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Ken Sair

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CAT Extended life coolant
« on: March 26, 2016, 11:45:50 PM »
I seem to recall that after switching to CAT ELC I'm supposed to add some additive at mileage/time? Can anyone advise on this? Tx. Ken. Im at 48 months now on the new ELC and about 40,000 miles.
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Lee Welbanks

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Re: CAT Extended life coolant
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2016, 12:04:26 AM »
Cat does have a extender for ECL but that is at 300,000 miles.

https://parts.cat.com/wcs-static/pdfs/PEHJ0067-02.pdf
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Ken Sair

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Re: CAT Extended life coolant
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2016, 08:13:02 PM »
Thanks Lee. In the back of my mind I remember something about 3 years for RV ers as we do not get near that amount of miles.
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Randolph Lewis

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Re: CAT Extended life coolant
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2016, 12:28:35 AM »
Ken, I had it done to mine last year and was told it was good for 6 years with the additive to be added at the 3 year mark.

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Re: CAT Extended life coolant
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2016, 03:25:29 AM »
Ken,
The Cat ECL literature states a 6 year life spam with the extender added at 3 years, but most RVs are getting longer service intervals of 4 to 5 years before adding the extender with a coolant analysis. So you can add the ELC extender now or have a coolant analysis ran to be sure that it is needed at this time.

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Re: CAT Extended life coolant
« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2016, 09:30:06 PM »
Yes, thats what the CAT RV Hotline said. at 3 years add the extender. Its a matter of time not mileage. So I picked up a quart. Im at 4 years so Ill just add it. Ken
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