Guest wishihadafastcar Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 does anyone know what type of coolant is better, the orange or the green? my car came stock with the orange shit in it, i've heard it's better but that's about all. i'm about to but a 160 degree thermo in and wondering if i should switch. i know that it's a bitch to go from green to orange.. but easy to go the other way. anyway, any help will be appriciated thanks, bates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLD AIR Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 Water + RMI125 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berto Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 i heard the orange shit is better but its somewhat corrosive, but since ur car came with it, i'd just stick with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 The orange is Dex-cool. I would personally keep it in there. I've heard that if you switch to the regular coolant that it will pre-maturely kill your radiator since it's not designed for it. I beleive any '96 (or so) and up GM vehicle needs to use Dex-cool, but don't quote me on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug1647545489 Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 You can run either fine. Just with the green your gonna have to flush and replace it more often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 orange is phosphate free(non corosive to aluminum) green is for older cars (copper brass radiators and iron blocks). Use the orange it works better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wishihadafastcar Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 alright, sounds like orange is the way to go. thanks for your help guys bates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boost-n-Juice Posted July 24, 2003 Report Share Posted July 24, 2003 They had something on the news a while back, about the Orange shit GM uses. I guess it eats shit up, like water pump impellers. The thing is, GM isn't a doing a recall and if you use the green shit it will void your warranty. I dunno. Shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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