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Dexcool Coolant
Posted by ScottA (more from ScottA) on Thu, 2 Nov 2006 17:54:15
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My SAAB Dealer tells me the standard fill is Dexcool (orange) from 2002 on. They also told me they are seeing a lot more corrosion issues, heater-control valves, and water pumps failing than prior to SAAB/GM switching to Dexcool (The Service writer called it Deathcool). The showed me a head gasket that was completely electrolysized away. With that said, I have a 2002 SAAB with orange coolant. Mine lost the water pump at 50K miles (normal or not?). I have a CPO warranty good until 08/2008 but have been reading lots of bad press regarding Dexcool. Does anyone agree that Dexcool is bad news and would I void my warranty flushing the system and refilling it with something like Zerex G5 or one of the other European approved coolants? I asked the Service writer and he said it would be upto SAAB if a coolant related warranty came up. He told me he won't use the stuff in his cars. They put it in as that's what GM calls for - stuck, I guess?
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Posts in this Thread:
- Dexcool Coolant, ScottA, Thu, 2 Nov 2006 17:54:15 <-- Viewing This Message
- Zerx link, adl6009 , Fri, 3 Nov 2006 09:39:45
- Re: Dexcool Coolant, SWEDECAR , Fri, 3 Nov 2006 09:25:15
- Help Anders..., ScottA, Fri, 3 Nov 2006 06:16:16
- Should I get some Mercedes coolant??, adl6009 , Thu, 2 Nov 2006 21:47:26
- pre-dexcool ?, RobM, Thu, 2 Nov 2006 20:56:42
- funny you should ask ..., bobc , Thu, 2 Nov 2006 19:34:05
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