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Propogating facts, not stories
Posted by nwas (more from nwas) on Fri, 9 Oct 2009 12:30:39
In Reply to: Yes, a lot of people propagate stories about Dexcool, vvk, Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:10:52
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Do a search. You'll find a lot of first hand evidence of corrosion problems with Dexcool in NEW cars.
Air, the factory sealent GM uses in cooling systems at the factory, and a whole host of other "contaminants" has caused corrosion in cars as young as two years old. GM argued that it was owner problems for quite a while (such as allowing air into the system... yes... air!), but eentually started to deal with it. If you want to say it's a GM issue, that's fine, but Saabs are GM vehicles likely built with GM processes.
Supposedly they've corrected those issues. But, I would not use Dexcool in a car that did not come that way from the factory. There's too high a probabilty of contamination and the resulting corrosion. Note that I'm referring to the Texaco supplied version of Dexcool. Other similar OAT products such as Valoline's rendition are not known for issues.
Personally, I'll stick with HOAT coolants, G05, G48, etc.
posted by 96.233.5...
Posts in this Thread:
- is Dexcool approved ok to use?, Mark from Toronto, Thu, 8 Oct 2009 13:44:17
- Re: is Dexcool approved ok to use?, REM in Seattle
, Thu, 8 Oct 2009 23:21:27 - Re: is Dexcool approved ok to use?, nwas, Thu, 8 Oct 2009 21:02:11
- Sure, well I mean if you want to use Dexcool, bender
, Thu, 8 Oct 2009 17:20:18 - BTW I'm also from Canada, and yes it's hard to find, bender , Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:58:25
- I would not suggest it., bender , Thu, 8 Oct 2009 15:57:14
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