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coolant

Postby nareshramlal » September 28th, 2013, 2:51 pm

wats a gud coolant to put in a ford ranger ..i heard bout an oil based coolant...n e help here

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Re: coolant

Postby nareshramlal » December 18th, 2013, 8:21 am

bump..........

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Re: coolant

Postby rallyequalsrace » December 18th, 2013, 10:37 am

dont know really....i use prestone coolant....works real good
prestoneAntiCool3.jpg

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Re: coolant

Postby nareshramlal » December 18th, 2013, 11:03 am

is dat prestone an oil base coolant

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Re: coolant

Postby rallyequalsrace » December 18th, 2013, 11:48 am

check their website...it should help....

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Re: coolant

Postby timos976 » December 18th, 2013, 2:20 pm

anti freeze...... we dont have snow in Trinidad...

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Re: coolant

Postby nissannavara » December 18th, 2013, 2:47 pm

try fleetguard ethylene glycol blend....FT Farfan has.

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Re: coolant

Postby rallyequalsrace » December 18th, 2013, 4:24 pm

its jus a pic..you can get prestone coolant all over

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Re: coolant

Postby IDK123 » December 18th, 2013, 7:38 pm

Toyota has a pink coolant selling it real good. You does see it sicking on the side of the over flow bottle.idk if it is oil base but just the way it behaves I wud guest so

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Re: coolant

Postby bignog » December 18th, 2013, 8:39 pm

oil base coolant is for machinery with more coolant ank tcapacity ...........so jus use distilled water an regular coolant 60/40 mix............60 being water

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Re: coolant

Postby nareshramlal » December 19th, 2013, 6:38 am

ok..tks guys...but will de water in d coolant cause wear an tear in engine..

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Re: coolant

Postby bignog » December 19th, 2013, 9:02 am

it was designed to use water

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Re: coolant

Postby ModMania » February 28th, 2014, 9:04 pm

Do not use water alone in your car, your heater pipe in the firewall will rust and start leaking...always use coolant...its meant to lubricate and keep engine at operating temp....water alone cools much better than coolant, so much so thst you will notice the temp guage reading change..causing the ecu to oush more gas or the thermostat to close...

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Re: coolant

Postby MG Man » April 8th, 2014, 8:25 pm

firs of all, what does the owners manual recommend?
Too much bad advice in here
Willing to bet the Ranger requires an HOAT coolant...HOAT means Hybrid Organic Acid Technology, and relates to the specific chemistry of the coolant required. You also need something that is borate and phosphate free.....this oil-based thing is utter rubbish
Zerex Asian formula is an HOAT coolant and while it says 'asian' on the label, it should work in a ranger...

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Re: coolant

Postby rmrunner » April 12th, 2014, 11:11 pm

^^Correct currently using the asian vehicle in a ranger. When i upgrade radiator i will go Havoline/ Amsoil.Need to be silica free also(not little silica), cause remember its an aluminum engine block you have.

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Re: coolant

Postby MG Man » April 13th, 2014, 2:53 am

the zerex is silicate free as well

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Re: coolant

Postby nareshramlal » May 23rd, 2014, 7:52 am

tks peeps...
btw wat bout redline 15-40...heard it can give u 8 to 10 km b4 service??????????

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Re: coolant

Postby MG Man » May 23rd, 2014, 8:29 am

lol what does your owners manual say about oil change intervals?
Truth be told, any good synthetic can extend your oil drain, but it all depends on driving conditions....there can NEVER be a blanket claim that if you use our oil, you WILL get x or y more kms....that's just marketing booshheet.....a synthetic base oil can pretty much last forever, but additives get used up, deteriorate, contaminants get into the oil, oxidation occurs, sulphuric acid builds up.....without doing regular oil analysis, you gambling with your engine. I never understood why people sound so much money on a vehicle and then play cheap with maintenance.....

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