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I flushed it out with alot of water in my 03 saturn, and went with supertech all makes/models.
Its yellow in color.
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Drain it and refill is all that is necessary unless you have a cooling system problem.
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Drain it and refill is all that is necessary unless you have a cooling system problem.
If he wants to switch from DexCool to a non-Dex anti-freeze, a simple drain & refill won't cut it. He will need to thoroughly flush and then refill. You don't want to mix any DC with non-DC.
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Drain it and refill is all that is necessary unless you have a cooling system problem.
If he wants to switch from DexCool to a non-Dex anti-freeze, a simple drain & refill won't cut it. He will need to thoroughly flush and then refill. You don't want to mix any DC with non-DC.
ANNNNND why would he want to do that? Why cause any undo frustration if not needed. The car has and probably will continue to run just fine with Dex-cool in it.
If he wanted to change coolants he should have asked so since he doesn't that a simple drain & refill is all that is needed.
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Drain it and refill is all that is necessary unless you have a cooling system problem.
If he wants to switch from DexCool to a non-Dex anti-freeze, a simple drain & refill won't cut it. He will need to thoroughly flush and then refill. You don't want to mix any DC with non-DC.
ANNNNND why would he want to do that? Why cause any undo frustration if not needed. The car has and probably will continue to run just fine with Dex-cool in it.
If he wanted to change coolants he should have asked so since he doesn't that a simple drain & refill is all that is needed.
Thermo1223, re-read the OP. Part of his question was 'could he use other kinds?' I answered that in my first post, right under his OP. My personal opinion is, keep using DexCool, but not everybody will agree with that. If he chooses that course, then flushing would not necessarily be required.
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I wouldn't run dexcool in my own GM's if the stuff was free.
But if you do run the stuff, be very sure that your radiator cap is in good condition, there are absolutely no leaks in the system, the engine NEVER overheats, and that you change it out LONG before the suggested 5-year/100k inverval (maybe 2-3 years/ 30-50k?). If you follow those guidelines, your cooling system will PROBABLY be squeaky clean and trouble-free. Deviate even slightly... and you risk the impenetrable sludge of death.
Dexcool seems to work great when conditions are optimal... but if anything in the cooling system becomes SLIGHTLY less than optimal... that Dexcool will turn on you in a second and bite you in the A$$. I feel physically ill recalling the multiple Dexcool systems that I've ATTEMPTED to flush over the years. Others I've seen were squeaky-clean with high miles.