Coolant type?

[BlownGP]

Is the motorcraft the only coolant use?

Is there any at the parts stores that will work?

Changing the T-stat and res so I figured it would be a good idea to have some on hand.

Thanks
Steven

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[vzwire]

You must drain and FULLY flush out the orange stuff to use green.... But Green is fine.
I am running it on my 2015 GT with Hellion TT's.

 

[Jay-rod427]

Just buy the motorcraft. it's cheap easy, and works.

 

[Joe 5.0]

Just buy the motorcraft. it's cheap easy, and works.

+1

You can't go wrong with OEM coolant.

 

[Jayme]

GM Dexcool works as well i heard.

 

[SiMuL]

Sounds like they're using something similar to VW's G12/G13.

You cannot mix that stuff with regular coolant, unless you want to sludge up your entire engine.

 

[Choking_Victim]

amazon sell's pre mix and concentrate OEM, Don't over think it

 

[Olivas]

You're in Houston, just top off whatever you lose while doing the swap with distilled water + the coolant additive of your choice.

 

[BlownGP]

GM Dexcool works as well i heard.

That's interesting.
I won't be using that stuff. I've GMs for over 20 years and Dexcool sucks. It's fine if you keep it flushed but it doesn't last long.

Thanks guys. I will use the motorcraft

 

[Nuked]

For reference, when I did mine I lost about 3/4 of a gallon. I topped mine off with Distilled water. I'll check the freezing point sometime this summer and adjust accordingly if needed.

 

[grabber yote]

Buy the right coolant from the dealer. That's what I did when I installed my 170 t-stat

 

[BlownGP]

For reference, when I did mine I lost about 3/4 of a gallon. I topped mine off with Distilled water. I'll check the freezing point sometime this summer and adjust accordingly if needed.

Yeah, I didn't think about that.
It doesn't get that cold down here, even though we did get snow twice this past winter.
I'm about 100% sure I won't be driving my mustang in anything below 32* anyways. lol

 

[SVT-DADDY]

^^^^^That's the thing to do. Base GT's have 13.6 qts, and PP cars have 15.2, so adding a gallon of distilled won't even get you to 75/25 which is preferred hot weather mix.

Water is much better at heat dissipation then coolant so it should benefit you nicely.

 

[SVT-DADDY]

FYI Dexcool isnt the same as the OEM motorcraft coolant.



Dexcool is an OAT coolant and Motorcraft is a HOAT and they don't play well together:


http://www.baldwinfilter.com/literature/english/10 TSB's/05-2R1.pdf

 

[BlownGP]

^^^^^That's the thing to do. Base GT's have 13.6 qts, and PP cars have 15.2, so adding a gallon of distilled won't even get you to 75/25 which is preferred hot weather mix.

Water is much better at heat dissipation then coolant so it should benefit you nicely.

That's a good point.. Thanks buddy

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