Coolant ?
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Coolant ?
hey i have the red coolant in my truck and i dont know if the addative has been added or what. Where can i get the test strips at? also how much do they cost? are they easy to use? thanks
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Coolant ?
Your truck is a 99 so it should of had green coolant. The red or gold coolant is extended life coolant and is not compatble with the seals in that engine. You need to flush your cooling system, get low silicate antifreeze and FW-16 additive.
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When I changed my coolant I didn't relize the PSD was so picky, and I put the wrong stuff in it... I drained out the new coolant, researched the recommended specs, and put Max Life , made by Valvoline in it with FW-16 additive. According to their Web site, Max Life match recommended specs...I'm not going to drain it again ...
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Coolant ?
Originally posted by powerstroker250
Your truck is a 99 so it should of had green coolant. The red or gold coolant is extended life coolant and is not compatble with the seals in that engine. You need to flush your cooling system, get low silicate antifreeze and FW-16 additive.
Your truck is a 99 so it should of had green coolant. The red or gold coolant is extended life coolant and is not compatble with the seals in that engine. You need to flush your cooling system, get low silicate antifreeze and FW-16 additive.
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Coolant ?
I got 10,000 miles on my evans waterless coolant so far and i dont think it would hurt your seals. Read up on it. https://www.evanscooling.com/main23.htm
I dont have any affiliation with them i just didnt want to go through the hassle of deciding what to use and adding sca`s all the time.
Lee
I dont have any affiliation with them i just didnt want to go through the hassle of deciding what to use and adding sca`s all the time.
Lee