Exact Antifreeze Brand

[Aurora40]

Distilled water is what you want. It being corrosive sounds like BS.

[jonszr1]

thanx I thought so too just wanted to ck . have a great dAY

[cuisinartvette]

Originally Posted by jonszr1

what chemical is the bad one that causes all the problems. i hear they are combining stuff . amodified verson of that evil orange . anyone know about this.?

sounds like crystal meth.

[EuroPete]

Hi guys, do you know if Dex Cool can damage the gaskets or corrode the radiator? I've been recommended this coolant fluid but if you type "dex cool gasket problems" on Google you find lots of articles related to it.

Just got a '90 red/red 27,000 mile ZR-1. I'll introduce myself and hang some pictures ASAP.

[bradslt5]

pete,DO not use dexcool only use the green stuff that has 1825 gm spec on it .the other stuff will eat our head gaskets

[EuroPete]

Originally Posted by bradslt5

pete,DO not use dexcool only use the green stuff that has 1825 gm spec on it .the other stuff will eat our head gaskets

Can you recommend any brand name or product for ethylen glycol coolant fluid GM compliant? In my country they know nothing about this, they only have AC DELCO Dex Cool so I'm afraid I'll have to order it from the US.

Thank you Brad!

[bradslt5]

pete do you have a dhev dealership over there ? if so order the 1825 from them . make sure that they understand that you want 1825 and NOTHING ELSE . good luck and have a great day

[EuroPete]

Originally Posted by bradslt5

pete do you have a dhev dealership over there ? if so order the 1825 from them . make sure that they understand that you want 1825 and NOTHING ELSE . good luck and have a great day

Brad, the problem overseas is that American car parts stores are really rare and they're not expertised enough in certain aspects. I think I'll call my friend Mark from Wisconsin tonight so maybe he can get this antifreezer immediately.

Anyway, thank you very much mate

[gbrtng]

Originally Posted by bradslt5

pete,DO not use dexcool only use the green stuff that has 1825 gm spec on it .the other stuff will eat our head gaskets

Brad, please cite your source for this eating head gasket "problem".
That's a new one on me. FWIW, I converted to Dexcool in 1997 by completely flushing with distilled water - did 4 fill and drain cycles - then filled with Dexcool. No problems 11 years later. Instead of google, check out www.bobistheoilguy.com and study the antifreeze forum; there are several industry gurus lurking. And, the green stuff was all that was available in 1989 when out cars were introduced; the non-phosphate stuff came out two years later in the Saturn line.

[EuroPete]

Originally Posted by gbrtng

That's a new one on me. FWIW, I converted to Dexcool in 1997 by completely flushing with distilled water - did 4 fill and drain cycles - then filled with Dexcool. No problems 11 years later.

gbrtng, what did you do exactly? Fill the full cooling circuit with distilled water and empty it four times? Then, filling it with Dexcool completely, right?

Seems to be an easy procedure, it's only a matter of spending around 50 liters of distilled water, isn't it?