It was triggered by a post in the big list...
http://216.78.172.244/cooling_system...coolingsys.htm

So I did a web search for "mercedes" and "coolant".&nbsp I found this...
http://www.imcool.com/articles/antif...-Glysantin.htm
http://www.mbca.org/MBCA_Antifreeze.htm


THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMM!

(I actually did a search on here, and it looks like it hasn't hit any of the forums sections yet!)


-Ted

 

I have been following that as well, and was aware of the Blue, enviromental "safe" and non-prestone green stuff being very bad (as they are typically under 150 PPM silicone) for imported motors, but it is intresting to see more articles on this.

 

So, for everyday use, what is the BEST coolant we should be using?

 

That's just great after having recently flushed 3 of my cars I gotta do it all over again I hope prices of the MB coolant hasn't just gone up after these articles cuz my local dealer is scalping me at $15 a gal.

On a side note I thought Prestone labelled their coolant as safe for aluminum and inhibits corrosion. I wonder if any of the corrosion is from mechanics using plain ole tap water.

 

your supposed to use just tap water.

 

The green coolant tastes the sweetest. The blue stuff might be enviromentally safe, but has a terrible aftertaste.

 

so what and what kind of coolant should i get, also rear end fluid and tranny fluid in a 88 n/a SE

 

I believe that distilled water is the ideal medium to mix with anti-freeze. Tap water can have impurities that can cause build up in the cooling system.

 

Distilled water is clean. Tap water is not. It is potable, but is not ideal for coolant systems. There needs to be some amount of antifreeze in there. Even if your area never goes below 70 degrees in winter. It's for the proper lubrication of the water pump.
Shoot, I'd love to flush my engine and get some new coolant in it, but I'd have to take it to a shop. Forget that. There are no local places that'll accept coolant. I'm not about to simply dump it. I'd have to take it up to Snohomish County (about 20 minutes one way) to get to the closest place that'll take it. I know this sounds petty but guess what, so am I.

jerk_racer@hotmail.com

 

The tap water in my area has some flouride in it. Do you think this will have the same effect on my car as it does my teeth?

 

they would only build up in your system if you let the car sit for very long periods of time or failed to changed the coolant regularly. Tap water also flows through the radiator slower the distilled water allowing it to cool better.

 

Damn you make it sound so far!!!

Here in Florida a 20 min drive is nothing.
LOL it takes me 15 mins jsut to go to work and thats considered clsoe. And 25 to go to school.
Hell I find 30 min drives normal sometimes just to go somewhere.

 

Same way out here in the West. Everything is far apart and there is the traffic that never ends. I work with people that drive an hour to an hour and a half just to get to work. That's about 30 to 45 miles one way. That's why I moved 5 minutes from work. I'm just lazy though.

jerk_racer@hotmail.com

 

We have been using the same coolant for years and years and people still get 200,000 out of a rotary. Why make a big fuss now? I agree the enviroment will benefit if we change but the environment will not benefit any more if we rush out and switch; than if we just waited untill the next sceduled coolant change and did it then. Either way you will need to dispose of the old stuff once.

 

i use prestone and im happy with it. i got my 50/50 mix w/distilled water and the last flush i did came out so frekkin clean i didnt even have to change it! but i did anyways

the person i bought my car off of maintained the cooling system very well! my 1st flush was clean

 

Use whatever coolant the car came with from the factory.

If you use the different coolants (ESPECIALLY Dex-Cool) after running something else, the new coolant forms a layer of what we in the biz call "crud" over the old layer of "crud" that the previous coolant left. This will result in poorer heat transfer and overheating!

Now... if you're putting a new engine in, and new hoses, new radiator, new heater core... then you can switch to something different with no problems.

 

i heard good things about the evans coolant system
i am sure a lot of u guys have heard about this also
but haven't heard much story about ppl using this for FCs

anyway, my friend is using this in his FD, seems to work great, waterless, and it's not as pressurized as normal coolant and stuffs,
and they are not that expensive, maybe like $30-$40 for a system

 

Looks like we can get it from:

Chrysler/Dodge
Ford
Valvoline
Mercedes

I wonder if they are all pretty much the same?