Correct Coolant for 2012 Ford 6.7L Diesel
Ok, so I know this question isn’t actually a T/H question but it isn’t a motorhome question either. I need to know of an exact equivalent to the Motorcraft VC-3-DILB engine coolant. This is for a 2...
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Hap Hazard wrote:
Ok, so I know this question isn’t actually a T/H question but it isn’t a motorhome question either.
I need to know of an exact equivalent to the Motorcraft VC-3-DILB engine coolant. This is for a 2012 Ford 6.7L engine. It seems that few (if any manufactures) list specs on the back of their containers anymore. Most just show For: GMC, Chrysler, Toyota, or Honda etc. None show them for Ford or their coolant specs.............
Note that the DIL in the spec stands for Diluted, meaning 50/50 mix. If you desire the concentrate and wish to make your own mix using distilled water (82 cents a gallon at Wal-Mart) then you want Motocraft VC-3-B
The concentrate of the genuine Ford product is $31.98 with free shipping on Amazon.
The pre-diluted 50/50 version is $18.48 on Amazon, orders over $25 are free shipping, anyhow you do the math.
Jumping brands here..............
Someone had drained and filled a Cummins I recently bought, with green anti-freeze. I have spent 3 days flushing it and using Cummins Restore (an alkaline to remove silicates) and Restore Plus (an acid to remove corrosion and scale) and finally installed Zerex GO-5. I had to use concentrate as the Cummins in this Ram 2500 holds about 7½ gallons total and you can drain only about 4 gals. It hides a lot of coolant, so there was no way to fill a flushed system with 50/50 and have a 50/50 mix when done.
I used to be old school (I am 60+ years old) but have realized that in most instances, you need to use the correct antifreeze. In my case the GO-5 is readily available and is approved by Chrysler for my '03 truck. The GO-5 is an HOAT antifreeze, but more recently Chrysler has switched all of their vehicles to an OAT antifreeze. So owners of chrysler products need to be very aware of what the vehicle is supposed to have (by year of production and what is recommended) and stick with it.
MoPar antifreeze video
When I did the ten year drain and fill and hose replacement on my Sprinter chassis Class C motorhome, it still had the original Mercedes Blue antifreeze in it and that is what I used to refill.
Charles
