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10-01-2012, 09:54 AM
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Dex-Cool vs Old School
What is the advantage of running the DexCool antifreeze vs the green stuff?
I have heard all kinds of horror stories on the DexCool turning to sludge, attacking gaskets, ruining water pumps, etc. etc. The only bad thing I have heard on the green antifreese is, don't let your animals drink it and don't mix it with the DexCool?
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10-02-2012, 09:07 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LS 3.6 LLT V6 325 HP Join Date: May 2009
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Happened on my 96 Bonneville, destroyed all the gaskets.
There was a class action to compensate failed engines, but they wouldn't pay me cause I did it myself and didn't have ALL the receipts.
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10-03-2012, 06:32 AM
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DexCool is organic and performs well for 5 years. But you have to change it every 5 years regardless of mileage because it breaks down and forms sludge. All the problems people have, i.e. blown head gaskets, are attributed to people who run it longer than 5 years.
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10-03-2012, 06:51 AM
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Drives: 2010 & 2013 Camaros Join Date: Apr 2010
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It's useless. Dump it and run the green stuff and you'll be fine, and your engine gaskets will thank you. Unless you're a tree-hugger. But then you'd be driving a Prius...kinda of a catch 22.
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10-03-2012, 08:21 AM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Convertible, IBM Join Date: Jun 2012
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Now, all I see at the stores are either the 50/50 mix or the pure anti-freeze. Only way I can tell besides the front label is the price! Point being, most if not all anti-freeze out there now is stating "For All Makes, All Cars", so who is one to believe? |
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12-09-2012, 09:47 AM
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I put green stuff in mine after my LS3 conversion.
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