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Coolant cocktail
Posted by steve (more from steve) on Sat, 16 Jan 2016 18:39:49
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It's a less than ideal situation. In a pre-Dex-cool 9-5, I ended up mixing Polar LongLife premixed (see link) with some unknown green (IAT?) that was in there. I didn't have time to do a couple water flushes (too cold to let the car cool overnight) and switch to Zerex G-05, which I'll do in the spring when next servicing the system. The problem is I didn't have quite enough Polar. The overflow tank is filled, but only to the bottom versus middle of the tank.
Do I need to find this same Polar stuff or can I put some G-05 in. The question I guess is whether the unknown green and the G-05 are compatible. It seems that Zerex says G-05/HOAT can be mixed with IAT, but you lose the long-life aspects. The Polar is likely some form of HOAT. See http://forum.chryslerminivan.net/showthread.php/12466-You-re-IAT-you-re-OAT-and-you-don-t-give-a-HOAT-Zerex-G-05-FAQs Some of those quotes contradict each other suggesting nothing horrible will happen or cavitation corrosion.
Another option is distilled water. With the pre-mixed in there, I might not have enough antifreeze properties. Are those testers accurate? I could see what the current status is.
I could also get IAT green coolant...it's still an unknown cocktail.
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