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Old 05-13-2008, 04:43 PM   #20 (permalink)
crashz
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Default Re: Antifreeze- is any type OK?

My 770 taught me the advantages of changing coolant out. My vehicles always have been fairly new, and I'm a stickler for maintenance on them, so I've never seen the dark side of coolant before.

The PO did not have the health to keep maintenance up to snuff, so by the time I bought it and got around to all the things it needed, the coolant looked a little mirky.

But whats worse is that I had to replace the thermostat and temp sensor because of it. Both were corroded and covered in whitish slime. I replaced the hoses as well since I was this far. I was surprised to see the amount of corrsosion on the aluminum parts such as the water pump housing. It was a little scary.
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