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Antifreeze question

Old May 30, 2008 | 05:20 AM
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Antifreeze question

I could not find any yellow antifreeze like the one reccommended by Ford. So i topped it off the All makes Prestone antifreeze. Now I am worried after reading some information about problems arising from mixing antifreezes. What should I do? Could this cause damage to my engine? Or is it ok to mix in the universal stuff? If this is a problem how would I go about fixing it?


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Old May 30, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Clark Kent
I could not find any yellow antifreeze like the one reccommended by Ford. So i topped it off the All makes Prestone antifreeze. Now I am worried after reading some information about problems arising from mixing antifreezes. What should I do? Could this cause damage to my engine? Or is it ok to mix in the universal stuff? If this is a problem how would I go about fixing it?


Please any help would be greatly appreciated
I would think that the "any makes any model" would be compatible with everything and safe to use. That's about all I could find when I did my S/C install so thats what I used although that was a complete drain and fill and not a mix or top off I still don't think it should make a difference. Short of getting it at the Ford dealer the options are getting pretty slim on the shelves.
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Old May 30, 2008 | 09:22 AM
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The yellow is suppose to last longer than the green. By topping off with green all you are doing is shortening the length of time that the yellow will last. Just means you will have to change it sooner.
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Old May 30, 2008 | 05:54 PM
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Could not find any Zerex G05? That stuff is all over the place.
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Old May 30, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Coolant

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Could not find any Zerex G05? That stuff is all over the place.

That's what I bought
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Old May 30, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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kind of on topic, but is that royal purple "purple ice" any good?
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Old May 30, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by goldenpony
That's what I bought
Then you have factory.
You are fine except for the dye color.
It comes in different dye colors (ford is yellow).
http://www.englefieldoil.com/PDF/ZerexG-05QAs.pdf
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Old May 31, 2008 | 04:51 AM
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Dealers carry the Motorcraft Gold coolant...I picked up a gallon a few weeks after buying the car (in the event I need to top off the overflow tank)...and this coolant is supposedly good for 4 years.
I know that the 5 year DEXCOOL (which I have in two of my other cars) works like it advertises.
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