Dexcool
I have first hand knowledge of it myself. I dont know if I will ever get all of the corrosion out of my wifes Blazer from it. It has taken out the water pump, clogged the heater core, and clogged several t stats.
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Originally Posted by Bird Man
I don't have 3 months and I thought one of the "upto" date tech guys had some new info they could share
Synopsis...
-Dexcool isn't the panacea it was supposed to be.
-Air infiltration and not-distilled water kill it.
-Brown gunk is the result.
-Flush & fill is the fix.
-New green coolants are safe for aluminum engines.
-Overall fix is to not try to go 5yr/50k miles on any color coolant. Try 2-3 yrs.
From what I have seen, ALL Coolant has the ability to turn into that gelitain stuff. Just depends on what it is subjected to. Even the coolant that we use in our aircraft (f-15e) does it.
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Originally Posted by Mr Incredible
You could find out about Dexcool problems in about ten minutes. Much less time than you would sit waiting for information from us.
Synopsis...
-Dexcool isn't the panacea it was supposed to be.
-Air infiltration and not-distilled water kill it.
-Brown gunk is the result.
-Flush & fill is the fix.
-New green coolants are safe for aluminum engines.
-Overall fix is to not try to go 5yr/50k miles on any color coolant. Try 2-3 yrs.
Synopsis...
-Dexcool isn't the panacea it was supposed to be.
-Air infiltration and not-distilled water kill it.
-Brown gunk is the result.
-Flush & fill is the fix.
-New green coolants are safe for aluminum engines.
-Overall fix is to not try to go 5yr/50k miles on any color coolant. Try 2-3 yrs.
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Originally Posted by Mr Incredible
You could find out about Dexcool problems in about ten minutes. Much less time than you would sit waiting for information from us.
Synopsis...
-Dexcool isn't the panacea it was supposed to be.
-Air infiltration and not-distilled water kill it.
-Brown gunk is the result.
-Flush & fill is the fix.
-New green coolants are safe for aluminum engines.
-Overall fix is to not try to go 5yr/50k miles on any color coolant. Try 2-3 yrs.
Synopsis...
-Dexcool isn't the panacea it was supposed to be.
-Air infiltration and not-distilled water kill it.
-Brown gunk is the result.
-Flush & fill is the fix.
-New green coolants are safe for aluminum engines.
-Overall fix is to not try to go 5yr/50k miles on any color coolant. Try 2-3 yrs.
