That's what I did. Althought I did it a couple times before the water was coming out clear....
Dexcool change
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Dexcool change
Other than draining the old Dexcool and refilling with a 50/50 mix of distilled water and Dexcool, does anyone use any additives when refilling (other than WaterWetter which is made for use with only water). If you do use an additive, what do you use. Thanks.
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I usually drain the radiator and then refill with clear water and run the engine (without radiator cap) until the thermostat opens and flushes the water through the motor and heater. After a couple of minutes of running with the thermo open I stop and drain the radiator again. This usually gets some more of the old antifreeze out. I do this a couple of times until the discharge is clear of all the old coolant. Then I put the correct amount of DexCool in and top off with water and burp the system as needed.
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Water Wetter works best for racing applications with straight water, but it is fine to use in a DexCool mix. On the bottle they recommend at least 15% coolant mix for street applications. I did mine last weekend, and put in one bottle along with about 25%/75% DexCool/distilled.
BTW- If you buy the premix, you're paying an awful lot for the 50% water.
BTW- If you buy the premix, you're paying an awful lot for the 50% water.
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I usually drain the radiator and then refill with clear water and run the engine (without radiator cap) until the thermostat opens and flushes the water through the motor and heater. After a couple of minutes of running with the thermo open I stop and drain the radiator again. This usually gets some more of the old antifreeze out. I do this a couple of times until the discharge is clear of all the old coolant. Then I put the correct amount of DexCool in and top off with water and burp the system as needed.
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I don't use any additives - just the Dexcool and water.
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On Dexcool, I read of the numerous pending lawsuits against GM...something about Dexcool gumming up the works. I did read that one of GM's responses on Dexcool was to change it more often than every 5 years/100K miles.
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I don't know about Ford. I was told that power flushing can disrupt the seals; power flushing goes everywhere your coolant goes---draining and refilling does not. By the way, top sellers do not mean top service departments. Another forum member steered me to an excellent dealer service department. I told the member that I was surprised because they were pretty crappy when I tried to buy a Z06; he had the same problem and stated that their service department is entirely different.