always use manufacture specified fluids for your vehicle, it will say in the owners manual and in the engine compartment somewhere close to the overflow resivoir
Engine overheating is a good indicator. Some people get them flushed regularly as part of regular maintenance.
if you jack up the front of the car and look on the underside of the radiator you should see a white finger nut or a regular bolt on the radiator that will drain the fluid, but remember mix the antifreeze with water 50/50, don't buy premixed antifreeze
No you can't. Dex Cool antifreeze which is Orange. And regular antifreeze will not mix.
Absolutely nothing.
regular green antifreeze
Only in an emergency
Regular antifreeze such as, green, or red!
Yes, you can if you have completely flushed any and all traces of any other type of anti-freeze..... I also add prestone's anti corrosion mix to 50/50 green when changing from dex-cool..
it is not mud. Most 94 and later GM'S come out with Dexcool antifreeze. If it hasn't been changed it will kinda look like mud. My recomendation would be to flush the whole cooling system and replace with regular or universal antifreeze.
all gm cars require dex-cool coolant, from 95 to presant. the only exception is if system is flushed good, and replaced with regular anti freeze. but dex-cool is reccomended. have a good day !
A 1997 Jeep uses the regular green antifreeze.
My mechanics routinely make this change from Dexcool to "regular" antifreeze upon customer request. They say they've never had an intake manifold gasket failure with the green antifreeze as has been common when Dexcool was used. A GM dealership parts manager I know told me it's fine to go to green antifreeze as long as the orange "gunk" has been flushed out. He went as far as to "suggest" the company "might know" Dexcool has problems, but they can never admit it. ;) Just remember to change every 2 years now. It is perfectly safe to do this however the vehicle will be damaged. Dex-Cool is a specially formulated anti-freeze for some vehicles and must be used to replace antifreeze to protect the engine and radiator. The question is why are you replacing it after only 5 years. I have a 1987 Mazda RX7 (my second car) with the original antifreeze. Unless something has broken you should never "flush" your radiator for any reason. Dex-Cool has been shown to corrode the plastic gaskets that were used in the Venture for some years. Hence, after some time, the manifold gasket will rupture and necessiate a costly repair.