Is Dex-Cool bad for your car?
Is Dex-Cool bad for your car?
Ten years after General Motors began using Dex-Cool as an antifreeze in most of its cars and light trucks, GM car and truck owners continue to complain that the coolant corrodes and clogs radiators and radiator caps, erodes water pumps, rots radiator hoses, causes chronic overheating and engine damage while leading to …
Can you use deathcool as an antifreeze in a car?
I have, plenty of times, with vehicles that use generic green coolant you’ll be just fine using the dex-cool Deathcool is the only antifreeze that causes corrosion when air is introduced into the cooling system. The old inorganic green antifreeze didn’t do this unless it wasn’t changed on schedule where the corrosive inhibitors broke down.
Where can I buy Dexcool for Universal antifreeze?
Buy DexCool to finish off your universal antifreeze. Privately owned businesses sell Dex-Cool including Shell and Prestone. Assess a coolant meets GM’s Dex-Cool GM6277M specs, which ought to be marked on the side of the bottle. You can get the proper coolant at a car parts supply store.
Do you keep the Dexcool in your car?
More likely the answer is no. The Dexcool is gone for good. It is not like I have mixed both fluids together or anything. If that was a bad move then I can put the Dexcool back whatever!
How long is the Dexcool coolant supposed to last?
It’s supposed to last 5 years or 150,000 miles but there have been problems with this coolant. Cooling systems that use Dexcool exhibit more acid buildup and rust in the system when the coolant level gets low and oxygen is allowed to enter the system.
I have, plenty of times, with vehicles that use generic green coolant you’ll be just fine using the dex-cool Deathcool is the only antifreeze that causes corrosion when air is introduced into the cooling system. The old inorganic green antifreeze didn’t do this unless it wasn’t changed on schedule where the corrosive inhibitors broke down.
More likely the answer is no. The Dexcool is gone for good. It is not like I have mixed both fluids together or anything. If that was a bad move then I can put the Dexcool back whatever!
Where can I buy DEX-COOL compatible coolant?
I purchased the Dex-Cool compatible coolant from O’Reilly’s auto parts for my sons old Pontiac when I replaced the coolant. I would not buy green coolant, 5 year coolant is only $2 more.
Can you use long life coolant without Dexcool?
But it won’t hurt to use a universal long life coolant either, just drain the radiator and block, then refill, no flush. A little residual dexcool won’t hurt anything near as much as contaminants from flushing would. I kept the Dex too but had the shop change it for me.
