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mikehummer69

Aug 10, 2008 01:55 PM

Coolant - Special or Generic?

Does my '96 C220 require some special coolant that only Mercedes has at some outrageous price or is there soething that I pick up at Lordco or WalMart?

ras716

Aug 10, 2008 08:11 PM

RE: Coolant - Special or Generic?

Mercedes does have a special coolant. Valvolene's Zerex G-05 is the exact same formula and is approved by MBZ. Available at CarQuest.

snanceki

Aug 10, 2008 11:59 PM

RE: Coolant - Special or Generic?

Suitable for aluminium engines is a prerequisite ...
however I suggest that you play safe and only use an MB approved specification.

The wrong spec can cause major damage.

Stuart.

lwbrewer

Aug 11, 2008 11:21 AM

RE: Coolant - Special or Generic?

Buy premixed or use distilled water too. Diluting with normal tap water is hard on your system due to build-up and possible corrosion

mikehummer69

Aug 17, 2008 02:54 PM

RE: Coolant - Special or Generic?

Thanks guys. I'll stick with the MB stuff, it's not as expensive as I thought.

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