Is dex cool same as the old European pink from Peak .
both are oat with no additives.. And if so can they be mixed

thanks

 

Don’t mix coolant
dexcool sucks

get the green prestone stuff can’t go wrong with that.

 

can I flush this sucker out using just big jugs of distilled water? And then I can just switch to the green stuff. Or do I need a hose to flush it out

 

Oh ya I use a garden hose and flush her out good. Rad tank heater core etc
look into the inline thermostat before you do that it’s the best thing you can do

 

You are not far from me. Did you just buy a disco ?

 

No I bought it last year. The reason I want to do the flush is because I’m switching to the 180 thermostat and right now the cooler that’s in it is the peak auto old European coolant And the only place I can find it is on Amazon. I have a small leak from my throttle heater plate which I’m about to replace also but when I do need to top it up I can’t find it anywhere but online

if it was something easier to find I wouldn’t really care to switch to another color. This is the stuff I’m talking about

 

I’m just worried if I’ll be able to get all of it out with bottles of distilled water? Because the garden hose is not working where I am living

 

you need pressure to flush it out, just bypass the throttle heater for now with some copper tubing for now if the leak is bad,

 

No. No. No.

You don't need pressure.
Remove the lower radiator hose and drain out all the coolant you can. It'll be messy; use the largest catch pan you have.

Reattach the hose and fill the system using distilled water only. Bleed the system according to the instructions in the RAVE. Drive the truck a few miles to circulate and mix what's in the cooling system. Let it cool down and repeat the process. After the second or more likely third flush-and-fill the system will be nearly 100% distilled water and there will be no visible color from the old coolant.

Drain the system one more time, getting out as much water as you can. Reattach the lower radiator hose and fill the system with Prestone (or any green) Concentrate. You'll end up with a 50/50 mix or close to it, which is the target.

One note -- every time I flush and fill the cooling system in my truck and take it out for a drive the coolant temp goes up to 215°F or so, then comes back down to normal levels. Don't panic if this happens with your truck.

 

leak is not that bad and I may have found a comparable coolant that I can get locally The coolant that’s in there right now is “OAT TECHNOLOGY free of silicates, phosphates, borates, nitrites and amines”
I have found one at Canadian tire that is exactly the same but it’s yellow in colour not pink but it has the same exact words in describing what it’s made of and in containment