hey guys. i am starting to have stuff grow in my coolant holding tank lol. so im planning on doing a flush and wat not. However, when i bought the jeep i didnt get and owners manual. and since this is a cherokee forum i figured u r the guys to ask. i need to kno how much i need to get to replace my existing coolant. and wat is a good brand to use. i have a 2001 sport. thanks so much for taking the time in reading this.

 

i wanna do this too! ill be watching!

 

4.0 has 12 qts (11.4 liters).

 

That's 3 gallons of 50/50. As for brand I think as long as its green it will work.

 

Use either the traditional green (good for 2 years) or switch to G05 (good for 5 years). Stay away from the all-makes/universal Dex-clones.

 

G05 is also a "dex clone with silicates added (hybrid). All these OAT or organic coolants are risky to use if system is not maintained. Air,tap water,IAT (conventional) coolant mixed with OAT, Overheated...any of these conditions will turn OAT into a highly acidic brown muck that will eat plastic,gaskets,water pump impellors and clog heater cores and radiators. IMO the conventional green silicate ethylene glycol changed every two years is the safest way to go.

 

wlamart is definitely the cheapest and what i always used. I buy the 100% and mix it myself.

 

It's cheaper to by the 100% and mix a gallon of distilled water, makes two gallons of 50/50 and total cost would be roughly $15 compared to $22 for two gallons of pre mixed 50/50.

 

yup actually i think here in pa it's still about $11 for the 100% im waiting for that to go up though. Distilled water is obviously the correct way to go but i dont think i ever filtered mine hadn't ever had a problem i wouldnt recommend that to somebody else but thats what i do haha