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Old Apr 2, 2014 | 11:58 PM
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ELC coolant

I bought Zerex Extended Life Heavy Duty Formula at NAPA. It says Cat-EC-1 which I assume means no silicates right. I read I need to do a flush with Restore and Restore Plus to get all the silicates from running Motorcraft Gold in my engine before changing to a new type of coolant. Is this right or can I just do a water flush and rinse with distilled water. My delta is about 7-9 degrees and I don't want to stop up my system with silicates and have to change my oil cooler yet. Thanks for your help
 
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 12:35 AM
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With those temp spreads, I would just flush multiple times with water. Finish with 4 distilled water flushes.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2014 | 08:31 AM
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jswartz has you covered. A thorough flush should do it.
 
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