Ford yellow (VC-13G) replaces orange (VC-3B)

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SSM 48778 - Various Vehicles - Various Engines - Backward Compatibility/Use Of Motorcraft® Yellow Antifreeze/Coolant With/In Place Of Motorcraft® Orange Antifreeze/Coolant.

Various vehicles may require a cooling system service or cooling system repairs. Ford Engineering has approved the use of Motorcraft® Yellow Antifreeze/Coolant(Ford specifications WSS-M97B57-A1 and WSS-M97B57-A2) to service all Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles factory-filled with Motorcraft® Orange Antifreeze/Coolant (Ford specifications WSS-M97B44-D and WSS-M97B44-D2). For more service information on using Motorcraft® Yellow Antifreeze/Coolant with/in place of Motorcraft® Orange Antifreeze/Coolant, please visit the FCSD Chemicals and Lubricants U.S. Catalog at PTS > Workshop > MSDS > Quick Reference Charts > Service Information on Backward Compatibility/Use of Motorcraft® Yellow Antifreeze/Coolant with/inplace of Motorcraft® Orange Antifreeze/Coolant. The Workshop Manual is being updated to reflect usage of these antifreeze/coolants.

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Ford vehicles themselves are forward compatible to any other make. Why strap yourself down with junk?
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Ford Gold, Ford Orange, Ford Yellow. I am about to join the orator above in positing that Ford vehicles are forward compatible with nearly anything out there.
 
Gold and yellow are supposedly not compatible. I just wish they had chosen another color dye for the new stuff.

As for a proper flushing procedure, in another bulletin they said no flush was necessary. That being said I would use either the VC-1 or citric acid thing before changing over, but that is just me.
 
Being that Ford Orange is just Dex-cool I see no reason to switch unless you are in need of a flush in the first place. My cooling system at 115k miles appears very clean in the puke tank. It was flushed once at 80k and I do rad drain and fills every 2 years (was using the Ford orange but guess I'll be going with a valvoline dexcool).
 
I would suspect that the new yellow is Prestone with Cor-Guard due to the fact that it's a safe replacement for the old orange and Ford had a TSB about flushing the heater core in a Transit and refilling with Prestone instead of Motorcraft orange.

Just a theory at this point but maybe we will see something to back that up moving forward.
 
Originally Posted by cb_13
I would suspect that the new yellow is Prestone with Cor-Guard due to the fact that it's a safe replacement for the old orange and Ford had a TSB about flushing the heater core in a Transit and refilling with Prestone instead of Motorcraft orange.

Just a theory at this point but maybe we will see something to back that up moving forward.


The Prestone with Cor-Guard uses phosphates (a good thing, IMO) and 2-EHA (not a good thing in some minds).
I wonder if PEAK's new 10X lifetime coolant uses phosphates?....I believe it does not use 2-EHA.

I wonder if Ford is moving away from 'Orange' (Dexcool) for a reason...or just to simplify things?
I replaced the 'Orange' in my 14' Focus with PGL....I'll probably do the same when my 2016 Escape is due.
 
Specialty Orange has a lot in common with Dexcool-it seems to eat & plug up everything it touches! The ‘18 Transit 250 3.7 in my sig has had a host of small coolant leaks, stealer could only fix the easy ones, didn't want to tackle the heater core. If Bar's Leak ginger root stop leak can keep it under control for a year, it'll be someone else's problem (lease is up June 2021)! Of course, I'll have another one then, but at least it'll have the new coolant in it.
 
Originally Posted by bullwinkle
Specialty Orange has a lot in common with Dexcool-it seems to eat & plug up everything it touches! The ‘18 Transit 250 3.7 in my sig has had a host of small coolant leaks, stealer could only fix the easy ones, didn't want to tackle the heater core. If Bar's Leak ginger root stop leak can keep it under control for a year, it'll be someone else's problem (lease is up June 2021)! Of course, I'll have another one then, but at least it'll have the new coolant in it.


I wouldn't say that Dexcool "seems to eat & plug up everything it touches"...….many cars run long, uneventful lives on Dexcool….often with no or infrequent
coolant changes. Dexcool does seem to cause problems in some vehicles but I would guess it's certain materials used in the particular vehicle (usually plastics)
rather than the Dexcool. Having said that....I would choose a non-2EHA coolant if given the choice....and I did just that by using Peak Global Lifetime when
it was time to change.....
 
Have a question. Does anyone know if Ford changed their orange coolant formula? I work for a fleet, we run about 4 different coolants. When I spec'd them, 2-eha always appeared in the MSDS sheets. When I looked and the Ford yellow sheet, it wasn't listed. So, I looked at the orange, and there was no listing there either. I know it used to be on the older orange MSDS.
 
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To be honest, I have no idea. All I know is we can't get the orange anymore. When I try to order it to get some legacy stock for people who don't accept that things change, we get the new yellow coolant.
 
There is a problem with the coolant and block heaters ? Ford put out an OASIS about a year ago.
 
Originally Posted by CT8
There is a problem with the coolant and block heaters ? Ford put out an OASIS about a year ago.


There is a recall on the block heaters. Ford doesn't put out an OASIS. OASIS is the system that stores all of the vehicle information which is connected to the PTS (Professional Technician Society) where all the workshop, wiring, and service info are.
 
Funny to see this posted. My 2014 Explorer is due for a coolant change and Ford Orange is definitely getting harder to find.

Is Dex Cool really the same as Ford Orange?
 
Originally Posted by 2015_PSD


Is Dex Cool really the same as Ford Orange?

It's a one-for-one interchange.

And new Prestone which Ford called for on Transits after a heater core replacement is phosphated Dex-Cool more or less. It's an American twist on Japanese pHOAT, and while it does meet Toyota's requirement for a "coolant with hybrid organic acid protection" it's not an exact fit for the sebacate(or benzoate in Zerex Asian formula) inhibitors in Japanese fill.
 
Originally Posted by 2015_PSD
Funny to see this posted. My 2014 Explorer is due for a coolant change and Ford Orange is definitely getting harder to find.

Is Dex Cool really the same as Ford Orange?


I'm almost certain that Ford Orange is Dexcool because I saw the Ford spec. on a Dexcool jug....I just can't remember which brand it was. I would use Zerex Dexcool over Prestone Dexcool....for no particular reason...
 
Originally Posted by bdcardinal
Originally Posted by CT8
There is a problem with the coolant and block heaters ? Ford put out an OASIS about a year ago.


There is a recall on the block heaters. Ford doesn't put out an OASIS. OASIS is the system that stores all of the vehicle information which is connected to the PTS (Professional Technician Society) where all the workshop, wiring, and service info are.
thank you Me bad.
 
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