What is John Deere Cool-Gard II?
Cool-Gard II is a fully formulated summer coolant, winter antifreeze that delivers unsurpassed protection from corrosion, cavitation, foaming, rust and scaling. This long-life coolant, which was specially developed for heavy-duty diesel engines, can also be used in all gas engines, including those with aluminum blocks.
What type of antifreeze goes in a John Deere tractor?
John Deere Cool-Gard is a fully-formulated, heavy-duty antifreeze/summer coolant that’s specifically engineered to match the performance requirements of John Deere equipment. It is the same antifreeze used in new John Deere machines.
What kind of antifreeze does a John Deere 1025r take?
Use John Deere COOL-GARD II PG Premix when a non-toxic coolant formulation is required. The following engine coolant is also recommended: John Deere COOL-GARD™ II Concentrate in a 40—60% mixture of concentrate with quality water.
What is ethylene glycol coolant?
Ethylene glycol is a chemical commonly used in many commercial and industrial applications including antifreeze and coolant. Ethylene glycol helps keep your car’s engine from freezing in the winter and acts as a coolant to reduce overheating in the summer.
What color is cat ELC coolant?
General Motors brought out Dex-Cool in a distinctive orange color. Caterpillar engines now come with red-orange coolant. Other engines offer blue, purple, and even pink antifreeze. The key is to buy the same type of coolant recommended by your machine’s manufacturer.
What color antifreeze does John Deere use?
JD is green antifreeze.
Can you use regular antifreeze in a tractor?
To simplify your choice of antifreeze, follow this general rule of thumb: For antique tractor engines, use green IAT coolants rated for light-duty or universal use. When it comes to high-power modern tractors as well as today’s cars and trucks, go with the manufacturer’s coolant recommendation.
Can I use regular antifreeze in my diesel tractor?
Usually the Walmart brand antifreeze will work in a non cylinderliner engine but you may have to replace the antifreeze more often.
Is ethylene glycol the same as antifreeze?
Though coolant and antifreeze are often used interchangeably, they aren’t the same. Antifreeze is made of ethylene glycol or propylene glycol and is the basic ingredient, but it has to be mixed with water to create coolant, which is the cocktail you will find in the cooling systems of all “water-cooled” vehicles.
Do you put SCA in ELC or DEAC?
In conventional coolants, supplemental coolant additives (SCAs) deplete, so heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturers require that you add SCAs at every oil change. With Cat ELC, however, additives deplete much more slowly—so you don’t need to add any SCAs.
Is it OK to mix red and green antifreeze?
It’s perfectly backwards compatible if you want to do that. But you really don’t want to mix them, it’s not that good of an idea to mix them. If you want to have the correct coolant added for you, consider YourMechanic. They will be able to come to your home or office to perform this service.