Long story short - I pulled my back lifting my son's hockey bag and was pretty crippled up, so I decided to hit the "easy" button and have the Nissan dealership here do my coolant, ATF, and transfer case fluid change. That was 30K ago. Said dealership has since sold.
Yesterday I noticed my coolant is low, and I really couldn't make out the color in my dark garage so I checked out the receipt. They put in Motocraft VC-5DIL antifreeze, likely because they are also a Ford shop and that's what they have on hand. I've tried to quickly brush up on antifreezes, but I'm struggling with the terminology. From what I understand is that I need a low silicate OAT formula. Does the VC-5 meet these specs? There isn't a lot online about it I can find. There's nothing I can do about it now, more curiosity than anything about whether they put the right stuff in there.
My plan for this weekend is to flush and refill. I think I need Pentafrost A3 or PEAK Asian Blue (I'd prefer the long life version), but could someone confirm for sure?
Yesterday I noticed my coolant is low, and I really couldn't make out the color in my dark garage so I checked out the receipt. They put in Motocraft VC-5DIL antifreeze, likely because they are also a Ford shop and that's what they have on hand. I've tried to quickly brush up on antifreezes, but I'm struggling with the terminology. From what I understand is that I need a low silicate OAT formula. Does the VC-5 meet these specs? There isn't a lot online about it I can find. There's nothing I can do about it now, more curiosity than anything about whether they put the right stuff in there.
My plan for this weekend is to flush and refill. I think I need Pentafrost A3 or PEAK Asian Blue (I'd prefer the long life version), but could someone confirm for sure?
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