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Jan 9, 2007 | 04:04 PM

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pilgrim

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RE: Engine Oil

swartlkk has it right. I've run synthetic in every car I've owned since 1977 and it performs beautifully. I buy only used cars and have switched many of them to synthetic at 95,000 miles or later. I just run a can of Gunk engine cleaner through it and make the change.

Jan 9, 2007 | 06:03 PM

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Jan 9, 2007 | 10:44 PM

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Jan 10, 2007 | 04:56 AM

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RE: Engine Oil

I got a 2000 Chevy Blazer with 126,000KM. I think its time for a coolant change and im due up for another oil change. Go with the regular I suppose eh?

Jan 10, 2007 | 10:43 AM

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goin with the red or green coolant?..........might as well use ol' 5w30

I think they recomend coolant changes every 5 years, right? but its always a good idea....

Jan 10, 2007 | 01:20 PM

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RE: Engine Oil

I'd recommend Prestone Extended Life coolant. It's yellow. Dex-compatible without the fuss.

On the oil, use whatever you are comfortable with.

Jan 10, 2007 | 01:47 PM

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Ya, I would like to go with that stuff too. whats the difference between dexcool and the prestone......

Jan 10, 2007 | 03:04 PM

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RE: Engine Oil

Well, we are going off on a bit of a tangent with the coolant question. I couldn't find this information from Prestone's site, but here's what I found from Pennzoil's website:

Quote:

PENNZOILÂ® DEX-COOLâ„¢ EXTENDED LIFE ANTIFREEZE AND SUMMER COOLANT is a reconfiguration of conventional coolant. It is a silicate-free, phosphate-free, ethylene glycol-based antifreeze/coolant with a patented carboxylate inhibitor formula that extends the standard coolant system service interval from two years/30,000 miles (conventional antifreeze) to five years/150,000 miles when properly installed.

And from Havoline/Texaco/Chevron. Texaco being the original creator of Dexcool.

Quote:

Havoline Extended Life Anti-Freeze/Coolant is manufactured from ethylene glycol and a highly effective long term corrosion inhibitor package based on carboxylate technology. This inhibitor system eliminates the need for silicates, phosphates, borates, nitrites, nitrates and amine additives traditionally used for this purpose.

From what I can tell, the formula for the original Dexcool has changed and it is no longer called Dexcool by Texaco. For more information on Dexcool, read the thread in General Tech on the subject. Read it all if you have the time, LOL.

Whenever doing a cooling system flush/refill. Always do a final flush with distilled water (available at your grocery store). After draining the system one last time, put in exactly 1/2 the cooling system capacity of the new coolant (if not 50/50 mix already), then top the system off with distilled water.