Folks, I've recently found, what i consider to be, the best all-around mechanic. His name is Mike, of Mike's Import Auto, north side of Minneapolis. He has solved two long-time issues with my van, and since his repairs everything has been about as good as it can be. So, imagine my surprise when he replied, when i asked about a coolant flush, that he never uses Pentosin Blue and advised against it. He says he has had bad experiences with folks vans who used the blue stuff. Being a man of few words he didn't go into detail on what those bad experiences were. I imagine he's dealt with people coming in who haven't changed their coolant in decades and his coolant opinions are suffering from guilt by association. But, still... i'm a bit surprised. I found a reasonable source for Pentosin Blue and was planning on asking Mike for a full flush and refill before the temps bottom out here. Anybody out there know of any reason not to use the blue stuff? -jspeer '89 Westy GL, "Mystery Machine" |
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