What happens if you mix Dex Cool antifreeze with regular antifreeze?

A: Green antifreeze is the regular coolant, and mixing it with Dexcool is never a good choice. When those two are mixed, they will form a gel, which inhibits the coolant’s flow. The ultimate result is overheating of the engine and other related problems.

What can I substitute for Dex Cool antifreeze?

I recommend Yellow. Prestone extended life. Either 50/50 or cut it yourself with distilled. It is GM certified as a DEX Cool replacement and can be mixed with Dex Cool (don’t mix it outright, drain it, just that what does not drain out it’s ok when it intermixes).

What is the difference between Dex Cool antifreeze and regular antifreeze?

Regular antifreeze is composed of water mixed with methanol and ethylene glycol. DEX-COOL, as well as other organic acid antifreezes, are not glycol based. Instead, DEX-COOL is created out of a combination of different phosphates and silicates as well as the organic acid technology itself.

Can you mix Dexcool 50/50 antifreeze?

Do not mix Dex-Cool with regular anti-freeze! Dex-Cool is a specially formulated GM coolant which will not mix with traditional coolants, and was used in various GM applications up through the 2004 model year.

Can you mix other coolants with DEX COOL?

Can you mix other coolants with Dex-Cool? Technically, you can mix coolant types, but before you go ahead and do it, let’s cover some things. Firstly, Dex-Cool and traditional anti-freeze don’t mix well.

Which is better anti freeze or DEX COOL?

Firstly, Dex-Cool and traditional anti-freeze don’t mix well. Though they can work together in a pinch, after extended use, they can react and create a gel, which can be very damaging to multiple components of your cooling system. For that reason, the best thing for your Chevy or GM vehicle is to stick with Dex-Cool.

Can you mix Dexcool and Prestone antifreeze?

Firstly, Dex-Cool and traditional anti-freeze don’t mix well. Currently, many coolant producers make solutions that aren’t Dex-Cool but are safe to mix with Dex-Cool. Subsequently, one may also ask, can you mix Prestone antifreeze with Dexcool?

What’s the difference between DEX COOL and glycol?

DEX-COOL, as well as other organic acid antifreezes, are not glycol based. Instead, DEX-COOL is created out of a combination of different phosphates and silicates as well as the organic acid technology itself.

Does GM still use Dexcool?

GM still uses Dex-Cool coolant and there is no longer a problem with gasket coolant interaction. So contrary to the ranting, DexCool IS the recommended coolant for GM engine. Other DexCool problems. Shops reported other problems with DexCool engines besides the 3.1 and 3.4-liter engine.

Is DEX COOL coolant bad?

Dexcool isnt bad but the seals and gaskets that originally were used most likely were never tested for long term stability. Also, we are talking about a car that rarely uses its gas motor and even when it does, doesnt use it long enough to get the coolant temperature up to where it needs to be to burn off the contaminants.

What is the difference between coolant and antifreeze?

While both are interchangeably used for car maintenance, there are various differences between the two. Firstly, antifreeze is one of the components used to create an engine coolant. Basically, a coolant is a 50-50 split of water and an antifreeze formula.

Is DEX COOL propylene glycol?

Dex-Cool ( ethylene glycol ) is identical to the Chrysler & General Motors factory fill. Havoline had the original patent on Dex-Cool and manufactures it for GM. The benefits of Dex-Cool are: Lower alkalinity Contains NO silicates, resulting in longer lasting water pump and engine seals; longer shelf life.