2001 ranger with 62000 miles. coolant looking bad. I had a bottle of b-g cooling system flush I bought for a dollar at a flea market. I drained and filled the system with water and flush . ran for 20 minutes with heat on high. drained the system . filled it up with water and ran it until the heat was good again drained it again. nice greasy looking coolant.
then I closed closed the system. Put a half gallon+ of low tox prestone I bought at a moving sale for a dollar. I put in a gallon of nissan oem green I got from a buddy who worked at a dealership for free and a bit of peak green I had to use up in the reservoir mixed 50/50. That was another dollar find. system done
The brakes and ps fluids I emptied with a turkey baster. refilled with super tech brake fluid and maxlife ps fluid.the ps uses a cup or 2 to refill. I will do this again in a week . this time with amsoil transmission fluid I found at a hardware store closing for $5 a quart and more super tech.$3.77 a quart at wally world. you only use a cup of brake fluid. brake fluid does migrate through the system so no real need to crack the bleeder screws despite what you have been told. 2 or 3 flushes over 3 weeks time and you are set.
potential problems addressed and peace of mind
taken care of.
then I closed closed the system. Put a half gallon+ of low tox prestone I bought at a moving sale for a dollar. I put in a gallon of nissan oem green I got from a buddy who worked at a dealership for free and a bit of peak green I had to use up in the reservoir mixed 50/50. That was another dollar find. system done
The brakes and ps fluids I emptied with a turkey baster. refilled with super tech brake fluid and maxlife ps fluid.the ps uses a cup or 2 to refill. I will do this again in a week . this time with amsoil transmission fluid I found at a hardware store closing for $5 a quart and more super tech.$3.77 a quart at wally world. you only use a cup of brake fluid. brake fluid does migrate through the system so no real need to crack the bleeder screws despite what you have been told. 2 or 3 flushes over 3 weeks time and you are set.
potential problems addressed and peace of mind
taken care of.