Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Clyde - Ferrari 512 Work

[Dick Petrick (rtpetrick]

Martin,

I use BMW G48 Coolant.

It’s ethylene glycol based with inhibitors.

It’s a clear liquid.

It often seems like coolant system parts fail shortly after flushing and replacing with new coolant.

It is probably coincidence but there are several non-supported rhetorical theories.

 

Regards,

Dick Petrick

 

From: Martin Stark [mailto:mstark [at] copper.net]
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2018 11:20 AM
To: Dick Petrick
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Clyde - Ferrari 512 Work

 

Years ago I flushed and refilled my '87 TR's cooling system with a long life coolant.  After about a month I noticed that the waterpump that was replaced a couple of years before began to leak.  I don't know if it was caused by the coolant formula or just a coincidence.  You may remember seeing this info since I posted it to the list back then. 

It's time to change the coolant and I'd like to switch to a modern long life coolant formula so I'll pose the question again.  Does anyone have experience running long life coolant like the pink or orange stuff in a Ferrari?

 

On 7/30/2018 11:11 AM, Dick Petrick wrote:

Based on Clyde’s recommendation, I replaced the coolant radiators in my 85 Testarossa with high performance versions manufactured by Wizard.

The original radiators were still intact, but corrosion was evident. They were unrepairable time bombs.

The Wizards  are fine pieces of work….although, I had to have the mounting flanges moved as they did not line up….Rather than send them back to Wizard,

I had a local guy do the fix. It added cost. Anyway, the perform very well.

Clyde is correct when he says that these cars have a mind of their own.

 

Regards,

Ferrari Yooper

 

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