Cat ELC

[Guthrie PSD]

Looky what I found today!

And holy s*** does it need it


Ive read as many write-ups as my eyes can bear, anybody have any "hot tips" or general advice on flushing , looking into have a local guy do it since he is great with these beasts and only wanting to charge $55

[jcm3]

Wow, how much does he charge an hour? That sounds like a drain and fill job.

[Tuscany]

You better make sure that cat coolant is Fully Formulated and not 50/50 premix or ready to use coolant.

[Guthrie PSD]

Originally Posted by jcm3

Wow, how much does he charge an hour? That sounds like a drain and fill job.

Hes a pretty good friend so that might have sometghing to do with it, he says thats a full flsuh with me bringing the elc and vc-9

[Tuscany]

Might wanna throw in a gallon of Fleetgaurd Restore while your at it since your doing a chemical flush with VC-9. Also if you do decide to do the restore flush do it first then the vc-9 second.

[Guthrie PSD]

Originally Posted by Tuscany

You better make sure that cat coolant is Fully Formulated and not 50/50 premix or ready to use coolant.

Just went and checked and i'll be damned, premix ... guess i'll go pick up 3 more gallons tomorrow

[Guthrie PSD]

Originally Posted by Tuscany

Might wanna throw in a gallon of Fleetgaurd Restore while your at it since your doing a chemical flush with VC-9. Also if you do decide to do the restore flush do it first then the vc-9 second.

Noted, preciate the help

[Six0~Stroker]

Also, do you have a coolant filter installed yet?


And just be ready to be replacing your oil cooler pretty soon... It's common that after you flush the system that it clogs up your oil cooler that is installed!

[Tuscany]

Originally Posted by Guthrie PSD

Just went and checked and i'll be damned, premix ... guess i'll go pick up 3 more gallons tomorrow

Just take it back and goto napa and pick up a case of zerex ec-1 rated elc coolant fully formulated part number is ZXED-1 at napa you can usually pick it up for around $15/gal. Don't put premix in your cooling system after you flush regardless of how much of it you buy you won't get the ratio right because the cooling system retains about 3.5 - 4 gallons of water after you drain everything. You need concentrate for a flush and refill then you can use 50/50 premix to top off a low system.

[Guthrie PSD]

Originally Posted by Six0~Stroker

Also, do you have a coolant filter installed yet?


And just be ready to be replacing your oil cooler pretty soon... It's common that after you flush the system that it clogs up your oil cooler that is installed!

I went ahead and ordered the dieselsite filter and as soon as i have the money (it also has a small oil leak around the cooler?? (correct me if im wrong) im gonna go ahead and replace it too