Ba Coolant

[Hyena]

Hey Guys,

I picked up my 2004 T last week 7000ks post the 45k service by ford.

I checked the coolant and it seems very watery with hardly any detectable colour to it (I'm used to the bright green stuff)

I'm off to the snow this weekend so I want to make sure there's plenty of anti-freeze factor going on!

A while back I read somewhere that mixing different types of coolants can cause a chemical reaction that will bugger the engine and cooling system. Does anyone know if the ford coolant is anything special ? I was just going to top it up with the green concentrate stuff (glycol)

Has anyone been advised otherwise ?

Cheers

[f-wolf]

Flush the system !

I use NULON Long- Life Concentrate in our 3 Cars.

http://nulon.com.au/products.php?productId=ll

[cobrav8]

I would empty the system fully - fill with water - empty again - then fill 50:50 mix of antifreeze and water

[Paranormal]

Well the manual says they should use Motorcraft R1-52 MES-MN121-C what ever that is, but also recommends two mixing ratios 33% or 50%, if it aint very green I'd guess they only mixed it 33% but I'd be asking your dealer and confirming what coolant they used as you've read ya don't want to mix em and who knows what some service depts use.

I use Nulon at 50-50.

P.S it also says a 33% mix should withstand -16c and a 50% mix -37c

Edited 18/07/07 11:08 AM by Paranormal

[Ninka]

Dump the coolant, and fill with undiluted coolant, minimum 33% glycol (I use Tectalloy 90)

My car is one of the first 'T's' built (Dec. 02) and I have used the Tectalloy 90 since less then a year old, and there is no trace of corrosion in my engine (I have had it apart quite a few times, so I know what it looks like inside )

If you choose to use a stronger concentrate and dilute it, make sure you use de-mineralised water, as you never know what is in your tap water.

[Falchoon]

If you choose to use a stronger concentrate and dilute it, make sure you use de-mineralised water, as you never know what is in your tap water.

You can buy the Ford coolant pre-mixed with de-mineralised water, not sure how much it is, I'll find out tomorrow if I get a chance. Pretty sure the aftermarket brands such as Nulon or Tectalloy are probably cheaper (not sure if they are available pre-mixed but it's not hard to mix yourself) but I prefer using genuine stuff wherever possible

Edited 19/07/07 07:54 AM by Falchoon

[aussieturtle]

Hi,

I use BMW concentrate in my BF @ 50% by volume. I have used it in all my cars over the last 11 years and have never seen anything other than a clean waterjcket at change time. My last car had over 330000km on it with the original waterpump.

To changeover I dumped the existing stuff, flushed, then refilled - easy.

The best part is that it works out at around $11/1.5l bottle from your friendly BMW dealer and it is blue!

The other thing you can do while the system is empty is to fit electrical heatshrink to your coolant hoses to secure/replace the anti chafe sleeves, as I have found that the electrical tape comes off. This is particularly useful on the Boss motors where the top hose runs a little close to the engine cover.

Cheers

Tom

[XR06T]

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(I use Tectalloy 90)

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good enough for me then!!

[XR06T]

how much coolant will she take guys?

[Paranormal]

how much coolant will she take guys?

12.5ltr for the 6cyl and 15 ltr for the 8cyl