Brian K,
We are not kidding. Go read your owners manual again. Maybe you will understand it this time. I care not which brand of antifreeze you guys use, nor do I care how much you pay for it. Being such a fastidious Mercedes owner, you probably buy MB batteries;MB washer fluid;MB brake pads;MB brake fluid and even MB antifreeze, when all of us 5th graders know that Mercedes does not make any of these products. However, they do recommend certain products for all MB owners to use. But they do not say we must use the products they recommend. They state in the owners manual that there are other products that are just as good as the ones recommend by them. Again I say read the manual and see what it says. Even though they recommend using their antifreeze, they leave the choice of which ones to use up to us as long as it meets the protection needed for MBs.
Well we got the new hood liner on and also replaced the trunk seal.He got those parts from some place in CA. We will flush the cooling system next week. And yes,he bought the MB antifreeze from our local dealer. It's orange just like Zerex and both made by Valvoline Oil. He's a strange customer. He buys MB antifreeze from the dealer, but buys the hood liner and trunk seal from CA. Of course he saved over $100.
Bill Lewallen;Lexington,Ky
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