I've had several otherwise competent indy Mercedes mechanics fill me up with green antifreeze (yecch). I always switch back to genuine OEM clear coolant, but this begs the question: Do I (we) really know more than they do?
On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 11:46 PM, Walt Zarnoch <zarnoch...@gmail.com> wrote: > True good sir, but the additive packages and PH buffers are also different > between them, hence the difference in dyes used. > > Walt > On Nov 6, 2011 7:04 PM, "Hans Neureiter" <diese...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This thread is almost as explosive (and useless) than OIL. > > ____ MARKETING ____ > > (Make money of what you alredy sold). > > Blue, Red, Green, Yellow, -- Glycol with color agents. > > How many cars are there nowadays that don't have aluminum components in > the > > coolant path? > > (90%+ live on generic green - 0% died from that color, AFAIK) > > > > On Sun, Nov 6, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> > > wrote: > > > > > Rick Knoble <rickkno...@hotmail.com> writes: > > > > > > > Advance carries Pentosin. > > > > > > So does NAPA, they sell it by the quart and it's more per quart than a > > > gallon of Zerex G-05. Would be an expensive way to go. Pentosin is > the > > > "blue" VW formula AFAIK, I am not sure you want that in your MB. > > > > > > Allan > > > > > > -- > > > 1983 300D > > > 1979 300SD > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Hans Neureiter, Katy, TX > > '82 300SD > > '01 VW New Beetle 1.9L TDI > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
