Eg Or Pg & Water + Sca Inhibitor; Mixing Eg Or Pg Antifreeze And Water - Detroit Diesel EPA04 Series 40 Operator's Manual

HOW-TO SECTION
Coolant Fill Option
Ethylene Glycol & Water + Corrosion
1
Inhibitors
Commercial Equivalent of DDC Power
Cool
Propylene Glycol & Water + Corrosion
1
Inhibitors
Ethylene Glycol & Water + OAT
Inhibitors
Water Only + Corrosion Inhibitors
Water Only + OAT Inhibitors
1
Preferred coolant.
2
Water-only coolant systems offer no freeze protection and should not
be used where ambient temperatures can fall to 32° F (0° C).
Table 24 Initial Fill Coolant Options
Ethylene Glycol & Water Plus
SCA Inhibitor or Propylene
Glycol & Water Plus SCA
Inhibitor — These products are
available as fully formulated,
phosphate-free, extended service
interval (ESI) coolants. They are
commercially available from Detroit
Diesel (recommended) and other
manufacturers as either a concentrated
antifreeze or as a pre-mixed antifreeze.
The pre-mixed antifreeze is ready for
use, while the concentrated coolant
must be mixed with water prior to use.
Detroit Diesel Power Cool engine
coolant (part number 23512138)
is the preferred ethylene glycol
coolant. If other commercial brands
of ethylene glycol are used, they
must be equivalent to the Power Cool
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DDC Power Cool
Fully Formulated TMC RP-329 Type A
Antifreeze & Water
Fully Formulated TMC RP-330 Type A
Antifreeze & Water
DDC Power Cool Plus
2
Water + DDC Power Cool 3000
2
Water + DDC Power Cool Plus 6000
(see following paragraph). Detroit
Diesel does not market a propylene
glycol coolant. If a propylene glycol
coolant is used, it must also meet the
requirements listed in the following
paragraph.
Fully formulated ethylene
glycol-based, low silicate antifreeze
or coolant must meet TMC RP-329
"Type A" requirements. Fully
formulated propylene glycol-based
antifreeze or coolant must meet TMC
RP-330 "Type A" requirements. Fully
formulated antifreeze does not require
a dosage of SCA (supplemental
coolant additive) prior to initial use.
Mixing EG or PG Antifreeze
and Water — If a concentrated
ethylene glycol (EG) or propylene
All information subject to change without notice. (Rev. May 2004)
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