engine antifreeze
2007 Holiday Rambler with a 325 cummins engine, what type antifreeze should I use in the radiator? Pulled some out of the overflow container and it seemed to be a green color. This antifreeze has ne...
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Note that the quoted text below applies to ALL engines with only a name change:
"Read coolant specs in your Cummins manual or your chassis manual."
This is always the best advice. be it a Cummins, Cat, Detroit Diesel or Chevy or Ford gasser.. Read the manual. NO manual visit the factory store (A Cummins dealer in this case)
The different colors tend to Suggest (not dictate) a type of anti-freeze. Some of them do not mix well with others. Some can cuase real issues if they are put in the wrong engine.
Chevy for a time used a special "Lifetime" coolant on their engines. (I do not know the color)
But you want to stick with the same type the factory put in if you can.
NOTE: you need not buy it at the Cummins shop but find out what kind it is there.
"Read coolant specs in your Cummins manual or your chassis manual."
This is always the best advice. be it a Cummins, Cat, Detroit Diesel or Chevy or Ford gasser.. Read the manual. NO manual visit the factory store (A Cummins dealer in this case)
The different colors tend to Suggest (not dictate) a type of anti-freeze. Some of them do not mix well with others. Some can cuase real issues if they are put in the wrong engine.
Chevy for a time used a special "Lifetime" coolant on their engines. (I do not know the color)
But you want to stick with the same type the factory put in if you can.
NOTE: you need not buy it at the Cummins shop but find out what kind it is there.
