Exact Antifreeze Brand - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

scottfab · 02-03-2009

Well, I've seen/heard enough from many expert DIYs and pros to make a decision.
The weather here in the NW has been great lately so...
I'll be doing a bit of maintenance tomorrow and Dexcool is going back in. I think the green stuff would work fine too but the extra years of interval service is worth it to me. And I don't want to have to replace that expensive water pump again like in 98. I have seen and worked on at least 5 engines with blown head gaskets, non of which had Dexcool. At this point I think LT5 head gasket problems are unrelated. While Dexcool is more "environmentally" friendly that's not it. I am staying with it becase 11yrs of use and
I have no complaints. But then I followed Hib's recommendation on the flushing procedure so maybe I got all the old green crap out first, who knows.

02-03-2009	#9
scottfab Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Portland Oregon metro area (Washington side) Posts: 3,207	Re: Exact Antifreeze Brand Well, I've seen/heard enough from many expert DIYs and pros to make a decision. The weather here in the NW has been great lately so... I'll be doing a bit of maintenance tomorrow and Dexcool is going back in. I think the green stuff would work fine too but the extra years of interval service is worth it to me. And I don't want to have to replace that expensive water pump again like in 98. I have seen and worked on at least 5 engines with blown head gaskets, non of which had Dexcool. At this point I think LT5 head gasket problems are unrelated. While Dexcool is more "environmentally" friendly that's not it. I am staying with it becase 11yrs of use and I have no complaints. But then I followed Hib's recommendation on the flushing procedure so maybe I got all the old green crap out first, who knows. __________________ Scott Vett owner since 1979._It's about the car and the people