What coolant???

[JJuliano]

Ok what are some of the coolants you guys are using. I am having a hard time getting Fleetguard compleat ( where I live ).

Thanks Joe

 

[FourBarR]

type of coolant

i have changed my coolant to shell long life . its approved for all diesels including cummins. its recommended change is one million miles. they say to add shell addative at half million miles . i will be changing mine at 250000miles . my 2 cents.

 

[JJuliano]

coolant

Any one use Fleet Charge made by Peek??

 

[TomGolden]

I just changed to the Fleetguard Compleat, which is a 50/50 pre-mixed with anti-corrosion additives already in the mix.



Don't know if it is made by Peak or who actually makes it though...



Tom

 

[joesoot]

any one know what the factory fill is???

 

[Vaughn MacKenzie]

I don't know what the factory fill is but 50,000 miles and 1. 5 years is too long for it. Mine was starting to look bad and stuff was settling out when I changed it the other day.



I used the wild pink stuff from Cat.



Vaughn

 

[Cooker]

John Deere Cool Guard 50/50. It's around $18 for 2. 5 gallons around here.

 

[JJuliano]

coolant

Not sure what the factory fill is would like to know as well. I need to add a little to the over flow bottle not sure what to add, As well when time to change coolant over to new.

Joe

 

[RustyJC]

The Dodge factory fill is a low-silicate ethylene glycol. As my truck is too new for a system changeout, I purchased a gallon of this coolant for top-up use from Cummins Southern Plains this week while I was buying some other stuff. The stuff they sell is made by Pyroil, a division of Valvoline.



Although propylene glycol coolant has some advantages over ethylene glycol (supposed longer life, reduced toxicity, etc. ), it also has a lower specific heat than ethylene glycol - that means less heat transferred per pound of coolant. The Cummins guys said that the Dodge version of the ISB was engineered to run on low-silicate ethylene glycol, and there's really no need to change over to propylene glycol unless someone just wants to. So, ya pays yore money and ya takes yore choice.



Just my humble 2 cents' worth.



Rusty