Need Help On engine coolant

[Adamone92]

I don’t know why they call it yellow, as supplied by ford it looks green to me ... ?

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I cant speak for fords logic (or lack thereof)..but my guess

1) they already have two IAT coolants that are green/labeled as green (premium and specialty green respectively, is speciality green IAT too? idk tbh.), they don't want to release a new OAT that is also named some sort of green as that may be even more confusing than the current situation, and might lead to people mixing OAT and IAT coolants and having an issue.

2) from what I've seen, orange, yellow, and green are also common colors for OAT coolants, they didn't want to bring another orange color in to replace the outgoing orange, maybe? and there is an HOAT (gold) coolant that is already yellow in color.

So MAYBE, they named a "green" coolant Yellow as an OAT to minimize confusion? I think any way they went with it, it was going to be confusing though. Unless they went with a purple color like some brands do.

This is from my limited knowledge and trying to make sense of it. lol

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[Jaay_d5.0]

I went to ford to get some info basically they said we shouldn’t mix them but i should go to autozone and get a brand that equivalent to the one as the ford motorcraft one do any of you guys know of a brand that works the same? For the orange one

 

[K4fxd]

Just get a name brand universal, or flush it and replace with the yellow.

 

[Adamone92]

I went to ford to get some info basically they said we shouldn’t mix them but i should go to autozone and get a brand that equivalent to the one as the ford motorcraft one do any of you guys know of a brand that works the same? For the orange one

Ford service techs don't know anything. My local one didn't even know yellow was a thing.

Anyways, ford orange is dexcool. Autozone should have that.

 

[Vlad Soare]

I went to ford to get some info basically they said we shouldn’t mix them but i should go to autozone and get a brand that equivalent to the one as the ford motorcraft one do any of you guys know of a brand that works the same? For the orange one

They're wrong. See the attached PDF.

 

[Oryx]

This may help understand the ford coolants and compatibility

 

[Qcman17]

My 2019 came low as many have noted and its below the minimum now. I bought the new yellow premixed and the Ford dealer checked it with my VIN and said it is correct. Of course I have orange in there currently so it may test my OCD lol.

I assume i can just add it to the overflow bottle while the car is cold to midway between the min and max and thats it?

 

[Elp_jc]

Top it off to max. And you'll need to do it again at least once more, so keep an eye on it often until level stabilizes.

 

[Jaay_d5.0]

Do you guys know of the consequences for leaving your engine coolant below minimum

 

[Elp_jc]

Do you guys know of the consequences for leaving your engine coolant below minimum

There's a 'min' level for a reason. If it's a tad lower, no issues. But if it's significantly lower, your cooling system could suck air, instead of coolant. So just top it off immediately. If there's air in the system, you'll have to keep an eye on coolant level, and top off as needed, until system fully stabilizes.

 

[Jaay_d5.0]

There's a 'min' level for a reason. If it's a tad lower, no issues. But if it's significantly lower, your cooling system could suck air, instead of coolant. So just top it off immediately. If there's air in the system, you'll have to keep an eye on coolant level, and top off as needed, until system fully stabilizes.

Thanks man dealership ended up having an extra orange coolant concentrated in there shelf so they gave me one i mix it with distilled water hoping it fix my stalling issues after getting my cam phasers replaced ! But is mixing distilled water with coolant bad? It says in the directions to do so with the orange. But articles on the internet says it bad for any car?

 

[WD Pro]

Thanks man dealership ended up having an extra orange coolant concentrated in there shelf so they gave me one i mix it with distilled water hoping it fix my stalling issues after getting my cam phasers replaced ! But is mixing distilled water with coolant bad? It says in the directions to do so with the orange. But articles on the internet says it bad for any car?

If Ford say to mix it then how can that be bad ?

I topped mine off today with some Mountain Dew ... lol

It had done the initial drop from new, took around 350 ml to get it up to max on a cold engine.

Whilst I was at it, I took the opportunity to swap out the factory bolts :

To something with a bit more colour to match the coolant and the paintwork (and straighten the mounts / neaten the plastic) :

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[Bikeman315]

If Ford say to mix it then how can that be bad ?

I topped mine off today with some Mountain Dew ... lol

It had done the initial drop from new, took around 350 ml to get it up to max on a cold engine.

Whilst I was at it, I took the opportunity to swap out the factory bolts :

To something with a bit more colour to match the coolant and the paintwork (and straighten the mounts / neaten the plastic) :

WD

You need one of these in Lime!

https://www.rpidesigns.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=5049

 

[Elp_jc]

But is mixing distilled water with coolant bad?

No. That's exactly what you need to use, so you're good. But it's more convenient to buy the 50/50 pre-mixed jugs, so keep that in mind for the future.

 

[WD Pro]

You need one of these in Lime!

https://www.rpidesigns.com/shop/item.aspx?itemid=5049

To be honest I don't mind the look of the standard tank (I think I must be in the minority ... ).

Maybe if it starts to age and discolour I might think differently, but at the moment I'm happy with the paintwork / coolant / bolt heads matching pretty well

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