#Zerex g05 50 50 pdf
#Zerex g05 50 50 driver
#Zerex g05 50 50 full

Personally, I like the approach the Japanese OEMs take to antifreeze which is no silicate (sand as a cleaner but also eats away at water pumps and seals) and no phosphates (which is why they call for using distilled water).

#Zerex g05 50 50 pdf

There are PDF files on how their various antifreezes do on standard ASTM tests.īe sure to flush out your system well before changing your system over. Check out and click on through to the technical specs. G-05 is better in corrosion tests than the other antifreezes, however. G-48 is what BMW uses as factory fill, but you can't buy it anywhere other than at the dealer (or at a Saab dealer). It may not be as good as the most recent European formulations such as G-48, but it's close. It's readily available it's approved for Mercedes, Chrysler and Ford it doesn't have the problems of DexCool which forms a nasty mess if air enters the cooling system and it's more compatible with other antifreeze formula than DexCool's Organic Acid Technology corrosion inhibitors. I did a lot of research on antifreeze before deciding on G-05.

#Zerex g05 50 50 driver

Here is an article in Car and Driver magazine about it: Car & Driver article on antifreeze I'm currently using it in my family's three vehicles-two BMW's and a GMC Sonoma. What is everyone's sugestion and opinion on the G-05? Granted, my car will more than likely never see -90 (and hopefully nothing over 215 or so), I would like as much boil over protection as possible. The Zerex, however, has a 70/30 (70% A/F) freeze point of -90F, and a boil point of 277F, and a 50/50 of -34F and 265F. I always thought that a mixture (50/50 or so) raised the boil over temp of the coolant, but also the freeze point. The question is, should I mix it 50/50 or. Then I found the Zerex G-05, and it seems to be pretty good stuff, So I think I'm going to go with that (It's listed as meeting or exceeding Ford's Spec for the Explorer's coolant). I was going to use DexCool (prestone), but I have heard some horror stories about it. I don't want to use the traditional green coolant, because of the sediment in my overflow tank, and the new engine with less than 1000 miles already has 'crystals' forming in a few passageways.

And Ethylene Glycol is a form of alcohol.I am going to be installing an '02 Explorer engine and '01 Cobra radiator in my '95 Cougar.

#Zerex g05 50 50 full

The SDS sheets for both the Durex ($8.99 full strength) and the Prestone ($11.99 full strength) list Ethylene Glycol as the primary ingredient. I am sure that there are more expensive places to buy this antifreeze, but Wal-Marts and farm supplies are fairly ubiquitous. If my math is correct, that would be about $3.45 a gallon for the water. If you like Prestone better for some reason, Wal-Mart lists both the full strength and the pre-diluted in stock for $10.87 and $8.88 respectively. This is the way to go for those that find it hard to mix it yourself 50/50.ĭon’t buy the $6-$8 a gallon antifreeze it is alcohol based and not long lasting. Now you have 2 gallon of clean new 50/50. Write the contents on each jug with a permanent marker. Pour the water from the clean temporary jug into the new antifreeze jug. Pour half the antifreeze in the new water jug.

Pour half the water in a temporary clean container. Go buy a gallon of good quality full strength antifreeze ($14) and one gallon of your favorite distilled water.

So, can you expand on the benefits you are referring to? And that is probably not related to the type of A/F in it. Some of the tractors have been with us for 30 years with no cooling system related problems.įrankly, the number one cooling system problem that I see on older vehicles is the plastic tank on the inlet side of the radiator failing. We have a dozen or so pieces that take antifreeze, so maintaining that number of pieces with the G-05 would get pricey. I also change the antifreeze in my vehicles and equipment every 4 or 5 years. But it is much more expensive to run in everything, so I run the long life stuff. I keep some G-05 to top off later model vehicles that already have it. I am currently running Prestone 50-50.Ĭhange over to the Zerex G-05, I've been running it 50/50 w/distilled water and 10 oz REDLINE water wetter for the last 15+ yrs in the toys/DD's, you'll see the benefits over the Prestone I'm going to change my coolant next week and wondering whats better to run.