Switching to Red Coolant
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Switching to Red Coolant
I've read how to do the coolant change by hand. I have a question about flush machines. A local shop says it will get all the old out and replace it with whatever I want (red in my case). Would the flush actually get all the old stuff out? Would it get enough out to be sufficient?
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Local shop is telling you what they think you want to hear. They are, in essence saying, "It will do anything you want to do". Sorry, it doesn't work that way.
A shop that lied to me that way wouldn't get any more of my business.
Drain complete, flush with tap water a couple of times, drain complete, flush with distilled water at least once (to remove any trace of minerals) and then drain and use the red stuff according to directions.
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A shop that lied to me that way wouldn't get any more of my business.
Drain complete, flush with tap water a couple of times, drain complete, flush with distilled water at least once (to remove any trace of minerals) and then drain and use the red stuff according to directions.
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I just did mine, and replaced the water pump this weekend. I drained from the bottom hose, to get as much out a possible, then filled with water ,ran it till the thermostat opened up, and then emptied. I also took the one hose to the heater core, and flushed it out with water, and then air so that it was empty. Then reinstalled everything, new thermostat at the same time, and put Final Charge in it. Whatevers left cant be enough to bother me, the stuff that came out after the water fill was pretty clean.
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Check about 1/2 way down on this link for a discussion of coolants. Note that it states using tap water instead of distilled water for the flush derates the new (HOAT) coolant life by 50%.
http://www.intellidog.com/dieselmann/powers~1.htm
http://www.intellidog.com/dieselmann/powers~1.htm
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Originally Posted by bkcowboss
what is the beni to red coolant, what does it do and where do you get it.
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Originally Posted by bkcowboss
awesome thanks for the info, where was I when all this happened???
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