What color antifreeze does dodge use

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What color antifreeze does dodge use

Log in. Sign up. Home Forums March's Cummins of the Month is now open for entries! JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. What color should my coolant be? I drained and flushed a red fluid. I bought 3 gallons of pure antifreeze from the dealer and it is green:confused Sort by Oldest first Oldest first Newest first Most reactions. You can add red as a top up to green but we never add green if there is red in the unit. All this means is the red is the long life coolant that you should use and adding it to green is not detrimental. But when you add green to red you are downgrading the coolants additive package. I think you should get the red coolant. Mopar HOAT is red.

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Not many know the importance of the different colors that are available today. If an engine is used without coolant antifreeze , it can suffer extended damage especially during winter. Also in wintertime, water solidifies freezes and expands in volume which can crack your engine block, radiator and heater cores. It lowers the freeze point of the coolant to protect it from freezing, even in the worst winter conditions. Coolant in the summer time works as an anti-boil and protects the system components from corrosion, which is a big deal especially with aluminum components. Has the role of helping the engine to cool in the summer time it keeps the engine from boiling over. Also protects the engine from freezing during winter.

What color antifreeze does dodge use

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However, your car is a , so there's a good chance that you are the original owner, and familiar with its service history. Sign In Sign Up. Cold23HC Replies. Please consider creating a new thread. I bought Prestone universal coolant expecting it to be yellow, and it's green. When it comes to the OAT you cannot mix it. IAT contains either EG or PG, and is usually fortified with silicate or phosphate additives to make it compatible with metal cooling system components. From the Challenger forum website: Chrysler LLC has released a new engine coolant for model year vehicles and beyond. Posted July 4, NO The coolant should be pink in color. I know most aluminum block vehicles are sensitive to anti-freeze mixtures that contain alot of silicates. Coolant technology has changed a lot since then. AVS Forum. It used to be that you could just buy antifreeze in my younger days , then you had to buy either green or orange, depending on the application. Log in.

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Talk about confusing! I will have to test the windshield washer fluid before I park it for winter but I am assuming that will also be good for low temperatures. Don't whine about paying a little more, its only every k miles. The DC factory orange stuff is good for 5yrs or k miles. I've got a SXT and my coolant reservoir also has dark fluid. Posting Quick Reply - Please Wait. Cold23HC Replies. They have quick-acting silicate and phosphate corrosion inhibitors that do a good job inhibiting corrosion on both iron and aluminum surfaces. Please consider creating a new thread. Wondering if for any reason while there they added the wrong coolant while topping it off. Ethylene glycol based coolants are better than propylene glycol based coolants but more toxic.