2002 Coolant question
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2002 Coolant question
My question is I was reading Dieselman's page and came across this.
"2002 model year trucks use any of the above if your truck came filled with green coolant. If it came from the factory with yellow coolant, only use Motorcraft Premium Gold Antifreeze, Zerex G05 (gold bottle), Peak Global Extended Life (gold bottle) or Peak Extended Life CF-EXL (silver bottle). These coolants do not require SCA/DCA.
<DL><DT>Trucks originally filled with Gold coolant: <DD>All 2002 F-Series built at the Kentucky Truck Plant (VIN 11th digit "E")
2002 F150-550 built in Cuautitlan (VIN "M") from 2-4-02
2002 F650/750 built in Cuautitlan from 1-28-02
All Econolines built from 7-15-02</DD></DL>Do not use extended life coolants (ELC) as they can cause water pump seal and injector sleeve deterioration."
I checked my Vin and the 11th digit is an "E" So mine had the gold coolant. Why dont these coolant require SCA/DCA? Does it already have it in it? And does it have to monitored like the other coolant? Which coolant would you run if it was your truck? I was going to run Prestone H/D black bottle untill I saw this. Sorry for the long post and thanks in adavance for information.
2002 F-350 psd gauges & chip 74000 miles.
"2002 model year trucks use any of the above if your truck came filled with green coolant. If it came from the factory with yellow coolant, only use Motorcraft Premium Gold Antifreeze, Zerex G05 (gold bottle), Peak Global Extended Life (gold bottle) or Peak Extended Life CF-EXL (silver bottle). These coolants do not require SCA/DCA.
<DL><DT>Trucks originally filled with Gold coolant: <DD>All 2002 F-Series built at the Kentucky Truck Plant (VIN 11th digit "E")
2002 F150-550 built in Cuautitlan (VIN "M") from 2-4-02
2002 F650/750 built in Cuautitlan from 1-28-02
All Econolines built from 7-15-02</DD></DL>Do not use extended life coolants (ELC) as they can cause water pump seal and injector sleeve deterioration."
I checked my Vin and the 11th digit is an "E" So mine had the gold coolant. Why dont these coolant require SCA/DCA? Does it already have it in it? And does it have to monitored like the other coolant? Which coolant would you run if it was your truck? I was going to run Prestone H/D black bottle untill I saw this. Sorry for the long post and thanks in adavance for information.
2002 F-350 psd gauges & chip 74000 miles.
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Originally Posted by alopez2
Why dont these coolant require SCA/DCA? Does it already have it in it? And does it have to monitored like the other coolant? .
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Originally Posted by alopez2
Which coolant would you run if it was your truck? I was going to run Prestone H/D black bottle untill I saw this. .
), or Zerex G05 (gold bottle) if I needed to. Both have the needed additives.__________________
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