Ford’s New Yellow P-OAT Coolant: Should You Upgrade?

[sgtsandman]

 

[RonD]

Very good video

I myself run older vehicles so stick with the silicate Green because if I get 2 years WITHOUT a cooling system problem I am lucky, lol
So I go with price, because I KNOW I won't get 5 years, let alone 10

 

[sgtsandman]

I don't do 10. After the initial recommendation, it's every three years. Unless something happens before then that requires work on the coolant system. Then, it's every three years from then.

 

[Dirtman]

I've changed the gold coolant in my ranger once in 11 years, the old coolant was as clean as the new coolant and my cooling system is as spotless as the day it rolled off the assembly line. I cant really see a point to needing anything "better" than that.

Isn't fords newest stuff pink?

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I use the "can use with anything" Prestone stuff, it seems to work ok.

 

[JohnnyO]

The wife's minivan uses Mopar's OAT coolant. I lost a fair bit when I put a new thermostat in a couple weeks ago and filled it with water but I'm kind of afraid to mix this exotic stuff with something else, I don't car what the Prestone jug says.

The Sport Trac has always gotten plain ol' green Prestone every 50,000 miles.

 

[RonD]

You can mix HOAT with silicate or OAT, so when in doubt HOATs the best choice

 

[racsan]

I hate all these new coolant types, Id rather just go with the “old” green stuff, at some point I will be changing a thermostat or water pump, maybe a radiator so I know its going to all be changed out at some point of ownership. While Ive bought vehicles with nasty cooling systems that have needed attention, Ive never had one go bad while I owned it . seems like these new radiators with plastic end tanks ensure you’ll be changing radiators (and coolant) every 10 years anyhow. I think the every ranger but the last 2 Ive had to put a radiator in.

 

[MikeG]

Changed mine this weekend in the 97, probably had been in there at least 15 years, probably more like 20..... yeah I know.....

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I hate all these new coolant types, Id rather just go with the “old” green stuff, at some point I will be changing a thermostat or water pump, maybe a radiator so I know its going to all be changed out at some point of ownership. While Ive bought vehicles with nasty cooling systems that have needed attention, Ive never had one go bad while I owned it . seems like these new radiators with plastic end tanks ensure you’ll be changing radiators (and coolant) every 10 years anyhow. I think the every ranger but the last 2 Ive had to put a radiator in.

The sucky part about it is electrolysis eating the aluminum heater core buried in the dash on the newer vehicles.

And turbocharged stuff with intercoolers, oil coolers, egr coolers etc.

 

[Dirtman]

Changed mine this weekend in the 97, probably had been in there at least 15 years, probably more like 20..... yeah I know.....

You go sit in timeout and think about what you've done.

 

[MikeG]

Yeah it would probably still be in the truck if the plastic part of the radiator hadn't spring a leak.....

Got a little behind on maintenance!!!! About the only saving grace is I've probably only put 25,000 miles on it, in the last ten years. The stuff that came out was yellow-ish, and it would have been born with the green coolant in it per the video..... so I'm pretty sure it got changed at least one in there, somewhere

 

[sgtsandman]

I've changed the gold coolant in my ranger once in 11 years, the old coolant was as clean as the new coolant and my cooling system is as spotless as the day it rolled off the assembly line. I cant really see a point to needing anything "better" than that.

Isn't fords newest stuff pink?

I remember someone having pink but I don't remember who. I've only seen green and yellow in Fords. Honda had blue before they switched to a dark green coolant. I don't remember anyone other than GM using orange but apparently Ford used or is using it in some of their vehicles.

 

[Roert42]

Girlfriends 2011 escape uses orange Coolant. Special ford blend of orange, not dexcool.

 

[racsan]

theres orange stuff in my 2011 escape. Hhr has dexcool, the 94 ranger has the conventional green stuff.