Thanks Craig!
-----Original Message----- From: Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> Sent: Wed, Nov 2, 2016 10:52 pm Subject: Re: [MBZ] 2004 Mercedes 2004 E320 4Matic Coolant Change (88K) On Mon, 31 Oct 2016 19:56:16 -0400 Robert Koziak via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I want to flush the Mercedes Benz Coolant on my 2004 E320 (88K) and had > a couple of questions: > > > 1 - Every how often should the coolant be flushed? I did some research > and there were some suggestions that the fluid was lifetime (15 > years). I have only had the car for three years and although the car > is in great shape it was lacking maintenance records. Changing all fluids when you first get a car is a reasonable thing to do, though I have not done it in all cases. I have done citric acid flushes most of the times I have changed coolant (10% citric acid in water). > 2 - The coolant in the car is a blue color. I bought 2 gallons of > Genuine Mercedes Fluid that is yellow, but I see there is also a > Genuine Mercedes Coolant that is blue. What is best to use and can > they be mixed? Barring definitive information from Mercedes, I would NOT mix them. The parts guys where you bought the fluid SHOULD know. There are types of antifreeze which when mixed turn into goo; I do not, however, recall what those types are. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
