What brand coolant? (Not Evans)
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What brand coolant? (Not Evans)
Hey guys,
I'm getting ready to flush my coolant and wanted to know what brand people are using nowdays. I used the regular prestone (green) in the past, but seems that's been discontinued and they only have the yellow, and the orange stuff now.
There was a thread about this as to wether the yellow stuff is ok to use or not, but had no conclusion to it.
What about the generic brands (Advanced/Napa/etc...)?
I'd like to stick with a name brand, but that's just me being weird, I guess.
And no, I don't want to switch to Evans . I read all the pros and cons in the several dozen threads, and decided it's not for me.
Thanks all
I'm getting ready to flush my coolant and wanted to know what brand people are using nowdays. I used the regular prestone (green) in the past, but seems that's been discontinued and they only have the yellow, and the orange stuff now.
There was a thread about this as to wether the yellow stuff is ok to use or not, but had no conclusion to it.
What about the generic brands (Advanced/Napa/etc...)?
I'd like to stick with a name brand, but that's just me being weird, I guess.
And no, I don't want to switch to Evans . I read all the pros and cons in the several dozen threads, and decided it's not for me.
Thanks all
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I suggest long life zerex G05. Proven over the decade as mercedes brand coolant. A lot of new "long life all make" coolants are too much like dexcool, that likes to leak and has other issues.
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Originally Posted by jic
they discontinued the green prestone fluid??
i didnt even know
but at least next time i know to buy the already premixed coolant than the one you need to mix yourself with distilled water
i didnt even know
but at least next time i know to buy the already premixed coolant than the one you need to mix yourself with distilled water
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Mazda dealers sell a green, long life, 5 year coolant. It's not overly expensive and one container is more than enough to do a coolant change. Works for me. I'm very happy with it.
The harder decision was what concentration to put in. If I remember correctly, I think I'm at about 60% demineralized water and 40% anti-freeze.
The harder decision was what concentration to put in. If I remember correctly, I think I'm at about 60% demineralized water and 40% anti-freeze.
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Originally Posted by JConn2299
40% anti-freeze.