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Old Dec 2, 2021 | 11:54 AM
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ELC preference

Anyone have a preference of which ELC to use and/or which ELC to not use? Thanks in advance for your comments.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2021 | 02:00 PM
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My opinion is just a quality brand and check the label for the CAT-1 rating in the specifications. You’ll be good ta go. Having said that I tried to keep the CAT brand coolant in mine but my nearest dealer is a half hour away and they sometimes didn’t have the concentrate, just the pre-mix. My local Tractor Supply keeps a CAT-1 rated coolant on the shelf so I’ve been using that. (don’t recall the brand right this minute and I’m at work).
 
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Back when I owned a 6.0 POS, I used International Fleetrite...
https://www.fleetrite.com/parts/flui...c5050g-coolant
 
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This is what have used in my truck for the 40k+ miles. I got it from Tractor Supply.
 
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That’s the stuff.
 
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Originally Posted by Rusty Axlerod
My opinion is just a quality brand and check the label for the CAT-1 rating in the specifications. You’ll be good ta go. Having said that I tried to keep the CAT brand coolant in mine but my nearest dealer is a half hour away and they sometimes didn’t have the concentrate, just the pre-mix. My local Tractor Supply keeps a CAT-1 rated coolant on the shelf so I’ve been using that. (don’t recall the brand right this minute and I’m at work).
It's the same in Germany, I always have to pre-order the concentrate.
 
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