I have two turbo engine to install in the next week or so and was wondering if anyone has used the ""red/orange" coolent as I have GALLONS laying around but have ran out of the green .
Just trying to save an few bucks.
thanks paul B
I have two turbo engine to install in the next week or so and was wondering if anyone has used the ""red/orange" coolent as I have GALLONS laying around but have ran out of the green .
Just trying to save an few bucks.
thanks paul B
That should work fine, both are compatible with steel and aluminum. Only issue I've seen with some of the red or orange coolants is that they can stain stuff if there is a leak. I remember a friend using the GM orange stuff back when it first came out and it made a mess of his engine bay when a hose let loose. Wasn't easy at all to clean up and required many parts be repainted as a result of the incident.
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The Dexcool stuff does tend to gel up. You must change it more often than the good ol green stuff.
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A friend of mine that works as GM techincan says the same thing.
He told me not to use DexCool in any of my cars unless I change the fluid once a year. He told me about all the warranty radiators his Dealership replaces a few years after a car is sold. He has pulled radiators that were solid as a rock.
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yeah, I would stick with the green. The pure dexcool stuff doesnt mix with the traditional ethylene glycol, and like has been said with out good maintenance it turns to poo in the engine.
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Just stick with the green stuff, Dexcool likes to plug things up.
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someone converted my '97 blazer to the green stuff before i bought it, but every time i take the radiator cap off i'm reminded that it came with dexcool from the factory. look at the pictures here, then tell me again that you'd ever put dexcool within a 10 mile radius of your cooling system: http://www.sancarlosradiator.com/dex-cool_pics.htm
I wonder why some vehicles are affected and some aren't. My 98 Jimmy has not issues with Dexcool and its got 180,000 km's?
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I've never had any problems with my wife's '04 Cavalier, but I change the coolant at 30,000 mile intervals.
Last time I changed my coolant I used this red stuff that the shop uses on highway tractors....Never had any issues with it in the ol' Omni.
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Aurora ignition wires for sale. Link to info
Super60 roller cams or custom/billet cams. Link to info
How hard is it to convert a red-coolant vehicle to the standard green coolant?
Flush it really really really well. Several times. Then when you think it's completely clean, flush it again!!
Prestone makes a really good coolant flush.
Another tip to add here. Defintely use distilled, mineral free water. Tap water, and especially well water can have minerals in it that can really accelerate cooling system corrosion.
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on a related subject. Our old 04 durango had orange coolant, as did my dads 04 Ram. Is this the same as Dexcool? Im thinking it was something different, but still not the old green ethylene glycol.
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