Your coolant can tell you if other areas of maintenance are falling apart

We’re talking coolants again this week but this time how to know when you’ve got a problem.
You may remember that we covered coolant last month, specifically how topping coolant off all winter can throw your system out of balance when the weather turns warmer and limit your coolant system’s ability to actually cool. This week, we’re talking about testing your coolant, not just for balance but also to make sure other areas of maintenance aren’t falling apart around you.
A coolant test sounds pretty simple: you put the floating ball tool in the sump, give it a squeeze and make any necessary adjustment. But, Chevron Lubricants Commercial Fleets Business Consultant Shelly Eckert, who joins us again this week, says there’s a lot more to it and if you’re a user of that floating ball tool, you really need to stick around.
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Contents of this video
00:00 10-44 intro
00:28 Testing your coolant
01:51 Identifying cooling system problems
04:17 Instruments for testing coolant
05:08 Refractometers
06:49 Visual checks
08:12 Using test strips
10:47 pH balance of coolant