coolant type mystery????

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jamesmetairie
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coolant type mystery????

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anyone use the regular "all colors" type nowadays??? i searched this forum and read alot of discussion from past posts. my mechanic says "all colors" is the way to go with all cars.
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Yes, I believe every mechanic is using the hybrid coolant now.
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What is "all colors"?
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Quote, originally posted by jake75 »What is "all colors"?"All colors" means that the coolant can be mixed with either the green or orange coolant types.
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Re: coolant type mystery???? (jamesmetairie)

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Got the factory fill coolant out of ours as soon as I could. Refilled with Prestone straight "All makes, all models and all colors" green/yellow coolant. If you drain both the block and rad, refill with 50/50 coolant/water.
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jamesmetairie
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i see Advance Car Parts sells the "dex cool " for just a few bucks more. here,s another question= the ingrediants lists the eaxact ame ingrediants as the "any colors" type coolant. it must be the amount of formula that is altered ?
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