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Date:         Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:20:00 -0400
Reply-To:     Karl Mullendore <groups@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
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From:         Karl Mullendore <groups@WESTYVENTURES.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dex-Cool . . . I hesitate to ask this
In-Reply-To:  <ve8wcrfl.fsf@cs.indiana.edu>
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Most every 'bad' story I've read thus far, including the links you quote, was related to a GM product failure. Hmm. Inferior quality materials, a trademark of GM products in the US. Another thing common to many of these 'failures' is the fact that the owners allowed coolant levels to go unchecked and were found to be extremely low. Boiling coolant would not be good in any vehicle, no matter what the make or coolant used.

I've seen the innards of many VW's using Dexcool for the years (including my own) and there is absolutely no evidence of any problems.

It's also a well-known fact that VWs leak coolant eventually around all plastic flanges. They warp and crack, then leak. It isn't the coolant causing this, for sure.

Allan Streib wrote: > They're easy to find, just google "dex cool problems". Here are a > couple: > > http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/08/gm_dexcool.html > http://www.geocities.com/b_gillie/dexcool_problems.html > > Whether you think these are "solid evidence" is up to you; you are of > course free to use ANY coolant you choose in YOUR vehicle; my policy > is to use OEM coolant in any vehicle and that's what I do in my cars > now. > > My personal experience is that after switching to Dex-Cool in a '91 > Jetta I developed coolant leaks around the temperature sensors and > between the cooling hose flange and the head. I'll admit the only > evidence I have that this was caused by the Dex-Cool is the timing. > > Allan > >


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