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Originally posted by Wm. Lewallen
"Your vehicle contains a number of aluminium parts.The use of aluminium componants in motor vehicle engines necessitates that anticorrosion/antifreeze/coolant used in such engines be specifically formulated to protect the aluminium parts.(Failure to use such anticorrosion/antifreeze/coolant may result in significantly shortened service life."
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Here's the hard facts: The antifreeze industry is in such a state of change at this time due to the advances made by BASF in corrosion inhibitor production for antifreeze agents that it will be just a matter of 5 to 10 years before we will not see antifreeze containing phosphate anticorrosion inhibitors anymore, and Mercedes was the pioneer in this area of advanced corrosion inhibitors. The green color is just a dye, and there actually are over 15 individual colors of antifreeze available today.
GM is dumping the Dexcool specification in favor of a new coolant formula containing a Glysantin derivative. Ford will also be having a Glysantin derivative anticorrosion agent in their antifreeze coming out in their new vehicles, and Chrysler is already specifying a Glysantin anticorrosion agent in their antifreeze right now. BMW, SAAB & Volvo all use a Glysantin Derivative anticorrosion agent in their factory fill antifreeze. There's a damn good reason that this is happening, it's because it works better! Oh, and all of these antifreeze products are being produced by Zerex.
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