I have no intention of changing, I was just interested in what others might know about this stuff.
I go strictly by the book when it comes to maintaining my cars. Dan On Jun 7, 2014, at 1:09 PM, OK Don wrote: > Straight water is the standard for heat transfer capability, and specific > heat of 1.0 Anti-freeze has a lower specific heat, many engines will over > heat if run on pure anti-freeze. It doesn't have the heat transfer > capability that the cooling system was engineered for. I see no reason to > change from MB specifies. > > > On Fri, Jun 6, 2014 at 9:43 PM, Hendrik and Fay <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This stuff was discussed a while back, basically if it's as good as >> advertised why are manufacturers not using it? >> You may argue it comes down to cost but they're happy enough to use M1 for >> some things and remember MB and the sealed for life/extended service >> interval transmissions? >> Manufacturers are looking for ways to cut service costs, especially if >> they offer free servicing. >> I think further research indicated that basically this stuff is a from of >> standard coolant but run undiluted. >> Would you get the same effect if you ran undiluted MB approved coolant? >> >> Hendrik >> who uses the old school 50/50 stuff >> >> > > > -- > OK Don > > NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
