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Louis
This says all makes, all models, add to any color. I’ve read on here that mixing antifreeze is a no, no!
What’s the consensus?
NathanielIf it’s under warranty, it may void it, but almost all coolant does the same thing with a different colour.
KaiOn many cars, using this will invalidate your warranty.
Antifreeze can be (in the old days) ethyl alcohol, or (in modern times) propylene/ethelyne glycol, an OET, or a HOET. It cannot be everything at once.
MasonJust buy the right stuff FFS.
SteveManufacturers can not force you to use their products. Prestone has been around longer than most of us and the amount of research that goes into their products is far more than what you’re going to find here. If you use it and the manufacturer says it voids your warranty or damages your engine, they need to prove it.
MichaelIt works great and is universal, as it says. Just as much if not better protection than some OEM fluids.
LanceWell the only one who started all of this was GM with their Dexcool and there’s been a class action lawsuit that GM lost! Anyway, I don’t like to mix colors simply because you can end up with coolant that looks brown! How effective it is well I don’t know, I’m not a chemist!
DouglasNever mix ethylene glycol with propylene glycol. Once heated, the mixed antifreezes will gel and burn up the engine. Years ago, a fellow collision tech put the old stuff in a new GM car and our dealership had to pay for a new engine.
As far as the warranty goes, our fellow commenters are correct. You are not required to use the MFG named products. However, you must use coolant with the exact same ASTM number.
This number indicates whether or not the aftermarket product meets or exceeds the MFG recommendations. This is very important because the MFG often requires certain additives be present in the coolant.
These additives are mostly anti-corrosive compounds like nitrites, silicates, phosphates, and borates.
Be rest assured, if the ASTM is the same as the OEM branded product, it will not void any warranties.
DucharmeAll coolant made now a days are an is universal as now as you drain the system you can put anything in a use the same stuff til the next time you drain it Preston is pretty good an life lack buy the straight stuff a mix it with 50/50 with water an you be good an have two jugs for the price of one.
MichaelMixing different coolant can result in the coolant becoming a gel, not flowing and causing overheating.
There’s also differences in specifications for the lubricants meant to lubricate the water pump and corrosion resistance additives depending on the type of metal the engine is composed of.
MichaelI flushed my old coolant using distilled water and then added Prestone. Single flush wasn’t enough, double did the job.
KeithDo not mix colors don’t mix anything but dexcool with dexcool! Also, if use concentrate and cut with water. It has to be distilled water!!!! Sooo many ppl use tap water, SMH!!
JohnUse whatever your manufacturer has recommended. All of the different types are available pretty much anywhere you would purchase this stuff so may as well get the proper one.
JohnBest to use what’s recommended for your specific car.
If it’s roadside repair or on a car you don’t really care about, then use whatever you finds at the parts store.
VladI’d use this for an emergency, but wouldn’t run the car on it. I know on older BMWs if you use non-blue coolant it eats the lines and gaskets faster.
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