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Actually, it's a pale Mello-Yello-ish color. Source: I use it in my 300td and '57 Chevy.jc72 wrote:Zerex G-05 is interchangable; but has no dye and is clear.
Yeah, I've used it in an E39 and thought it had color, but wasn't sure enough to say something, nor exactly what it was.Shawn D. wrote:Actually, it's a pale Mello-Yello-ish color. Source: I use it in my 300td and '57 Chevy.jc72 wrote:Zerex G-05 is interchangable; but has no dye and is clear.
Blotter or barrel?oldskool wrote:I only worry about the brown acid.
And we all know how important that is on modern BMW cooling systems. Mercedes Benz actually just moved to blue coolant in the last couple of years. Again if we're talking about E28's and you plan to change the coolant every couple of years. Green is fine and certainly better than not changing at all.BRRV wrote:G05 isn't as "friendly" to plastics, based on various reports I've read.
I still use green (Well Preston which is greenish and long life) on some of my cars. For the simple reason that I can walk into any store (not just an auto store but a grocers, or hardware store) and pick some up. This means that it's available to me pretty much wherever I am , 24 hours / day.BRRV wrote:I I think the question is, really, why would you? Use green, I mean
I'm pretty old but I can honestly say that there has never been a time in my life where not being able to buy antifreeze at 3:00am on Sunday was an issue.alabbasi wrote:I still use green on some of my cars. For the simple reason that I can walk into any store (not just an auto store but a grocers, or hardware store) and pick some up. This means that it's available to me pretty much wherever I am , 24 hours / day.
I used some of the NF this past July when driving back from 5erWest. I had to stop and pick up more coolant as I was burning through the green Prestone that we used in the blown hose emergency (thanks again to Kohler and Eric for rescue on that). It seemed to perform a little better but it was hard to tell what was going on with engine on that trip (i.e. I wasn't mysteriously losing as much blue NF nor was it running as hot as I was when it was greenDave_in_VA wrote:I sell the Pentosin http://www.pentosin.net brand which is actually Deutsche Pentosin-Werke GmbH.
They recommend their Pentofrost NF for all BMWs. http://pentosin.net/specsheets/Pentofrost_NF.pdfIt is, and I quote, "Pentofrost NF is an environmentally friendly Antifreeze
concentrate for multipurpose applications in water-cooled engines. It does not contain any nitrites, amines or phosphorous additives. Pentofrost NF protects all material used in cooling systems and is recommended for non-ferrous metals and year-round use. Meets ASTM D-3306".
I have not used it personally but I do have some customers that swear by it, Which is a refreshing change from the "is that the cheapest you got" mentality of the majority of my customers.
I've used the Pentosin NF most recently on my previous Volvo 850 fwiw, and would certainly use it again.Dave_in_VA wrote:I sell the Pentosin http://www.pentosin.net brand which is actually Deutsche Pentosin-Werke GmbH.
They recommend their Pentofrost NF for all BMWs. http://pentosin.net/specsheets/Pentofrost_NF.pdfIt is, and I quote, "Pentofrost NF is an environmentally friendly Antifreeze
concentrate for multipurpose applications in water-cooled engines. It does not contain any nitrites, amines or phosphorous additives. Pentofrost NF protects all material used in cooling systems and is recommended for non-ferrous metals and year-round use. Meets ASTM D-3306".
I have not used it personally but I do have some customers that swear by it, Which is a refreshing change from the "is that the cheapest you got" mentality of the majority of my customers.
And if we were to go on the premise that if you had not experienced it then it can't possibly be considered then we would all be in agreementKarl Grau wrote:I'm pretty old but I can honestly say that there has never been a time in my life where not being able to buy antifreeze at 3:00am on Sunday was an issue.alabbasi wrote:I still use green on some of my cars. For the simple reason that I can walk into any store (not just an auto store but a grocers, or hardware store) and pick some up. This means that it's available to me pretty much wherever I am , 24 hours / day.