Had thermostat, water pump, and radiator changed. Replaced dexcool with regular green antifreeze. Heard lots of negative things about the dexcool. Car runs alot cooler with the green than with the dexcool before any problems. Is this ok to do? Will it cause any damage to car?
2007-03-21 03:57:33 · 4 answers · asked by scorpio78 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Good Job Scorpio,
Got it all done, the engine running cooler is what you want, I bet it was real dirty and it is now at running temperature..
I don't ever use Dexcool for the same reason plus it's pricing.
FIgure this. It will run at what the Thermostat is rated and that is fine for the engine and heating.
2007-03-21 04:13:46 · answer #1 · answered by Uncle Red 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that it will damage your car. The cooling effect is probably more due to having cleaned out the inside of the cooling system. The difference between the green anti-freeze and the orange stuff is that the orange stuff is that the orange stuff doesn't react with the metal in your engine as the green stuff will.
2007-03-21 04:03:48 · answer #2 · answered by Ben H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no,you can use the green,as long as you get the other stuff out first.i use the green.i use prestone.
2007-03-21 05:29:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No damage whatsoever.
2007-03-21 04:08:12 · answer #4 · answered by Fitron 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋