Best Engine Antifreeze/Coolant To Use In Your Vehicle

This is all about engine antifreeze or coolant and what is the best choice for your vehicle. Youtube is not the best place to get advice on anything most times and coolant is no different. Watching some person on youtube talk about coolant is great but what credentials do they have - absolutely none most times. Don't guess what coolant goes in your vehicle and look at the owner's manual for your vehicle and get the correct one . Lots of youtubers putting in links to their favorite coolant and getting paid well in doing so but is it right for you and your vehicle - are you willing to take the chance . In my opinion the coolant you chose should be the coolant the manufacturer recommends not some person on youtube trying to sell you a jug . Just my opinion . Cheers


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[docholidayproductions]

Now I'm driving back all the way home in my wife's vehicle to look in my owner's manual... Why didn't I just do that in the first place

[davidclough]

My vehicle originally came with the acdelco dexcool when new according to the owners manual. Someone was smart and flushed it out and put in the good green stuff. But I bought it used, the dealership claims the vehicle was fully serviced. The coolant looked new, transmission fluid looks new. I will use what is in it, it seems to work well going onto 8 years.

[totljag]

Prestone any make any model for 21 years in my Dodge Ram van runs perfect still original radiator and water pump it’s the best

[Erated]

Great topic. I basically used Prestone pre-mix on older vehicles and Dealer suggested on my newer wifes vehicle. Even used Prestone in my snowmobile without any issues.

[rtaggs]

The premixed concentrate is good. They use Deionized water instead of normal tap water.. It does not attract crude and start internal corrosion like that water does, there is no charge in it.

[tctimtimtc]

Awesome video! I found myself doing google searches for information on what coolant to buy. You would think that checking the manual would be common sense. Bingo! That's what I will do. Thanks for bring me to my senses!!!

[SuperM]

Remember those Prestone kits where you hooked up the garden hose to a tee just before your heater core? We used to flush everything out with garden hose water. You would then find out the coolant capacity of the total system then add pure anti freeze for half the capacity then top off with water. .

[wyattoneable]

Up to a few years ago I just added tap water when I mixed it with coolant. Now I use distilled water with the correct manufacture coolant. See, I'm old but I can still learn new tricks. :)

[NETWizzJbirk]

I use the manufacture's genuine coolant for the first 75, 000 or 7 years. After that, I switch to a specific aftermarket such as Prestone Asian Vehicle Blue for a Nissan/Infiniti because it specifically states the model years. Now if someone already converted a vehicle over to a different coolant like blue to green I reduce the service interval to about 60, 000 and switch to a universal like the Prestone one that is 10 years or 300, 000 miles... wouldn't run it that long, BUT if its already mixed or the wrong coolant I use universal.

[MegaRiffraff]

I remember when john deere manuals said use distilled or clean rainwater 👍🏻

[Fero]

Most of the cars or trucks won’t last as long as the coolant last and that’s a fact.

[josecuevas]

Independent repair shops I've have worked @ use universal coolant.
The reason is to only have one on inventory.

[tylerfochtman]

I still forgot to add my ro into my car. Been driving all winter with concentrated antifreeze and that seems to be the least of my problems with my vehicle

[danielshivers]

I always use the coolant recommended by the manufacturer and mix it with distilled water! You are 100% correct. Why take the chance for a few bucks? However, there are some diesel engines that benefit from the use of improved coolants from aftermarket companies that are formulated specifically to mitigate failures related to the OEM formula. Often these coolants are more expensive, but they are worth the additional expenses for the benefits they provide.

[haroldbonet]

You said you add antifreeze through the overflow when you’re replacing it with one of your vehicles. My Subaru Forrester suggest that I add through the radiator when there’s no antifreeze in the overflow. Is it safe to add antifreeze through the overflow and not the radiator because I can better see it? Also because the antifreeze expands it make it difficult to know how much to add. If I need to go through the radiator, I just don’t know how much to add, and whether or not, I should do it when the engine is hot or cold. But I would guess cold for safety reasons like not burning myself. thank you.

[leanneharrison]

I have a 2002 mini van that says in manual Mopar antifreeze/coolant, 5 year/ 100, 000mile formula, is this still being used and do I mix with distilled water?

[davidclough]

Pressure the premixed Walmart tech 2000 coolant I bought is more yellow. Probably more like the prestone universal. Guess that stuff is made to be able to mix with any coolant.. Crazy.

[SuperMarioDiagnostics]

Great video Steve 👍 you covered all bases!

[josephmorton]

I got a 2002 bravada Oldsmobile all-wheel drive I supposed to use the orange but I'm been using the green is this a problem

[jjscalifornia]

Sometimes, the coolant system is designed as if to discourage servicing it. On my 1997 Chevy Lumina, there was no radiator drain. The service procedure was to disconnect the lower radiator hose. On my 2005 Malibu, there is a radiator drain, but is almost impossible to reach it behind various brackets, hoses and plastic panels.