06 6.0 Which Coolant do I use?

[LeRoy06]

Hey just picked up an 06 f350 diesel lariat crew cab 8ft. Noticed my coolant was a little low. I looked in the manual and of course its gonna says use fords Gold colant you know their 25 - 30 dollars a gallon. just wanted to know if i could possibly pick up another brand u know maybe a 50/50 blend from like autozone or advanced auto. In the manual it says I have to stick with yellow and they said dont use an extended life coolant. ,But I look in local stores and their all extended life 150,000 mile etc. or should I just go with fords over priced coolant.... any suggestions>

[HeavyAssault]

Zerex G05 ready to add to the reservior.

[dennisj2003]

I just purchased a gallon of Ford gold at my dealer for $11.36.
Last gal I bought was $16.98.

[kirbybear]

The 6.0 degas bottle "cold " should not read above the minimum level. If you fill to maximum you may blow it out when the coolant expands.

[DieselMank]

For whatever reason, minimun or just below is where the coolant should be. Any higher and it can boil over and make a mess and scare the cr@p out of ya thinkin' its head gaskets!!!!!
Also, you go 100k+ out of the coolant anyway...unless it looks or checks bad, you really don't need to change it....