Diesel Antifreeze

[johnday]

If I'm not mistaken, you'll still have to check the levels of DCA once in a while. I don't know if these additives wear out, precipitate out or what. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gifBut I do know that they have to be replenished from time to time. Fleetgard for one, makes test strips for this purpose. I buy mine at the IHC "big" truck store. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Phred]

The guys are right about the wet liner issue. I bet very few guys on this site have wet liner diesels; therefore any old anitfreeze will work just fine.

You will see a lot of talk on ford diesel forums about cavitation and DCA, etc.. beacuse all the old 7.3 L V8 diesels, and power strokes are wet liners. They do need the aditives.

We had ths discussion before over in the blue zone:
Link

Bottom line is cheapo antifreeze and DI water is all you need for most diesels.

Fred

 

[Kc8ehd]

Use a brand name Hoat antifreeze ie. Zerex G-05 ,with Distilled water , this will protect wet sleeves as well as dissimilar metals within your cooling system. Checking coolant voltage is the best way to determine change Intervals

 

[R134a]

I thought I was pretty squared away on maintenance fluids in general, but I read recently that diesel engines require antifreeze with nitrite to avoid cylinder wall damage from cavitation. Standard auto antifreeze (ie: Prestone) does not contain nitrite.
Does anyone use "diesel antifreeze" here?

Prestone Command... comes in three different flavors...for heavy duty / diesel engines.

 

[oosik]

For Christ's sake - just use what your Owners Manual recommends and be done with it. Why all the smoke, mirrors and nonsensical confusing scenarios.

Wow!!! Was I flaming or what. My shoulder hurt like crazy at this point - I should have just let it slide. Apologies.

 

[RjCorazza]

I asked this question almost 14 years ago. The manual was not specific about antifreeze, simply called for “Permanent Type”.
Anyway, for the record, I ended up using HOAT coolant (Zerex G05).

 

[oosik]

Along with the many tasks we all face - cooling system maintenance/antifreeze change is just one more. I've gone to a long life antifreeze hoping to cut some of these tasks. View attachment 584663

 

[Turbys_1700]

Back when I had my F350 Powerstroke I used a regular (green) antifreeze and added SCA's. Back then the newer long life anti-freezes were not available. My current T4.75 has regular green antifreeze in it. When I flush it out in a few years I will go with the long life type. Just use the same color type that is in your system currently and use SCA's if it does not have them in it. It's not rocket science. If it was I would be in trouble.

 

[TractorGuy]

I went round and round with this decision a while back on my backhoe. It holds over 6 gallons so not a cheap venture. After reading everything in the manual and looking at available products I settled on the Peak Fleet Charge SCA Precharged. Rural King lists it for $10.99 and I got TS to match it. Bought 4 gallons of antifreeze and 8 gallons of distilled water. Flushed everything with the hose then drained and flushed with distilled then set the mix. I actually filled, drained, and refilled using a clean container until I got the mix in the tractor correct. I couldn't get all the water out because there isn't a block drain on mine.

 

[Kc8ehd]

After much debate and research , in my XR4040C parent bore engine , I have decided on Peak final charge extended life antifreeze. (Red)