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hellbnt4lther
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 Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:09 pm Post subject: Coolant question..... 04' 5.4 |
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| Need to change the factory coolant in my truck, 5.4. The coolant I have now is yellow/gold color, what's the best thing i can put in there?? I'm at 47K miles. Should I just buy the motorcraft stuff or is there something just as good at autozone, checker, wal-mart??
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oxygen151
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| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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| just use the motorcraft stuff. |
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Firebird86
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| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Ive heard that the gold stuff is good for 100k miles. Ive got 62k on my 04 Scab, just had the coolant checked and its still doing fine. |
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fordman9
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| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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also add some of that purple ice from Royal Purple. helps the cooling system by lowering the surface tension of the water and helping absorb more heat.
http://www.royalpurple.com/radiator-additive.html
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thefordmaniac
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| Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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do NOT use additives, it degrades the coolant abilites and those claims are only good for full out race cars, where just water is used. gold coolant is good til 100K miles.
-mike
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