Can antifreeze get any easier? (vehicle, spark plugs, buy, engines)
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
Why not just buy the correct stuff in the first place?
Part of the new years ritual is air filters. cabin filters, and this year the old daily driver was due for a antifreeze change. That being said the car is old enough to vote this year and I became curious about the product.
My Toyotas use the pink coolant, so I buy Pentosin A4, which is the same thing as oem.
My Chevys obviously use orange Dexcool.
My newest Toyota uses the Pink as well. I will be doing a lot more research about the ingredient specifics of Prestone's All Vehicle product in the future.
Prestone has been around a long time I would think that they have thought long and hard about making such a claim before doing so. I am also sure there are still a number of caveats with all the model specific's out there.
Oh yeah.. The color most people have.. Brown.. Because they never change the fluid.
Yup!
Back in '71, I had the misfortune to drive from NJ to FL in a co-worker's car--which had never been serviced in the 4 years or so since he bought it. However, I was not aware of the condition of his car, and I naively assumed that everyone maintained his car, as we did in my family.
At the first gas stop, the station attendant who checked the oil brought the dipstick over to the driver's window and asked, "When was the last time you changed this mud?". The owner replied, "Oh, I don't believe in oil changes".
That was my first clue that this trip might not go well.
In Virginia, the manual shift linkage sheared, because it had never been lubricated. Luckily, the Ford dealership got us back on the road w/in a few hours.
In South Carolina, the top seam of the radiator separated while we were driving at high speed, as a result of internal rust, and--of course--all of the coolant wound-up on top of the engine and on the pavement. The coolant was a rusty-brown color.
On the trip back, we had to stop for a tune-up because the spark plugs and points were so aged, and the engine was running very badly.
The next year, when he suggested that I accompany him again, I made up some kind of excuse, rather than subjecting myself to that type of torture again.
Yup!
Back in '71, I had the misfortune to drive from NJ to FL in a co-worker's car--which had never been serviced in the 4 years or so since he bought it. However, I was not aware of the condition of his car, and I naively assumed that everyone maintained his car, as we did in my family.
At the first gas stop, the station attendant who checked the oil brought the dipstick over to the driver's window and asked, "When was the last time you changed this mud?". The owner replied, "Oh, I don't believe in oil changes".
That was my first clue that this trip might not go well.
In Virginia, the manual shift linkage sheared, because it had never been lubricated. Luckily, the Ford dealership got us back on the road w/in a few hours.
In South Carolina, the top seam of the radiator separated while we were driving at high speed, as a result of internal rust, and--of course--all of the coolant wound-up on top of the engine and on the pavement. The coolant was a rusty-brown color.
On the trip back, we had to stop for a tune-up because the spark plugs and points were so aged, and the engine was running very badly.
The next year, when he suggested that I accompany him again, I made up some kind of excuse, rather than subjecting myself to that type of torture again.
I worked in service years ago. Took a drain plug out, and nothing came out. It had been so long since oil changes, I assumed they keep adding oil over the years, I had to stick a screwdriver up into the hole to break the scab from settling gunk in the oil pan for it to drain, when draining out looked like thick black paint. I cant imagine what the inside of the oil filter or the engine looked like.
Years ago in mechanics class we had a hot tank. Taking out the blocks, cleaning and scraping, power washing and using compressed air blowing out the small water and oil passages. Some of those oil passages are quite small, not meant for thick flowing, tar like oil. Once you see these things, they are forever in your head. Reminding you to maintain your engine properly. I loved that class. The teacher was an ex-racer and we had just about all the tools needed to rebuild engines and heads.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
I became curious about the product.
