I have three Chrysler products: 2000 Town and Country, 2001 Dodge Neon R/T and 2005 Charger and the owner's manual for all three states: "use only Mopar Antifreeze/Coolant 5 years/100,00 mile formula,P/N5011764AB or equivalent". Now my questions are:
1) Is Zerex G-05=AE Antifreeze/ Coolant Hybrid Organic Acid Technology (HOAT) equivalent to Mopar antifreeze and safe to be use in these cars? 2) How about Evans NPG+ waterless coolant? The last and most important question: 3) Why can I not use just water with some rust and cavity inhibitort add like Prestone additive? Since I live in Texas I don't have to be worry about frozen temperature: never lower than 40=BAF. I know the coolant/antifreeze increase the boling point for around 50=BA but, for what? The normal coolant/antifreeze temperature in a car in heavy traffic is around 200=BAF, if a car pass that limit is because something is wrong and have to be fix then why is good to increase the boiling point? I am originary from South America and I am still driving cars in Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador and in this countries automoviles use just water without problems even driving from the sea level to 20,000 feet over sea level where the water boiling point point is much lower than 212=BAF.=20 Julio- posted
17 years ago