Mix Zerex G5 with red coolant?
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My truck is on the add mark on the coolant and I looked up the coolant I need and came up with zerex G5. I bought the stuff and it's green while the coolant in my truck is red.
Is it ok to mix ?
Otherwise I have no idea what coolant is in it and I can't afford a flush to change out all the coolant right now.
Truck is 04 Ram with the 4.7
I have googled it and the answers vary so that's why I'm just wanting a definitate answer
Is it ok to mix ?
Otherwise I have no idea what coolant is in it and I can't afford a flush to change out all the coolant right now.
Truck is 04 Ram with the 4.7
I have googled it and the answers vary so that's why I'm just wanting a definitate answer
Last edited by seasonaleclipse; 12-30-2016 at 09:08 PM.
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I also have an 04 with Hemi but the coolant is pink or red Mopar. I messed up a few years back and let someone change out my factory coolant for another that is equivalent but soon realized I had made a mistake and change back to Mopar. These trucks are peculiar about using factory fluids especially with transmission, coolant, and power steering. I was informed that the water pump is lubricated specifically by the correct Mopar coolant.
Hope this was of some help.
Hope this was of some help.
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I also have an 04 with Hemi but the coolant is pink or red Mopar. I messed up a few years back and let someone change out my factory coolant for another that is equivalent but soon realized I had made a mistake and change back to Mopar. These trucks are peculiar about using factory fluids especially with transmission, coolant, and power steering. I was informed that the water pump is lubricated specifically by the correct Mopar coolant.
Hope this was of some help.
Hope this was of some help.
The only real issues I've seen on every Hemi in my family (theres about 6 of them) the water pump gasket likes to weep coolant under certain driving conditions and the fan blows it all over so you can't tell where its coming from and its not enough to warrant immediate action as its only down a quart every 3 months in the overflow. Also hard to track down since it won't do it at idle, I regasketed my parents hemi Durango and the coolant issues were gone, and I could tell exactly where the rubber gaskets had failed with the corrosion build near flattened parts of the gasket. Definitely add permatex to the water pump gasket if you ever have to change it for any reason.
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