Hey everyone, I'm just about to fill my cooling system back up, and my girlfriend went out to get tranny fluid and antifreeze and she came back with prestone dex cool for GM vehicles. Its an orangish red color. Would it be OK in my system? I'm 39 miles from autozone and don't wanna go back!
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antifreeze emergency!
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gm guys dont even use it, its is corrosive as hell
Edit:c91blx7 beat me to it lol
http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=187851
sold to: cb7rush\h22-accord\Luis\BurtonRiderT6
bought from:jokerxfn-tommi-'93cb7ex
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Straight water can cause problems, though the heat transfer properties are greater than that of antifreeze.
Just run a proper blend of regular antifreeze. You can buy basic stuff at most gas stations. It won't be top quality, but I'm sure your car isn't in mint condition either. It'll work just fine. Just don't use that dexcool shit.
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Fill with water for now and return the dex cool trash later- unless you live in a place where it would be freezing right now.
I don't honestly know if it will gum anything up. Though it seems to be the general consensus that it will, I haven't tried to mix the 2 before.
For short term water won't cause problems unless it freezes outside. Might be good to just churn some hot water through there anyways to "flush" the system out while you get the normal green stuff.
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Straight water can corrode the metal. If the water isn't absolutely pure (it should be store-bought distilled water) then the mineral deposits can wreak havoc in the cooling system. It'd do more damage than the Dexcool would... though I wouldn't suggest using either.
Just go to the local gas station, service station, convenience store, Wal Mart, supermarket, car dealership, or the dude down the street with 6 project cars in his garage. I'm sure SOMEONE closer than 39 miles has basic coolant that's compatible with your car besides Autozone!
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Originally posted by deevergote View PostStraight water can corrode the metal. If the water isn't absolutely pure (it should be store-bought distilled water) then the mineral deposits can wreak havoc in the cooling system. It'd do more damage than the Dexcool would... though I wouldn't suggest using either.
Just go to the local gas station, service station, convenience store, Wal Mart, supermarket, car dealership, or the dude down the street with 6 project cars in his garage. I'm sure SOMEONE closer than 39 miles has basic coolant that's compatible with your car besides Autozone!
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