Coolant Filter Kit...worth it???

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Jan 5, 2008 | 12:05 AM

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Izzy351

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There are dealers around that carry Rotella ELC, but there is a second source of the same coolant called "Final Charge". Napa carries it in concentrate. Wal-Mart has it too, but only in 50/50. If it wasn't impossible to get all the water out after a flush, the 50/50 would be fine. Some folks have just put that in knowing they don't have exactly a 50/50 mix -- I'm a bit **** about it, so I wouldn't.

Here is a link to the Rotella site where you can read about the ELC and find a distributor:
http://www.shell.com/home/Framework?siteId=rotella-en&FC2=/rotella-en/html/iwgen/leftnavs/zzz_lhn2_0_0.html&FC3=/rotella-en/html/iwgen/products/dir_products.html

Here is a link to the Final Charge site:
http://www.finalcharge.com/

Now, Final Charge says you can convert without flushing using their converter product, but for our purposes, I think it's better to just flush your system with distilled water several times, and top off with the concentrate. BTW, you'll notice they mention the coolant filters with SCAs -- with this coolant, you replace the filter with a blank. The reason is what I already said -- so silicates to drop out and get sandy, so there's nothing to filter. You could run a bypass filter with ELC but it wouldn't really do anything, providing you did a good flush.

Last edited by Izzy351; Jan 5, 2008 at 12:09 AM.

Jan 5, 2008 | 01:33 AM

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blackhat620

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Here is a link to a recent and ongoing discussion of coolant in the 6.0
http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/69...procedure.html

Jan 5, 2008 | 02:51 AM

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Izzy351

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Quote:

Originally Posted by blackhat620

Here is a link to a recent and ongoing discussion of coolant in the 6.0
www.ford-trucks.com/forums/690324-coolant-flush-and-refill-procedure.html

Thanks -- I added my $0.02 there as well.

Jan 5, 2008 | 03:38 AM

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Kep4

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Quote:

Originally Posted by HeavyAssault

There is trapped sand inside the block from the casting process. Many feel by filtering the coolant they will protect and increase the life of the motor, especially the water pump. I bought mine through DieselSite who made the first complete kits for these trucks. Small amount to invest for the protection of the motor. I put this mod up there with the Oil by-pass filter as a "must do" mod.

www.dieselsite.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=324

I agree and it works well on my 6.0. It will keep the engine oil cooler from clogging which causes the EGR cooler to overheat.

Jan 5, 2008 | 05:42 AM

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jwplunkett