![]() The primary purpose of coolant is transferring heat and preventing engine damage caused by freezing or boiling. Depending on your type of vehicle, you may need a coolant with specialized additives, a coolant formulated for specific manufacturers, or a coolant designed for high-mileage cars. Much like oil, coolant serves the basic function of transferring heat and adding antifreeze protection. Many drivers understand that their vehicle requires coolant, but some drivers aren’t sure which type to use-or what coolant is in the first place. you are most likely just measuring the density of the coolant at that point- useless.Your Cooling System is an Essential Part of Your Vehicle The hydrometer tests the amount of glycol in the ethylene glycol coolant and since any type of OAT does not use glycol, this is useless and your reading is inaccurate. Chryslers HOAT or any other form of coolant besides standard ethylene glycol can NOT be tested with a regular hydrometer. A cooling system full of jello is not very efficient believe it or not. The mopar orange stuff is called our "5-year or 100,000 mile coolant." above all DO NOT MIX COOLANTS - colors do not mix, for example if you mix chryslers orange and green coolant thinking it may be safe, a reaction will take place and it will gel in your cooling system. However this orange stuff is not the same as all other orange coolants- color means nothing. One is standard ethylene glycol which is the familiar green stuff we all know and love- this is considered our "3-year coolant" mostly used in the older stuff, the newer vehicles have coolant which is a form of organic acid technology or OAT is orange. To settle the confusion, we at mopar have 2 types of coolants used in all chrysler vehicles. ![]() For further information regarding cooling system maintenance, Manufacturers' requirements for antifreeze are and those recommendations beĬarefully followed. It is imperative the technician be fully aware of what the vehicle With this variety ofĭye colors and more to come, the service technician's ability to properly serviceĪnd maintain light duty and heavy duty cooling systems properly will be greatlyĬhallenged. Yellow, blue, blue-green, clear and pink dye colors available. In conclusion, there are currently two oranges, two reds, green, dark green, Will negate the long life/extended life attributes of these formulations. Mixing IAT with OAT, HOAT or NOATĪntifreezes will not damage your vehicle's cooling system however the mixture These "universal" formulas are not for use with IAT and they will notĬonvert an IAT to an LLC/ELC antifreeze. "universal" antifreeze they say is compatible with all OAT, HOAT and NOATįormulations. Further, some antifreeze manufacturers market a The color ofĪntifreeze is no longer an accurate indicator as to whether it is an IAT, OAT, To color the antifreeze for identification and marketing purposes. Since antifreeze is clear when it is manufactured, and water is clear, dye is used NOAT and HOAT are very similar in performance characteristics. Makes NOAT also suitable for use in both light duty and heavy duty systems. Nitrated Organic Acid Technology (NOAT) is an OAT with nitrates added. The normal HOAT antifreeze service life is 5 years or 150,000 ![]() They are compatible with each other but mixing them with IAT or OAT is not Both of these HOAT antifreezes use the marketing designator of GO-ĥ. Currently, two manufacturers are using HOAT for their vehicles.ĭaimler/Chrysler's version is dyed orange and contains 10% recycled antifreeze.įord Motor Company's version is dyed yellow and does not contain any recycledĪntifreeze. This makes HOAT suitable for use in both light duty and heavyĭuty systems. Hybrid Organic Acid Technology (HOAT) is a combination of IAT and OAT with
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |