My thermostat is at the boiling point but it wasn't smoking. Jiffy Lube told me that my antifreeze was no good and then a guy told me that they did a recall on dex cool antifreeze. I have '96' oldsmobile achieva.
Naughtums
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No, there is no recall on Dex-Cool. GM had a faulty gasket design on its 60-degree V6 engines and there was a class-action lawsuit which placed the blame on the coolant, not the gasket, which I'm sure GM was very satisfied with.
But I can assure you, that's not a coolant problem.
If your still running on the original Dex-cool your car came with then there is no wonder its no good. It should have been flushed and refilled at least twice by now. Dex has a theoretical service life of 5 years/150,000 miles but usually has to be changed more frequently than that.
Kenny D
There is no recall on Dex-Cool antifreeze. The problems it causes is a result of the way it is marketed. It is marketed as an extended life antifreeze with 5 years/150,000 protection but the problem is that it's anti-corrosive additives break down and it becomes as corrosive as any other ethylene glycol base or propylene glycol base antifreeze. Antifreeze should be changed every 2 to 3 years or every 24,000 to 30,000 miles to prevent gasket failure caused by contaminated antifreeze which has become too corrosive and the only safe way to use the extended life Dex-Cool antifreeze beyond 2 to 3 years is to test it's alkalinity by measuring the coolant pH level with pH test strips, something like Acustrip antifreeze test strips, to determine if the antifreeze coolant is corrosive and whether or not it's anti-corrosive additives has life left.
Shannen
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My thermostat is at the boiling point but it wasn't smoking. Jiffy Lube told me that my antifreeze was no good and then a guy told me that they did a recall on dex cool antifreeze. I have '96' oldsmobile achieva.
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Antifreeze/ coolants do not protect anything from overheating! Only proper maintenance can do this, which includes replacement and flushing, and repair of any cooling system faults as and when they occur. They contain glycol to prevent freezing, and antioxidants to protect the water jackets and radiator from internal corrosion and rust. End of story. Just buy a reputable brand, or whatever your car manufacturer recommends.
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