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Interestingly enough, I was looking at the belt tensioners being sold by Rockauto and the Continental branded one is the exact same as the OEM Mopar with the pentastar logo machined off.

Greetings all. I have a 2019 Dodge Charger R/T and was wondering if anyone has any insight into what company manufactures the OEM serpentine belt for the 5.7 HEMI (Part # 53013676AC). It is clearly a Mopar branded part, but I can't help but think that it is made by a third party rubber company...

Good to know. Thanks for the information.

I don't know if the belt supplier is the same across the entire Mopar fleet for all part numbers, but I think the OEM Mopar belt on my 2019 Charger 5.7 is made by Bando. If you look closely, next to the Mopar part number printed on the belt, is "6PK 2080" which happens to be the equivalent Bando...

I've noticed that too, how conventional oils are slowly starting to disappear from store shelves little by little. I guess it is to be expected going forward though. As the industry standards for oil are getting stricter over time, true conventional oils are no longer able to satisfy them, and...

I've been wondering about this myself too My local Walmart is beginning to replace their inventory with the new bottles that claim a 10,000 oil change. I became especially excited when I saw the back label that references "Advanced Full Synthetic". I'm guessing this will soon be a new edition to...

It is important to note that the colors for the European coolants can vary among brands for the equivalent formulation. First, there is the G30 or G12 formulation which is a silicate free OAT. Zerex uses violet for this, but this is actually European Pink for Prestone and Peak. Next there is the...

The "universal" coolants, such as Peak or store brand are typically OAT coolants. G05 coolant is HOAT, so I would not mix the two. I would stick with Zerex G05, Peak original equipment gold for American vehicles, or Ford Motorcraft Gold. You don't want to intermix IAT, OAT, or HOAT because a...

If you go to the auto parts store, look for the "asian vehicle green" made by either Zerex, Peak, or Prestone. All the same.

Upon further investigation, I believe you are correct. Prestone and Peak have reformulated their universal coolants recently for even longer life. The product in the older style jugs that claimed to be good for 5 years, 150K miles was a phosphate free OAT formulation similar to Dexcool with a...

I believe that the major coolant manufacturers are beginning to rebrand their Dexcool products as "American Vehicle" orange. Within the past several years, Ford has adopted the Dexcool formulation for applications calling for Motorcraft Orange coolant. Chrysler has likewise done the same since...

Most of the controversy surrounding Dexcool has to do with the fact that it contains 2-eha as an anti-corrosion agent, which can react with certain seals and dissolve them over time. This issue only seemed to affect older GM vehicles and newer ones are more or less immune. If you are concerned...

Good to know. Thanks for sharing.

That's what I thought at first too, but I still have to wonder if it is still a slightly different formulation that just happens to be dyed the same color. The Ford yellow is an OAT coolant with the addition of phosphates. I believe the universal coolants such as Prestone and Peak are phosphate...

That's what I thought too at first, but I think it is still a slightly different formulation that just happens to be dyed the same color. The Ford yellow is an OAT coolant with the addition of phosphates (POAT). I believe the Prestone Cor-Guard Universal is a phosphate free OAT coolant. I could...