![]() He even offered up his purchase invoices. I spoke with the owner of the indy shop who basically said it was ludicrous and that they don't even purchase the orange stuff (or know whether it even exists anymore). ![]() The indy shop works almost exclusively on high-end German autos that is all they have in their lot. For what it is worth, the indy shop is A+ rated with the BBB and has 0 complaints in 3 years the dealer is F rated. After talking extensively to both shops, I am still a little perplexed, but I'm inclined to side with the indy shop in this case. I can't imagine what would motivate the first shop to put in orange coolant and lie about it but I also can't imagine why the second shop would lie about having found orange coolant in my car.Ĭan somebody help me unravel this mystery? What I DO know, however, is that somebody was not being honest with me today, because the two shops are contradicting one another. Now, I am just a customer, so I don't know all the different properties of orange coolant and blue coolant. ![]() However, when I confronted the independent German autoshop about it, they denied having put in orange coolant, and said they don't even have orange coolant at the shop. The BMW dealer advised me that the ORANGE coolant was the probable cause of failure. The service advisor told me the tech had informed him there was ORANGE coolant in the car, and that, in fact, my car needs the BLUE coolant. I brought my 325i to the BMW dealer to have the water pump replaced under the CPO warranty. Today, two weeks later, the water pump failed. A reputable independent German autoshop did the work. Both are OAT-based.Two weeks ago I had my coolant flushed for the first time, at 86k miles. but then you'd have to change it according to the orange specs, which is sooner than the yellow. I bought a gallon of the 50/50 Motorcraft orange coolant, in case it needed more, but so far, it hasn't.īy the way, you can mix both orange and yellow coolants if needed (Ford says that too). Just top it off asap, and keep an eye on it, since if it sucked air due to the low level, reservoir level might get lower after topping it off. Since topping off the reservoir (to the MAX) at the dealer, it's still there at 860 miles. Since my car already had several cold-hot-cold cycles, most of the air was already out. ![]() There ALWAYS are air pockets in the cooling system that no factory bothers to take out, so you really have to keep an eye on coolant level the first few weeks of ownership. Ask service dept to top it off before firing up the engine, since I was going to drive it home after the test drive (if all went well, which it did). My 2019 Bullitt still has the orange, and it too was well below the MIN mark when I was going to take it for a test drive, with 66 miles on the clock. I’m inclined to believe the printed manual, and the fluid does look a yellowish green in the light. Not that I fully trust them to put the right fluid in either lol. She’s going in to the dealer on Monday for a tire issue anyway, so maybe I’ll just see what they say and let them top it up. The parts geniuses down at the big box retail chain recommended OEM brand Orange, and to my eye the coolant from the factory appears to be green in colour (pic attached below) Another online PDF manual for 2020MY calls for Orange (VC-3DIL-B/CVC-3DIL-B). Just happened to notice the level when I checked the oil.Īnyways, the printed manual that came with my vehicle calls for Motorcraft Yellow VC-13DL-G/CVC-13DL-G(Canada). Car was purchased new in May from the dealer, so I’m surprised that it came this low from the factory!! I’ve had no problems with cooling, head temps and oil temps are always normal, and there’s no smell, puddles, or leaks that I’ve been able to detect. Yesterday I noticed coolant level was below min mark, didn’t even think to check it sooner. Car was built in December 2019, I understand Ford switched coolants around that time. Found a similar thread for gt350 but not for GT.
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