 
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 07:44 PM
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Delo ELC is another option you can get at commercial truck centers. Working nicely in my 6.0L and my 2004 LS6 (that's a car engine).
 
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