About to do a my first flush of a the coolant (more ford KA tinkering).
Finally replacing the heater control valve and thought I should do a full flush at the same time, as well as popping in a new thermostat.
I know it requires red OAT type coolant, but I was wondering how specific do I need to be.
Is just any generic red OAT coolant fine?
Or, as per the manual, should I look for ones that specifically adhere to ford wss-m97b44-d.
I can get a semi-decent deal on comma and that specifically mentions that specification along with VW-TL774D
Then there is carplan premium red which is cheaper, and does not mention the ford spec, but does mention the same VW-TL774D.
(in fact, their marketing blurb only really mentions VW)
In addition, I am also flushing it through with some prestone coolant flush beforehand. I assume there should be no problem with that.
But as ever, I always find it useful to check things here.
Appreciate any advice!
Finally replacing the heater control valve and thought I should do a full flush at the same time, as well as popping in a new thermostat.
I know it requires red OAT type coolant, but I was wondering how specific do I need to be.
Is just any generic red OAT coolant fine?
Or, as per the manual, should I look for ones that specifically adhere to ford wss-m97b44-d.
I can get a semi-decent deal on comma and that specifically mentions that specification along with VW-TL774D
Then there is carplan premium red which is cheaper, and does not mention the ford spec, but does mention the same VW-TL774D.
(in fact, their marketing blurb only really mentions VW)
In addition, I am also flushing it through with some prestone coolant flush beforehand. I assume there should be no problem with that.
But as ever, I always find it useful to check things here.
Appreciate any advice!
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