You know the problem is is there now saying that not all greens are the old green antifreeze types, and you can't even be sure that ANY green is the same green your vehicle has or is using.
There are some greens that have no silicates, however, it seems our older Rodeo's anyhow, came with the green WITH silicates - this is the problem I'm having, as those that have no silicates have the potential of also being a DEX-COOl derivative that can not be mixed with the old green or it will form sludge.
Not only that, but if you look at the bottles of the Prestone yellow jug formulas - which we all use to believe was the old true green antifreeze, it in fact is actually a dex-cool mix now. Prestone no longer makes the old green antifreeze - they say that it's safe for all colors, and all types, but in reality dex-cool and the old green antifreeze are not supposed to be mixed.
We have inadvertenly been mixing the two in our 2 older vehicles without even realizing that ALL Prestone bottles are now dex-cool formulas - some actually say it, and other's (yellow jug) don't, but the active ingredients/chemicals on the label are the same.
Our mechanic has been putting in a green antifreeze with high silicates - for aluminum heads/engines, but we've had to replace some hoses on the toyota and we did mix in Prestone for refill.
I'm not too concerned about the Rodeo, we just had it flushed last week, and it was dumped again earlier this week - so it's all the true green again.
But I just need to find some antifreeze to carry in our vehicles - thinking of just having my mechanic fill a couple empty gallon containers for me. Seems this stuff's getting impossible to find.