levelbest
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OK, so today after being told by this thread - went back into my Lube Center place and asked them to swap out the coolant they put in a couple weeks back and replace it with HOAT coolant I brought along with distilled water.
I showed them the important parts of this thread and the guy there said he wanted to give the info to his manager.
They swapped the coolant out at no additional charge to me - which was great and what I've come to expect from them work wise.
As we were almost done, the manager who I've made friends with brought out a spec sheet on their coolant they use and said it should have been fine but that he was glad to make me happy.
I checked the ingredients and they looked the same as on the bottles of Zerex ZXGO51 G-05 Antifreeze that I brought in.
Theirs was Sure Temp Extended Life Formula Global Predilute Engine Coolant. Says it's an Ethylene Glycol-type antifreeze made by Hydrocarbon Recovery Services.
Chemical composition was Ethylene Glycol 44-47%, Diethylene Glycol 0-3%, Water 44-48% and inorganic corrosion inhibitors .5-1% and Organic corrosion inhibitors 1-2%.
So the question is - was it really safe what they put in? The mgr. insisted it was. Me, I wanted exactly what you guys recommended in my car so I'm glad I did it.
Just wanted some perspective
I showed them the important parts of this thread and the guy there said he wanted to give the info to his manager.
They swapped the coolant out at no additional charge to me - which was great and what I've come to expect from them work wise.
As we were almost done, the manager who I've made friends with brought out a spec sheet on their coolant they use and said it should have been fine but that he was glad to make me happy.
I checked the ingredients and they looked the same as on the bottles of Zerex ZXGO51 G-05 Antifreeze that I brought in.
Theirs was Sure Temp Extended Life Formula Global Predilute Engine Coolant. Says it's an Ethylene Glycol-type antifreeze made by Hydrocarbon Recovery Services.
Chemical composition was Ethylene Glycol 44-47%, Diethylene Glycol 0-3%, Water 44-48% and inorganic corrosion inhibitors .5-1% and Organic corrosion inhibitors 1-2%.
So the question is - was it really safe what they put in? The mgr. insisted it was. Me, I wanted exactly what you guys recommended in my car so I'm glad I did it.
Just wanted some perspective