Antifreeze

[cliff_ford]

Bought some Mopar 5 year/150,000 mile antifreeze from a Dodge dealer here in England. It is yellow, will it mix ok with the red/orange factory fitted stuff?
Dealer said it will.......I'm not so sure....Dex-cool type problems spring to mind.
Thanks.

[hondaman9468]

yes it will with no problem, the yellow should be globe antifreeze....( mixes with any)

[Hurst Equipped]

jiffy lube added green antifreeze to the orange on a friends monte carlo and it turned into a brown paste. the car would over heat because it was too thick to flow through the radiator.

why not just get the mopar orange antifreeze?

[cliff_ford]

jiffy lube added green antifreeze to the orange on a friends monte carlo and it turned into a brown paste. the car would over heat because it was too thick to flow through the radiator.

why not just get the mopar orange antifreeze?


Your friend's problem was what I was worried about.

Hondaman9468 has set my mind at rest.

The orange stuff is not sold by the Dodge dealers over here. I expect it can be obtained with enough effort.
Thanks guys.

[FloridaRT]

You can't put English anti-freeze in an American car...................LOL

Just kidding.

Bob

[06SilverSteel]

You can't put English anti-freeze in an American car...................LOL

Just kidding.

Bob

are you saying the exhaust might pick up a bit of an accent? :doh:

[Ghostface Mag]

are you saying the exhaust might pick up a bit of an accent? :doh:

Good one....79547954

[ZMagnum]

Just today I purchaed Mopar antifreeze/coolant. It's 5 year/100,000 mile. AFAIK it's an exact match to the pink stuff they put it at the factory. Part number 05066386AA.

If you are concerned, exchange yours for this stuff.

[moparman53]

I know stock Mopar antifreeze for our cars is "embittered", but I don't think it wouldn't work without it. Personally, I use it.

[ZMagnum]

Yeah, that's what mine says on the container. It's embittered so that cats don't drink it an die.

[MagNite]

jiffy lube added green antifreeze to the orange on a friends monte carlo and it turned into a brown paste. the car would over heat because it was too thick to flow through the radiator.

why not just get the mopar orange antifreeze?


You can't mix an Ethylene Glycol (non-organic) with an organic such as Dex cool. The two aren't compatible. What morons at Jiffy Lube:blam:

[desquirrel]

Ethylene glycol is organic.

[MagNite]

You're right. I guess I thought different because I've heard the new types described as "organic" antifreeze while I never heard the old (green) type referred to as such. Actually the difference is Ethylene glycol (green) and Propylene glycol, the latter is suppossed to be much less toxic. You still can't mix the old and new or even the new and new for that matter unless approved. Don't know why the heck there has to be so many different ones out there. Pink, Orange, Yellow, etc. .... What happened to the good old days when it was all Green and you could mix any brand together? That's progress I guess.

[desquirrel]

Practically everything uses ethylene glycol. The newer products designed for aluminum cooling passages use organic acids to prevent corrosion. If these were added to conventional solutions which have high concentrations of phosphates and mineral compounds, you get chemical reactions which precipitate out the minerals and salts. It is also a good idea to use demineralized water when topping up and making up the volume on inital installations/changes.