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Old 06-24-2013, 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by pawoSD View Post
The green coolant does not protect aluminum cooling system parts. I just removed a thermostat housing from my dad's SD this weekend that was eaten away on the edges of where the hoses attach, probably from its time running green coolant. If it will do that to the t-stat housing, I imagine engines with aluminum heads could have a similar experience! The MB/G05 coolant is designed to protect aluminum.
Hmmm, what kind of engines is green coolant made for? What engines does not use aluminum?
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