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Jul 24, 2005 | 07:42 PM

pottskies

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coolant question

i just bought my 98 ta a few weeks ago and was wondering what color our colant should be. Dont we have something like dextron 3 and shouldnt it be orange. Mine is green.

Jul 24, 2005 | 09:23 PM

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the new dexcool is orange. the green stuff is probably the old school stuff and will need changing sooner.

Jul 24, 2005 | 10:11 PM

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is the green stuff hurting anything...my coolant light keeps coming on and off, but the temp is fine.

Jul 24, 2005 | 10:23 PM

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flush it,and replace with DEXCOOL --OR--similiar coolant that says COMPATIBLE WITH DEXCOOL only....NOT GREEN COOLANT...orange stuff does not eat aluminum like old school stuff---I would do it right away--sooner the better--hopefully the light will go off-if not,you should get it checked---Best advice:just go to a radiator shop and let them flush and fill....good luck...

Jul 25, 2005 | 03:10 AM

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Make sure you flush it good and soon, the two do not mix well at all.

Jul 25, 2005 | 08:53 AM

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Make sure you flush it good and soon, the two do not mix well at all.

Jul 27, 2005 | 02:22 AM

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like everyone said, you should have dex-cool in there....and make sure all the other stuff gets COMPLETELY flushed out.

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Jul 27, 2005 | 09:45 AM

Mr Incredible

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When you change back to Dexcool, don't believe the GM line about 5yr-10000000 miles. Flush it about every three years or so and it will have no problems. Dexcool is very sensitive to air infiltration, non-distilled water, and non-approved additives. Keep away from them as much as possible.