What kind of antifreeze does a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 take?
Prestone 1 Gallon Yellow 50/50 Coolant/Antifreeze.
Does it matter what kind of coolant I put in my truck?
Well, you use the coolant that is specified in your owner’s manual. If you just need to top it up, the recommendation is still the same, however it is unlikely to cause any serious problems if you add a litre of a different type of coolant, as long as you follow the manufacturer’s maintenance schedule.
Can I use green antifreeze instead of orange?
Can I Mix Different Engine Coolant Types? The short answer – no. When orange and green antifreeze mix, there’s likely to be a chemical reaction that causes it to thicken into a gel-like substance. Since your engine needs fluid rather than gel, it’s unable to effectively cycle it through the system.
Can I use green coolant instead of pink?
You can mix two different colors of the same kind of coolant without any problem whatsoever. But if you mix a significant amount of one type in with the other type, you’re weakening your corrosion inhibitors (it happened to my brother, and look at the condition he’s in now).
Can I use blue coolant instead of green?
He’s correct yes you can mix the new blue with your old green. We do it all the time at Honda. On my own personal car I drain the radiator and the block than fill my whole system with the blue coolant.
Can I mix two different brands of antifreeze?
Can the wrong coolant cause overheating?
The wrong coolant or the wrong mixture of coolant and distilled water can cause your vehicle to overheat. Coolant actually becomes corrosive over time, accelerating the wear on the cooling system!
What cars use green coolant?
Manufacturers recommended that you change the green IAT antifreeze every 36,000 miles or three years. IAT coolant was used in GM vehicles until 1994. Chrysler used green IAT fluid until 2001 as did Ford, (with the exception of some 1999 models that used OAT blue coolant which must be purchased from Ford).
Is green coolant bad for aluminum?
While the manufacturers of these coolants recommend only using them in an aluminum radiator, as opposed to the copper/brass radiators, we still don’t recommend them in our all-aluminum radiators. We recommend the traditional yellow/green coolant because it has always worked for us.
Is green antifreeze better than Dexcool?
Dex-Cool uses a combination of organic acids as its corrosion inhibitors (OAT – Organic Acid Technology). GM believes that it provides better corrosion protection than regular green coolant for cooling system composed of different metals (primarily iron, aluminum, and brass), and provides a longer 5-year service life.