GEN 1 Ford coolant

[wakko0o]

Hey all I have a 2014 Raptor. Just wondering what coolant are you guys topping of with. Just noticed my reservoir is half inch below the low mark when truck is cold/off. I’m reading and everyone is just saying to stick with the ford orange. But not sure to get the concentrated or prediluted like it says on the manual.


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[Dane]

I've been sticking with the orange Motorcraft. I get mine from the Ford dealer - either concentrated or prediluted. It's not a great deal, but it's not outrageously expensive either. I run it in both the engine and my heat exchanger.

 

[EricM]

I would only run the Ford stuff.

It's cheaper to buy concentrate and a gallon of distilled water than two gallons of pre-mixed.

 

[wakko0o]

Thank you guys for the quick reply. So it wouldn’t matter which I top out with. I will be using Distill water when I have to do the flush at 30k. I found this useful YouTube link to help with the process. Again thank you so much.

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[Swacer]

I stick with the Orange from the dealership. Mine also was down 1/2" or so and it was a quick top off. With coolant, I always stick OEM.

 

[Ruger]

Thank you guys for the quick reply. So it wouldn’t matter which I top out with. I will be using Distill water when I have to do the flush at 30k. I found this useful YouTube link to help with the process. Again thank you so much.

Nooooo! There are only partial substitutes available at the auto parts stores. The Zerex product comes closest, but it's not the same formulation as the Ford product. Like Ford's Transfer Case Fluid, Motorcraft Orange Antifreeze/Coolant is proprietary. The 50/50 premix is part number VC-3DIL-B. You spent tens of thousands on your truck, and you want to risk it just to save $1.98 on coolant? Don't be a fool.

 

[wakko0o]

Nooooo! There are only partial substitutes available at the auto parts stores. The Zerex product comes closest, but it's not the same formulation as the Ford product. Like Ford's Transfer Case Fluid, Motorcraft Orange Antifreeze/Coolant is proprietary. The 50/50 premix is part number VC-3DIL-B. You spent tens of thousands on your truck, and you want to risk it just to save $1.98 on coolant? Don't be a fool.

I’m just topping off. Why would I add a different coolant to the reservoir? I understand where you are coming from tho. Get the best product for your truck, I definitely get that lol


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[EricM]

Nooooo! There are only partial substitutes available at the auto parts stores. The Zerex product comes closest, but it's not the same formulation as the Ford product. Like Ford's Transfer Case Fluid, Motorcraft Orange Antifreeze/Coolant is proprietary. The 50/50 premix is part number VC-3DIL-B. You spent tens of thousands on your truck, and you want to risk it just to save $1.98 on coolant? Don't be a fool.

He was saying it didn't matter if he used pre-mixed orange or full strength orange when topping up- not that the type of coolant didn't matter.

 

[kidkotic2001]

I know this is old but I just went to dealer and they gave me yellow. My gen 1 is orange can I mix

 

[xtela]

I know this is old but I just went to dealer and they gave me yellow. My gen 1 is orange can I mix

FCSD Chemicals and Lubricants

www.fcsdchemicalsandlubricants.com

The third pdf explains this.