my girlsfriends coolant level was extremely low. i checked under hood due to damage i posted about on previous thread. well the coolant reservoir showed dangerously low coolant level. the coolant is pink. we went to autozone and we found this. disregard walmart link the product is same. https:…

Name: Pat Goss from Goss' Garage talks about Engine Coolant
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Simple answer is that the best result is to use the Manufacturers recommended antifreeze. The longer answer is that it won’t cause any immediate damage but in the longer may cause corrosion damage.

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its a 2015. i think she needs to replace her car after it is paid off but not having a car payment might benefit her. i dont think its considered an old car if its a 2015.

Is there a good reason to use a generic coolant (Prestone) rather than the coolant specified for the car? A major price difference, availability etc? The engineers who designed the engine know what materials were used, and therefore are in the best position to say which coolant will do the best …

My “newest” car by age is a 2006. Take care of the thing and it can go a long long time - strange events aside.

According to the owner’s manual you should use 50% Dexcool with drinkable water. Tap water works or you can buy distilled water. Add it to the overflow tank. See pages 10-17 through 10-19. Here’s a link to the owner’s manual if she doesn’t have one. Don’t use anything else, including universal cool…

autozone website says the coolant is compatible with the car. arent you going a bit overboard? she also claims she used prestone coolant in the past. im about fed up with cars at this point. i want to have enough money to be done with combustion engine cars altogether i figure electric cars are …

I would only use the recommended coolant, regardless of what Autozone claims.

[image] itouring2010: autozone website says the coolant is compatible with the car. arent you going a bit overboard? OK, you came onto this website to ask can you mix coolants, basically EVERYONE has said Yes you can, but No it is NOT recommended, could/will cause long term damage, now you ar…

Can you mix pink coolant with green coolant?

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Can you mix pink coolant with green coolant?

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