Coolant, Orange or Green?

[Michel73]

Which Coolant do y'all prefer the Orange stuff or the Green stuff Or does the year of the auto matter? I know GM has been using the Orange for a while in newer autos :confused

Save the Wave,


Michel

 

[Alan76]

I prefer the low- tox coolent for the safety of the dogs and cats

 

[silver 80]

if you had green stay with green. The orange and the green don't mix well.
i

 

[MaineShark]

The orange and the green don't mix well.

And that's why I always use green...

You never know when you might be stuck in some small town, where the only thing available is the green stuff. Actually, I try and keep things as close to standard as possible, for that reason.

Joe

 

[Dave L.]

Dexcool is good for pets maybe but not for gasoline engines. You couldn't find one tech in our shop at work to say anything good about dexcool. Stick with the 'green' stuff. I just had Lori's 98 Cavalier flushed and refilled with standard antifreeze. The stuff in the overflow bottle looked like Mississippi mud.

Dave

 

[Christian]

Coolant

Well,

If you're that envornmentally concerned, you should not drive a Corvette. Corvette's MPG is not good for pets neither for other animals including you and me.

I prefer the low- tox coolent for the safety of the dogs and cats

 

[woobie1966]

i like the idea of pet friendly coolants, but have never heard of it. is this a new product? or am i living in a cave
mike

 

[Michel73]

Mike,
Check out the containers - they state enviro/pet friendly but who knows I feel sorry for the dog that had to drink it to see if it really works


Save the Wave

 

[KOPBET]

Ok for pets? Not!

Orange Dexcool is ethylene glycol based. It is toxic.

Orange coolant in Daimler-Chrysler® vehicles is NOT Dexcool.
GM trucks the coolant is "orange- red".
And then there is red antifreeze used by Toyota.

Your pet is surely color-blind.

 

[Alan76]

Christian
Maybe *******s like you should not drive corvettes

 

[Daryllawman]

Stay with the Green..........

 

[Vader]

Re: Ok for pets? Not!

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[KOPBET]

I don't know why you are making the font size so large, maybe to make a point.

However, the Dr. Pepper issue you mentioned is misstated. Dr. Pepper used Polyethylene Glycol which is polymerized ethylene glycol. Ethylene Glycol is per se not toxic however, the metabolites formed from the breakdown of this chemical in the body are very toxic.

Ethylene glycol has a relatively small lethal dose of 1.4-1.5 ml/kg in cats and 4.4-6.6 ml/kg in dogs.

 

[Vader]

Oops! My misunderstanding. I guess I mis-read the last can of Dr. Pepper I consumed.

I also misstated the affected organ as "liver" instead of the correct "kidney". Guess I need to slow down a bit.

N/M

 

[woobie1966]

so the "pet friendly" is a slightly less toxic version?
hmmm, im not sure i would switch to a less efficient anti freeze if it is still toxic to pets
mike

 

[JohnZ]

The "environment/pet-friendly" coolants ("Sierra" brand, etc.) are propylene glycol-based (not ethylene glycol-based), and our OEM testing has shown very clearly that they are about 10% less efficient from a heat transfer perspective than conventional ethylene glycol-based coolants. Corvette cooling systems are marginal to begin with, and the last thing you need is a 10% reduction in heat transfer efficiency. Use conventional coolants and be responsible about how you handle, store, and dispose of it.

 

[KOPBET]

The "environment/pet-friendly" coolants ("Sierra" brand, etc.) are propylene glycol-based (not ethylene glycol-based), and our OEM testing has shown very clearly that they are about 10% less efficient from a heat transfer perspective than conventional ethylene glycol-based coolants. Corvette cooling systems are marginal to begin with, and the last thing you need is a 10% reduction in heat transfer efficiency. Use conventional coolants and be responsible about how you handle, store, and dispose of it.

And I don't believe any manuf. recommend using it either. Check it out of course.

 

[woobie1966]

i guess johnz has summed it up, responsibility here, like most things in life, is the key
ill stick with the regular stuff
thanks
mike

 

[MaineShark]

I can't emphasize enough: a lot of places don't carry anything but the green stuff. And you should not mix coolants. So, if you need some coolant when off in the boonies somewhere, what do you do if you're running some non-standard coolant?

As much as possible, I like to stay with standard parts and supplies (even if they are not standard for this particular car, like my fan relays, which are from a C4). The easier it is to get parts, the easier your life will be if you ever have trouble. Not that everything has to be stock, but I try to keep the the things that are most likely to need replacing (consumables, like fluids, belts, critical electrical parts, etc.) in the "easily obtainable" category.

Joe

 

[Jack]

Keep the green stuff ... convert newer vehicles to green ... find out why GM has a problem with the new stuff ... & how to solve it ... here:
http://corvetteactioncenter.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24337&highlight=dexcool

JACK:gap