Ben Bailey
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 | | 08 Jan 2011 02:32 PM |
| I'm going to go get some antifreeze, but the more I read about it... the more confused I get about what people are actually saying is good for the DII. Am I going to need to actually drain all if it out if I don't go get the stock stuff from the dealer? How do I know that what I'm looking at is OK for the Rover? | | |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 08 Jan 2011 06:16 PM |
| Dex-cool. | | | |
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Ben Bailey
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Posts:2561
| | 08 Jan 2011 06:59 PM |
| Never been able to find it. | | | |
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Ryan Hall
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Posts:521
| | 08 Jan 2011 07:01 PM |
| I got mine at Autozone. Hope you dont have to drain it. The drain plugs seem to be behind the exhaust manifolds. | | | |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 08 Jan 2011 09:11 PM |
| Posted By Ben Bailey on 01/08/2011 6:59 PM
Never been able to find it.
Let me rephrase, buy *any* anti-freeze that says it is "Dexcool compatible" or "Compatible with any color antifreeze". Pretty much any of them work now.
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Ben Bailey
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Posts:2561
| | 08 Jan 2011 10:05 PM |
| Never seen the Dexcool compatible -- not on the two I looked at today, nor on the three brands I have in my garage... However, two of the three I currently have do say compatible with all colors and all imports with aluminum radiators.
I put some in for now, I will do a full drain and flush when the weather warms up.
I had been watching the level go down slowly over the past 6 months or so. In the last few weeks the dreaded rushing water sound in the dash started, so I knew it was time to top off. | | | |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 08 Jan 2011 10:11 PM |
| Yeah, mine's sipping coolant too.
If you are getting air in your heater (which can make the sloshing sound), Scott gave me a tip. The heater hoses connect on the firewall. Wait until the truck has cooled down and swap em if they haven't been swapped already. Don't ask me why it works though. :-)
Craig
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Mike Block
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Posts:700
| | 09 Jan 2011 12:11 AM |
| Toyota guy. I have ALWAYS used factory stuff no auto parts store junk!! | | | |
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Ben Bailey
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Posts:2561
| | 09 Jan 2011 12:21 AM |
| Yeah, the DexCool debate has raged on other boards. A lot of people say it ends up eating away gaskets in the long run, but that doesn't mean any other coolant is better.
LOL, Craig, the reason it works to swap them is because they were put on wrong in the factory! ;) | | | |
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Tony Sims
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| | 09 Jan 2011 06:28 AM |
| Here's what I know -- most of the auto manufactures have stated that unless your owners manual tells you specifically to use an antifreeze formulated with OAT -- Organic Acid Technology, i.e. organic acid corrosion inhibitors -- then don't use it, because it can damage seals, gaskets and o-rings that are not made to resist the chemicals used.. Although the label usually confirms it, most "orange" coolants contain OAT. DexCool, an "extended life" product, contains OAT.
OAT is hard on brass radiators. It's OK with aluminum. | | | |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 09 Jan 2011 10:46 AM |
| Tony's right, and is saying the same thing I am. The DII has an aluminum radiator. | | | |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 09 Jan 2011 10:46 AM |
| Posted By Mike Block on 01/09/2011 12:11 AM
Toyota guy. I have ALWAYS used factory stuff no auto parts store junk!!
Yeah, but you don't have to replace parts as frequentyly as the Land Rover guys do. We'd be broke!
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Ben Bailey
Veteran Member
Posts:2561
| | 09 Jan 2011 12:10 PM |
| I guess the problem I have with Dexcool is that when I search the web for where to buy it, I get more about complaints and lawsuits about it, than where to buy it -- more about people going to seminars where they discuss the issues of it eating gaskets, etc...
Many places I read are saying if it is GREEN and it says compatible with all other fluids, and that it is compatible with aluminum, it should be fine.
I'm thinking an OAT aluminum compatible fluid that is put into a flushed system should be OK. | | | |
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Forrest Stevens
Basic Member
Posts:190
| | 09 Jan 2011 06:09 PM |
| Posted By Craig Miller on 01/08/2011 10:11 PM
Yeah, mine's sipping coolant too.
If you are getting air in your heater (which can make the sloshing sound), Scott gave me a tip. The heater hoses connect on the firewall. Wait until the truck has cooled down and swap em if they haven't been swapped already. Don't ask me why it works though. :-)
Craig Interesting, didn't know that. I think that may be happening to me. | | | |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 09 Jan 2011 06:38 PM |
| Forrest - That advice was for the DII. Not sure it applies to the D1 or not. | | | |
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Scott Williams
Advanced Member
Posts:880
| | 10 Jan 2011 07:45 AM |
| Stick with LRN2279 and change it every 30k and you'll be fine. | | | |
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Rob Stewart
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Posts:428
| | 10 Jan 2011 08:13 AM |
| Don't forget to bleed the system after topping off... ...Dex + Air = bad things | | | |
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| | 10 Jan 2011 09:17 PM |
| You hear about head gaskets failing with the dealer coolant as well so I do not believe that using Dex cool is the one cause of it all. I believe that the head gaskets failing are just part of vehicle ownership. I have used the Dex cool compatible coolant for years and have not had an issue. If you drain and replace your coolant like you are supposed to and keep it balanced then you should be fine. | | | |
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Craig Miller
Posts:11799
| | 10 Jan 2011 11:06 PM |
| Posted By Scott Williams on 01/10/2011 7:45 AM
Stick with LRN2279 and change it every 30k and you'll be fine.
I thought you had said Dex-cool the last time I asked. What's the difference between Dex-cool and LRN2279.
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Mike Block
Advanced Member
Posts:700
| | 11 Jan 2011 03:03 AM |
| Yeah, but you don't have to replace parts as frequentyly as the Land Rover guys do. We'd be broke! ;) | | | |
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