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Aug 14, 2020 | 07:46 AM

DOOM173

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Coolant selection...

I know a lot of you guys hate the Motorcraft gold.

Is there anyone here running this shell coolant? And if so what are your opinions??

Aug 14, 2020 | 07:56 AM

bismic

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The Gold hates us .................

Aug 14, 2020 | 08:05 AM

DOOM173

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Is it EC-1 or ELC that you guys use? This is new to me. I’ve just been using the gold.

Aug 14, 2020 | 08:08 AM

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The Gold hates us .................

So what are you using?

Aug 14, 2020 | 08:12 AM

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Rotella ELC

Aug 14, 2020 | 08:13 AM

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ELC means "Extended Life Coolant". The EC-1 is a rating for the coolant, ie basically specifications issued by Caterpillar.

I have been using Rotella ELC Ultra for a long time.

Aug 14, 2020 | 08:14 AM

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Rotella ELC

THANK YOU!

My Excursion is getting bulletproofed and I need coolant. Just want to make sure I’m getting the right coolant.

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Aug 14, 2020 | 08:25 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DOOM173

THANK YOU!

My Excursion is getting bulletproofed and I need coolant. Just want to make sure I’m getting the right coolant.

I have been running Rotella ELC since I got my 6.0 45k ago.

Aug 14, 2020 | 09:29 AM

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I have been running Rotella ELC since I got my 6.0 45k ago.

Yeah that’s exactly what I plan on going with. No more Gold! LOL

Aug 14, 2020 | 10:29 AM

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[QUOTE=bismic;19431628]Rotella ELC comes in several varieties

https://rotella.shell.com/en_us/prod...e-coolant.html[/QUOTE

Thanks for the link. Which one are you using?

Aug 14, 2020 | 11:12 AM

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Last I was digging around, the EC-1 spec required Nitrite. But it can in some situations attack aluminum components. My personal opinion is if EC-1 was a problem for our engines we'd have heard about it already. I think you are good-to-go with the Rotella you pictured (Nitrite Free) or the EC-1 version. I picked up some Delo ELC pretty cheap, and have seen it just as cheap at Walmart (although I haven't looked lately). Main thing to remember is to buy the Concentrate version of whatever ELC you choose, be it Rotella, Delo, Final Charge, Delvac, etc. - and after a thorough flushing with distilled water, and then whatever work you are doing/having done, refill with half of the cooling system's capacity with the Concentrate 1st, then add Distilled water until the system is fully packed.

Good luck,
Scott