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Old 04-08-2008, 12:01 PM
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Originally Posted by tangofox007 View Post
Color alone is not a reliable indicator of coolant type. Mopar 5/100000 antifreeze, for example, is orange. And it is essentially the same formulation (HOAT) as Zerex G-05 and MB coolant. John Deere HOAT coolant is green. Ford HOAT is yellow.
That is true... Unfortunately no test strip that I can find will tell you what you got. You just have to know or... when in doubt...change it out.
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