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Old 12-08-2019, 10:25 PM   #1
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Servicing coolant in seven year old SS....

I just bought a 2012 SS that had been sitting for a long time. The engine only has 19K miles. I've already changed the oil but I'm wondering if I should have the coolant system serviced as well?
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Old 12-08-2019, 10:57 PM   #2
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yes and what do you mean have it serviced? i did it myself.
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Old 12-09-2019, 07:43 PM   #3
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My 2010 SS has the original coolant (187,878 miles). I know, before the flaming begins, I'm a bad person!

I figure I'll change it the first I have to replace a hose or a water pump.
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Old 12-10-2019, 07:47 AM   #4
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Just drain radiator and refill.
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Old 12-10-2019, 07:05 PM   #5
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My 2010 SS has the original coolant (187,878 miles). I know, before the flaming begins, I'm a bad person!

I figure I'll change it the first I have to replace a hose or a water pump.
I can only imagine what the inside of your cooling system looks like with that old Dexcool in it. Yikes!
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Old 12-10-2019, 10:40 PM   #6
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$15 for Dexcool concentrate at my local Chevy dealer and 2 gallons of distilled water. Just drain the radiator and refill. The siphoning action also pulled quite a bit out of my block and overflow tank as well. It was super easy.
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Old 12-11-2019, 11:09 AM   #7
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My 2010 SS has the original coolant (187,878 miles). I know, before the flaming begins, I'm a bad person!

I figure I'll change it the first I have to replace a hose or a water pump.
As a mechanic I never change coolant on any of my cars unless I'm fixing a leak! You'll be fine as clearly indicated by the high mileage
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Old 12-11-2019, 08:14 PM   #8
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walmart 2 gal of prestone "dexcool" 24 bucks 2 gal of distilled water 1.75 so at 25.75 i considered it cheap insurance but i also did the heater core so she was about a .5 gal low.
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