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Old 05-13-2009, 07:29 PM
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Okay, I am pretty worried after just looking at a post. I have a 2001 D2 and about a month or so ago noticed the coolant was low, so my dad and I topped of the Orange coolant in the system (dexcool?) with some green Proline coolant that met all of the specifications I could find in the manual. It has been running fine and I added some more this evening and than came inside and saw a post saying that this turns the other into jello. Please help, I havent had any problems since originally adding it and the green just turned the same color as the orange when mixed.
 
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Old 05-13-2009, 07:56 PM
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No you cannot add anything other than DexCool to DexCool, especially not green coolant.
I used to sell bulk coolant and the only other kinds of coolant that you can mix with DexCool is another OAT (organci acid tecnology) coolant.
It sucks but I would highly recommend that you drain and flush your cooling system and then refill with any alumiunum safe coolant that you want.
I use Peak Global Lifetime 50/50 premix.
And no matter the coolant that you use change it every 2 years.
 
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Old 05-13-2009, 08:16 PM
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Okay thanks Spike. The soonest I can get it drained will be friday, will it be okay for me to drive it tomorrow until then?
 
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Yes.
It will take several thousand miles before it turns to Jello, and since you put in so little green coolant its not a today or die type of thing.
But do it as soon as possible.
 
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Okay thanks again I will get it done ASAP
 
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