dex-cool???
06-01-2005, 10:43 PM
#1
11 Second Club
Thread Starter
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somerset, NJ
Posts: 219
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
dex-cool??? a friend just bought a mint 01 ss...still has the original "dex-cool" coolant in it and i heard somewhere that that **** sucks lol...so first off, does it? and second, we're gunna flush the system anyway so can we use any regular "safe for all cars" green antifreeze? thanks!
06-01-2005, 11:57 PM
#5
Launching!
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
Posts: 244
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by 2000 Z28 SS
I dont think that it matters, Dex-cool is just an enviromant safe coolant. I always thought coolant was coolant. I guess I am not a 100% sure.
06-02-2005, 12:20 AM
#6
TECH Regular
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Deployed
Posts: 408
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
06-02-2005, 03:19 AM
#7
Launching!
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Palm Bay, Florida
Posts: 260
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
There is a green antifreeze, Prestone, at Autozone that is pre-diluted and is Dex-Cool compatible. I used it and so far I've had no issues.
A salesperson told me that Autozone is going to stop selling Dex-Cool because its no longer going to be made.
A salesperson told me that Autozone is going to stop selling Dex-Cool because its no longer going to be made.
Trending Topics
06-02-2005, 02:55 PM
#8
TECH Addict
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Fat Chance Hotel
Posts: 2,336
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I wonder if that is true. I think it was Texaco that originally made Dexcool and now Shell bought Texaco. Shell is still selling the Dexcool though...for now.
06-02-2005, 10:43 PM
#9
TECH Regular
I work at Oreilly's and there are dumbasses working at my store and every other parts store in town. You just need to weed those kind out one by one. I can't believe he said that it about dex-cool.
06-02-2005, 11:55 PM
#10
LS1Tech Administrator
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Schiller Park, IL Member: #317
Posts: 32,269
Likes: 0
Received 1,702 Likes
on
1,220 Posts
Nothing wrong with Dexcool. It's all about the change interval. I would not wait 100K miles to change any coolant, IMO.
A salesperson told me that Autozone is going to stop selling Dex-Cool because its no longer going to be made. This is interesting. So what will GM be using to fill current and future cooling systems with? Or is it just that the brand name "Dexcool" will stop? Others like Prestone sell GM approved dexcool compatible extended life coolant anyway, this is what I use now....
Originally Posted by jrivera04
A salesperson told me that Autozone is going to stop selling Dex-Cool because its no longer going to be made.
glycol corrodes alum. 
06-03-2005, 10:21 AM
#14
TECH Enthusiast
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 669
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
wow. Thank god. This is a welcome change. usualy when I open a thead like this I have to sort through 90% of the posts saying how bad dex-cool is, how it hurts your car, how it gums up, and how you should switch. I am very glad this is not the case.
Let me just add this. Why would GM design a coolant that wouldn't work better for you then coolant thats been around for decades? It's pretty simple. With the new disigns in both motors and radirators which are now using more alum construction, Dex -cool is constructed to work well with that. It's low silicate forumula is needed if you want your cooling system to work correctly. It's really as simple as that.
Let me just add this. Why would GM design a coolant that wouldn't work better for you then coolant thats been around for decades? It's pretty simple. With the new disigns in both motors and radirators which are now using more alum construction, Dex -cool is constructed to work well with that. It's low silicate forumula is needed if you want your cooling system to work correctly. It's really as simple as that.
