Do I change coolant if it test OK on test strips
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Do I change coolant if it test OK on test strips
HI. I've changed my green coolant every 30K and I'm due another change soon. I also use the test strips monthly and add SCA as needed. My question: If the coolant is testing good on the test strips do I really need to change it, or just keep monitoring? All answers are appreciated, knowledgable answers are really appreciated.
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Not sure on the months, probably around 2 years. I get 3 readings on the strip. They all read in OK and I use current strips. The coolant looks clean and fresh. I even used distilled water when I last changed it. Just hard to believe it needs to be changed, but if it does I'll sure change it.
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Well, I sure as hell couldn't get them at ford, tried 3 different dealers. bough mine at NAPA but stay alert they first tried to sell me a batch that was 3 and 1/2 years timed out. There is also a place on line. It might be diesel Stop but I'm not sure. Check around the FTE site.
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This is the best solution, IMO. I switched all my vehicles over to Delo ELC (plus our class 8 fleet trucks) and now we have no testing, no test strips, no SCA additive, and the coolant (if you add the extender at 500k miles/4 years) is good to 1,000,000 miles or 8 years (I think it will be 8 years for me )...at the same time I added coolant filtration to the PSD. The concentrate was $20/gallon and the 50/50 was $14/gallon...I went with the concentrate and distilled water AFTER thoroughly flushing with distilled water...got it all done with filtration for about $100.
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