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Green 3 year anti-freeze only? 2000 GT
i am wondering if anyone has asked their service department whether
they have changed this requirement since the owners manual was printed for my 2000 GT. my book says use only green 3 year anti freeze. does anyone know why or what is in the 5 year that could hurt the 2000 GT? |
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Green 3 year anti-freeze only? 2000 GT
In article >, Ashton Crusher wrote:
> I can't tell you whether a specific "5-year" product would be a > problem or not but Ford specifically recommends against some of the > non-green long life products because they are incompatible with the > gaskets and seals in some engines. For my vehicles I just use the > Green stuff like came from the factory and don't have to worry about > it. There is a newish 5 year regular green antifreeze. I read the contents, didn't see anything special so I figured it wasn't. Label read that it could be used in anything practically and all stock of the previous formulation had been replaced with it. |
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"Brent P" > wrote in message . .. > In article >, Ashton Crusher > wrote: > >> I can't tell you whether a specific "5-year" product would be a >> problem or not but Ford specifically recommends against some of the >> non-green long life products because they are incompatible with the >> gaskets and seals in some engines. For my vehicles I just use the >> Green stuff like came from the factory and don't have to worry about >> it. > > There is a newish 5 year regular green antifreeze. I read the contents, > didn't see anything special so I figured it wasn't. Label read that it > could be used in anything practically and all stock of the previous > formulation had been replaced with it. > > replace it every year, if it gets contaminated or slightly conductive it will cause corrosion in radiator, water pump and elsewhere. |
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Green 3 year anti-freeze only? 2000 GT
fred botjon wrote:
> "Brent P" > wrote in message > . .. >> In article >, Ashton Crusher >> wrote: >> >>> I can't tell you whether a specific "5-year" product would be a >>> problem or not but Ford specifically recommends against some of the >>> non-green long life products because they are incompatible with the >>> gaskets and seals in some engines. For my vehicles I just use the >>> Green stuff like came from the factory and don't have to worry about >>> it. >> There is a newish 5 year regular green antifreeze. I read the contents, >> didn't see anything special so I figured it wasn't. Label read that it >> could be used in anything practically and all stock of the previous >> formulation had been replaced with it. >> >> > > replace it every year, > if it gets contaminated or slightly conductive it will cause corrosion in > radiator, water pump and elsewhere. > > Doesn't that defeat the purpose of buying 5 year anti-freeze? -- When you click the "Forgot password?" button it sends you to a screen where you can change your password. If you first enter your old password. We're talking high-quality programming here, boys. - OrionCA rec.games.computer.ultima.online I used to have abs. Now, I've just got ab. One big ol' Ab. - BigSkiff www.titanspot.com Pyongyang sounds more like the sound effect an ACME catapult makes as it goes off at precisely the wrong moment for Wile E. Coyote. - Cadbury Moose |
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Green 3 year anti-freeze only? 2000 GT
"WindsorFox[SS]" > wrote in message news:k59Jg.4891$xk3.606@dukeread07... > fred botjon wrote: >> "Brent P" > wrote in message >> . .. >>> In article >, Ashton Crusher >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I can't tell you whether a specific "5-year" product would be a >>>> problem or not but Ford specifically recommends against some of the >>>> non-green long life products because they are incompatible with the >>>> gaskets and seals in some engines. For my vehicles I just use the >>>> Green stuff like came from the factory and don't have to worry about >>>> it. >>> There is a newish 5 year regular green antifreeze. I read the contents, >>> didn't see anything special so I figured it wasn't. Label read that it >>> could be used in anything practically and all stock of the previous >>> formulation had been replaced with it. >>> >>> >> >> replace it every year, >> if it gets contaminated or slightly conductive it will cause corrosion in >> radiator, water pump and elsewhere. >> >> > > Doesn't that defeat the purpose of buying 5 year anti-freeze? > that is the point, it is just a "sales" gimmick number not based on fact. |
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Green 3 year anti-freeze only? 2000 GT
In article >, Ashton Crusher wrote:
> Sorry I don't know where I read it but in one of the trade mags they > did an article on all the various anti-freeze's on the market and the > asked a Ford engineer about the need for changing regular antifreeze > every 3 years and he basically said you could proabaly go 5, there > wasn't any big research behind the stated interval. In a different > issue they also talked with some Ford engineer about flushing brake > systems and he said they had done research on that and unless you are > in the habit of constantly opening up your master cylinder there is no > reason to flush the system other then flushing it when you do a brake > job. Reason why was that relatively early after a flush the brake > fluid will absorb pretty much all the moisture it's ever gonna as long > as it stays sealed. So if your purpose of flushing is to keep it > moisture free you need to be flushing it every 6 months or so. Something does indeed cause color changes in coolant and brake fluid. Then again it takes 2-3 years for that to occur. If either is getting dark and it's been a couple years and I am doing something with the system anyway, might as well take care of it. |
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