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Engine Maintenance
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ELC (Extended Life Coolant)
ELC is used in this unit. A nameplate near the coolant expansion tank identifies units with ELC.
NOTE: The new engine coolant, Texaco Extended Life Coolant, is RED in color instead of the current
GREEN or BLUE-GREEN colored coolants.
Figure 52: ELC Nameplate Located Near Expansion Tank
The following are the Extended Life Coolants currently approved by Thermo King for use in ELC units
for five years or 12,000 hours:
• Chevron Dex-Cool
• Texaco ELC (nitrite free)
• Havoline Dex-Cool (with nitrates)
• Havoline Dex-Cool (nitrite free)
• Shell Dexcool
• Shell Rotella
• Havoline XLC (Europe)
• Saturn/General Motors Dex-Cool
• Caterpillar ELC
• Detroit Diesel POWERCOOL Plus.
CAUTION: Do not add “GREEN” or “BLUE-GREEN” conventional coolant to cooling
systems using “RED” Extended Life Coolant, except in an emergency. If conventional coolant
is added to Extended Life Coolant, the coolant must be changed after 2 years instead of 5 years.
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