Coolant is coolant... right?

What really pisses me off about it is...GM knows full well that their antifreeze is about like the Edsel....

If they admit it or just stop using it....every GM owner will sue them for damages....they are pretty much stuck using it. In the long run it’s cheaper for them to pay out a few warranty claims and deny the rest. Screw the customers....it’s our bottom line we need to worry about. Unfortunately this practice has become the new norm for corporations doing business. Not what’s best for our customers and reputation, what’s good for our stock holders and the CEOS next bonus.

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What really pisses me off about it is...GM knows full well that their antifreeze is about like the Edsel....

If they admit it or just stop using it....every GM owner will sue them for damages....they are pretty much stuck using it. In the long run it’s cheaper for them to pay out a few warranty claims and deny the rest. Screw the customers....it’s our bottom line we need to worry about. Unfortunately this practice has become the new norm for corporations doing business. Not what’s best for our customers and reputation, what’s good for our stock holders and the CEOS next bonus.

Like Dodge and their auto transmission LOL

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Agree so far every car I owned with aluminum intakes, the dexcool degraded the intake and gaskets. Big discussions on the issue on my forums. So from now on, I flush out the dexcool and run the old green stuff. My 3000gt, Impala, eclipse all had aluminum intakes and the orange crap ate them up.

Was it Dex-Cool or something they said was compatible? I ran into that problem and will not let anyone put anything but Dex-Cool in my cooling system. The mixing was the problem it was not compatible.

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Was it Dex-Cool or something they said was compatible? I ran into that problem and will not let anyone put anything but Dex-Cool in my cooling system. The mixing was the problem it was not compatible.

Yes it was dex-cool I had nothing but issues.

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Yes it was dex-cool I had nothing but issues.

I ended up having to flush the system because of the mixing

they make a greenish looking coolant that will mix with DeX cool. You have to make sure it says it will mix. And if I remember correctly I have only found it in 50/50 premix.

I run straight green in mine and I run 1 quart of quick cool. I have never seen mine much over 220. I have my cooling fan set to come on at 220 and off at 195.

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The Slingshot has the Orange DEx Cool, Right?

it Sounds like I shouldn't put the regular anti_Freeze in the system because mixing the two will cause issues...

I only use the Dex-cool and nothing they say that will mix with it. I had someone that use to service my TA that mixed and I had to have the system flushed, you should have seen what that sh-t looked like after a while. I also only use Distilled water to mix the 50/50 with

That’s the reason for the organic acid.....mixing the two isn’t good from everything I’ve read about it. Stops corrosion.

Every GM motor has the orange gasket eater...

So chavey2 and wokka ...after we installed DDM tank and the hoses... Is the coolant we used okay? Anything I should be concerned about? It's green, but I think we mixed, right?

Read about the dangers of mixing orange and green......

https://kernersvilleautocenter…green-and-orange-coolant/

https://www.reference.com/vehi…tifreeze-83be9837acab2610

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So chavey2 and wokka ...after we installed DDM tank and the hoses... Is the coolant we used okay? Anything I should be concerned about? It's green, but I think we mixed, right?

he Dex-Cool is orange

The Prestone that you purchase off the shelf today says on the bottle that it will mix with any other make/color anti-freeze, it is what I used when topping off the system after installing the aftermarket surge tank, no issues................

Bill

Agreed, withh wjfyfe, I think you will be fine MiM

If you are curious, check the jug instructions on the brand you bought.

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The Prestone that you purchase off the shelf today says on the bottle that it will mix with any other make/color anti-freeze, it is what I used when topping off the system after installing the aftermarket surge tank, no issues................

Bill

Tobacco companies said cigarettes weren’t harmful..for decades.....Round up is good for you and doesn’t kill honey bees......the checks in the mail....Prestone could lose sales if they say it won’t mix with others. It will mix but what is the long term affect of that mixing? Good luck suing Preston for a clogged motor...

Too much info saying not to....

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The Prestone that you purchase off the shelf today says on the bottle that it will mix with any other make/color anti-freeze, it is what I used when topping off the system after installing the aftermarket surge tank, no issues................

Bill

The problem does not develop instantly. A couple of years or a bunch of miles and it will then be a problem. The reason that I know is with my bad back I was letting someone that I TRUSTED service my car. Like I said, I had to flush the system and I no longer let someone else service any of my wheels.

If you have accidentally mixed some green with your orange just remember you need to flush it all out sometime in the next few months when you have time. At that time pick one or the other and run with it.

It's not going to hurt it to drive it. But someone here mentioned that it has an anti corrosion property. And they are correct..

Here is your answer...

Some people just do not believe anyone

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Some people just do not believe anyone

I think you're wrong about that.

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I think you're wrong about that.

WRONG from 'coast to coast'