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Originally Posted by rlith
Most of the dealerships around here will actually flush dexcool out of new cars/trucks and replace with normal green stuff when they come in the lot. I once talked to the service manager at the local chevy dealer about this and asked about it being expensive for them to always do this, his response?
"We'd rather spend the a few bux per car putting normal antifreeze in, then deal with the headaches of dexcool a year or 2 down the road"
My blazer had decool in when I bought it, 1st thing I did when I got it home (before I destroyed the engine with a screw (see my site for the story) Was do a complete acid flush of the cooling system and replace with green... The rad itself took a while do to all the gel and corrosion..
Granted, if you watch it and maintain it, it will be fine, but most times the crap is more trouble than it's worth...Again, this is only MY opinion. Others may vary...  |
I perfer the green antifreeze, too.
I just want to stress the fact that if anyone wants to convert over to the green stuff, you
must thoroughly flush all of the dexcool out of the system first.