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I have had no issues with Dexcool in my 2005 9-3 CVT... Posted by REM in Seattle [Email] (#4) [Profile/Gallery] (more from REM in Seattle) on Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:09:33 In Reply to: Forums are bad says GM service writer....Deathcool, Railhead [Profile/Gallery] , Tue, 8 Jun 2010 21:34:45 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
The car came with Dexcool and it seems to work just fine. I will say that at least some of the problems with Dexcool are because of ignorant service managers.
When I took my 2005 9-3 Aero CVT in to the dealer and asked to have the Dexcool coolant flushed, the service manager argued that it was unnecessary as the Dexcool coolant was 'good' for 100,000-miles. I pointd out to him that Dexcool is 'good' for 5 years or 100,000-miles and since my car was an early 2005, it had been 5 years. He stated that the dealership never replaced coolant at less than 100,000-miles unless dictated by a cooling system repair.
I wonder how many cooling sytems problems were caused by Dexcool being long past it's 5 year life?
REM in Seattle
2005 Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible; Steel Gray metallic; 5-speed; 28,000 miles
1998 Saab 900SET; Silver metallic; 5-door; Automatic; 114,000 miles
1984 Saab 900T; Cherry Red; 3-door; 5-speed; 242,000 miles (RIP)
_______________________________________ REM in Seattle Current: 2013 Volvo XC60 R-Design, Rebel Blue, 3.0L 6-cyl turbo, Automatic 2024 MINI Cooper S Convertible, 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 6-speed manual Former: 2005 Saab 9-3 Aero Convertible, Steel Gray metallic, 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 5-speed 1998 Saab 900SET 5-door, Silver, 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, Automatic 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider convertible, Alfa Red, 2.0L 4-cyl, 5-speed 1984 Saab 900T 3-door, Red, 2.0L 4-cyl turbo, 5-speed
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