Water Pump Gaskets . . .
Our '02 Tahoe with 100K miles was leaking coolant from the waterpump area every now and then. I changed gaskets knowing that they suck over time and it still occurred. Ended up pulling the old pump off to replace it and now no more leaks. I think anything is possible as far as component life.
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Our '02 Tahoe with 100K miles was leaking coolant from the waterpump area every now and then. I changed gaskets knowing that they suck over time and it still occurred. Ended up pulling the old pump off to replace it and now no more leaks. I think anything is possible as far as component life.
not sure how true that is ya i have heard about that and am not so sure on it but that dexcool creates build up over time and there was a law suit against Dex-Cool..on how it quote
''degraded certain vehicles’ intake manifold gaskets and other engine sealability components, and that in certain other vehicles, Dex-Cool formed a rusty sludge, clogging the vehicles’ cooling systems and causing vehicles to overheat''
i heard about this through a guy at work that had a comeback after he resealed a intake manifold from leaking and then the heater core got clogged, he then did all kinds of research about dexcool cloging the heater core to fight his case on his comeback.. hehe it was pretty fun how he did it tho..
''degraded certain vehicles’ intake manifold gaskets and other engine sealability components, and that in certain other vehicles, Dex-Cool formed a rusty sludge, clogging the vehicles’ cooling systems and causing vehicles to overheat''
i heard about this through a guy at work that had a comeback after he resealed a intake manifold from leaking and then the heater core got clogged, he then did all kinds of research about dexcool cloging the heater core to fight his case on his comeback.. hehe it was pretty fun how he did it tho..
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Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 4,768
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From: Central Valley
btw i picked up the new water pump from kragen and other than the backing is the old style before they sealed it up the pulley didn't turn as easily as mine did, anyway it's on the car and it works good
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ya i have heard about that and am not so sure on it but that dexcool creates build up over time and there was a law suit against Dex-Cool..on how it quote
''degraded certain vehicles’ intake manifold gaskets and other engine sealability components, and that in certain other vehicles, Dex-Cool formed a rusty sludge, clogging the vehicles’ cooling systems and causing vehicles to overheat''
i heard about this through a guy at work that had a comeback after he resealed a intake manifold from leaking and then the heater core got clogged, he then did all kinds of research about dexcool cloging the heater core to fight his case on his comeback.. hehe it was pretty fun how he did it tho..
''degraded certain vehicles’ intake manifold gaskets and other engine sealability components, and that in certain other vehicles, Dex-Cool formed a rusty sludge, clogging the vehicles’ cooling systems and causing vehicles to overheat''
i heard about this through a guy at work that had a comeback after he resealed a intake manifold from leaking and then the heater core got clogged, he then did all kinds of research about dexcool cloging the heater core to fight his case on his comeback.. hehe it was pretty fun how he did it tho..
haha..... anyways i never had any problems with dexcool my truck just hit 200,000 miles on the same water pump and about 2 coolant flushes in its life no build up ive seen...i personaly like dexcool and never seen nor had problems with it.
Last edited by 7deuce-ss; Sep 13, 2009 at 01:48 AM.
im not saying the lawsuit didnt happen, it happend because people look in their radiators and see its a tad low and top it off with water straight from the faucet or green stuff. thats where the buildup and corrosion comes from. if they would use distilled water or pure dexcool or 50/50 dex/distilled like they are supposed to, they would be fine.
im not saying the lawsuit didnt happen, it happend because people look in their radiators and see its a tad low and top it off with water straight from the faucet or green stuff. thats where the buildup and corrosion comes from. if they would use distilled water or pure dexcool or 50/50 dex/distilled like they are supposed to, they would be fine.
