Other than oil and air filters...

[TEAL]

Aside from oil and fuel filters, ano pa ba ang dapat pinapalitan sa diesel vehicle to maintain good running condition? Crosswind XTO po ang ride ko, 35K km na odo rdg. Thanks. :roll:

[Mike2]

Air cleaner as per manufacturer's recommendation.

[Mike2]

Air cleaner as per manufacturer's recommendation. Air cleaner as per manufacturer's recommendation. Air cleaner as per manufacturer's recommendation.

[OTEP]

Air cleaner ko every 5K ko pinapalitan kasi generic lang naman. Php 150.00 kina Glenn. Pero nung si afrasay ang bumili Php 140.00 lang. hehehe.

[Ungas]

Drain your radiator and refill with new water.

Check grease points, lalo na sa propeller shaft.

[ARB]

if you have not changed pa, the transmission oil, the rear diff oil, the brake fluid, clutch master fluid. have your aircon cleaned, pa power wash mo condenser ng aircon.

[ARB]

ungas - you dont use coolant?

[jeff]

magkano ba pa cleaning ng dual aircon? and saan shop mura?

[Ungas]

ARB::: I do, kasama na pag palit ng tubig yun. About 40-60 mixture.

[ARB]

what do you use? may anti-freeze ba or wala? they say kase the one with anti-freeze damages some cylinder heads because of alcohol content.

i use prestone lang.

[Ungas]

Yung ordinary coolant without any anti-freezing contaminants. Di ko nga maalala yung tatak... panget tong nagamit ko, may namumuong latak na pula sa ibabaw ng reservoir.

[OTEP]

ARB,

If your vehicle is equipped with a heater, better stick with something with antifreeze (or ethylene glycol). Baka kasi masira yung heater core. It's one messy thing when it leaks because its under your dasboard.

Pure water might freeze and break the heater core open.

[boybi]

OTEP, e ang init init na dito sa pinas, mag fi-freeze pa ba yang coolant? :roll:

[OTEP]

boybi,

Hindi ba magkatabi ang heater core at a/c evaporator sa ilalim ng dashboard?

[boybi]

a, ok. :wink:

[ARB]

AFAIK, the anti-freeze is for cold climates only where sometimes the coolant freezes so as the oils, and fuels. they have special additives so that they will not freeze.

they say daw that coolant with anti-freeze eats up aluminum cylinder heads. that is why prestone is formulated for tropical climates.

yes my vehicle has heater. i think we should better research this over the net and post our findings. thanks for informing me.

[OTEP]

ARB,
I'm still researching on it. Pero may anti-freezing properties din naman yata ang ethelyne glycol. Medyo concerned lang ako kasi feeling ko magkalapit talaga yung heater core at a/c evaporator because they are driven by the same blower. If the evaporator springs a leak, gas lang ang lalabas. If the heater core gives way, coolant will flood into the cabin (matapang na substance ito) and the engine has a risk of overheating.

[rsnald]

OTEP, e ang init init na dito sa pinas, mag fi-freeze pa ba yang coolant? :roll:

actually, misconception yung term na anti-freeze, although technically correct pa rin. Coolant is also kinda misleading pero parang pwede na rin. sa tropical countries, anti-boil is more the correct term :D

ethylene glycol yung pinaka common additive na ginagamit as anti-freeze or coolant. what it does is, if you mix in a high enough amount of ethylene glycol with water, say 50/50 ratio, it lowers the freezing point of water below 0°C, hence the term, "anti-freeze", and at the same time, it increases the boiling point of water above 100°C, hence your coolant fluid can dissipate more engine heat compared to water alone. kaya lang, since mga kano ang umimbento nito, na retain yung term na antifreeze or coolant.
ang magandang radiator coolant additive ay yung merong mga anti-rust additives, or anti-scale. at isa pang magandang practice, don't use tap water, use distilled water, not mineral water ha. Wilkin's distilled water will do.

[TEAL]

Gandang info nito rsnald. I'll do this. What brand of "coolant" do you recommend? Ano effect kung pure "coolant" ang ilalagay (no water)? Thanks.

[ironarch]

OO nga??? What brand do you recomend?