VC-3DIL-B obsolete orange coolant

[SpiceyorangeST]

So I just installed the mountune radiator and am ready to fill the coolant back up. I went to ford and they told me they use yellow coolant now and that I cannot mix the two. I've been searching around the web for some of the old orange that came in my car so I don't have to bother with flushing anything but am having a hard time. Does anyone know if there is a readily available equivalent? I have read that the orange stuff is dexcool so I'm thinking about just filling it up with that and then taking it to ford and having them flush and fill with the new yellow.

 

[slopoke]

Your dealer is full of it. The new yellow is compatible with the orange coolant.

https://www.fcsdchemicalsandlubrica...Antifreeze-Coolant Backward Compatability.pdf

 

[SpiceyorangeST]

That seems very contradictory though because in the important bullet point it says to not mix it with other types but then says you can top off or flush with it. Confusing

 

[slopoke]

That seems very contradictory though because in the important bullet point it says to not mix it with other types but then says you can top off or flush with it. Confusing

It states that as long as the coolant currently in the system meets Ford specifications WSS-M97B44-D and WSS-M97B44-D, which are the VC-3-B (concentrated), VC-3DIL-B (prediluted).

The yellow coolant is compatible with it. The yellow is not compatible with the Green Motorcraft coolant that is Ford Spec ESE-M97B44-A

Important: Do not use Motorcraft® Yellow Antifreeze/Coolant to service Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles factory-filled with any other Motorcraft® antifreeze/coolant. In the case of these vehicles, Motorcraft® Yellow Antifreeze/Coolant is not compatible and therefore is not approved for use. Continue to service these vehicles using only the correct recommended antifreeze/coolant.

 

[SpiceyorangeST]

I think I'll just top it off with yellow and have ford flush the whole system and fill it with all yellow

 

[Fusion Works]

Rock Auto has the OE Ford Stuff. Its 15$/gal.

 

[SpiceyorangeST]

Rock Auto has the OE Ford Stuff. Its 15$/gal.

I ordered some orange off Amazon, when I opened the box, it was yellow. Had to send back. Ordered some off ebay. Hoping its actually orange

 

[The_Ryan]

Rock Auto has the OE Ford Stuff. Its 15$/gal.

This is what I did. Ordered from Rock Auto, got here faster than Amazon usually does

 

[SpiceyorangeST]

This is what I did. Ordered from Rock Auto, got here faster than Amazon usually does

And you got the orange stuff? How long ago?

 

[Ecmdrw5]

You can use the yellow only if you have the orange. Anything else needs to be flushed(green and dark green).

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[TDavis]

I think I'll just top it off with yellow and have ford flush the whole system and fill it with all yellow

You're wasting your time. I work at Ford, idk why they told you to not mix it. We do not flush the systems when we need to top off newer vehicles with yellow that took orange previously

 

[powermatt]

Good stuff to know. I'm going to pick up some of the new yellow coolant today for my Mountune radiator upgrade later this week. It currently has orange in it, so I plan to just top off after draining the stock radiator.

 

[The_Ryan]

And you got the orange stuff? How long ago?

yup, like a couple weeks ago

 

[SpiceyorangeST]

Good stuff to know. I'm going to pick up some of the new yellow coolant today for my Mountune radiator upgrade later this week. It currently has orange in it, so I plan to just top off after draining the stock radiator.

Exactly the situation I'm in

 

[gtx3076]

So yellow is faster, right?

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[Ecmdrw5]

So yellow is faster, right?

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They are actually the same. Yellow and Orange both have 6 letters. They are faster than Green.


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