Coolant compatibility ?
 

I used Prestone Heavy Duty with sca's which is green when I had my coolant system flushed. I'm in northern Ky for a couple of weeks and I've developed a small leak where the transmission lines go in to the bottom of the radiator.


In case I need to add coolant I tried to buy a gallon at four different stores and all I can find is Fleet Charge with sca's but it is pink even though it says that it contains ethelyene glycol. Is this coolant compatable with the green Prestone if I need to use it ?

I question if it is compatible. Fleet charge Might be the ELC, orange ........................ I am pretty sure it is not compatible. might be wrong. Will know more Monday when I get to work.

Appreciate if you'd check for me. Pretty sure its not orange and it doesn't look like the red ELC,looks like a pale pink to me.

With just searching on the internet Fleet charge is not ELC. I have read that some people have mixed the two. When they did it turned the antifreeze brown. I did a google search can Fleet Charge antifreeze be mixed with green antifreeze.

Well,I did some more research and I believe the answer is a definite : Probably,Maybe,Could be,Likely,Perhaps,Ought to be and Should be.

LOL Yes that pretty much sums it up. You wrote it up much better than I could have. I am sorry I was not more help.

TOMMAY, how did you turn out? Please let us know. Thanks.

So far I haven't had to use it and I'm heading back south to Mobile on Saturday. Hoping I can get by without finding out but I'll let you know if I have to mix the brands.


I did find this :


http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/faq/Imag...olantChart.pdf


If I'm interpreting this chart correctly the Fleet charge is compatible with ( or maybe a replacement for) a bunch of heavy duty coolant brands but on the notes at the bottom the double asterick makes reference to drain and flush and I don't see any double astericks on the chart. More confusion,damn it, this shouldn't be so hard.