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sturgeon-phish
08-23-2005, 16:43
I need to top off the orange antifreeze in the truck and is the green antifreeze compatable with it.
Thanks
Jim
diesel65
08-23-2005, 17:06
NO,
You will have a mess if you mix.
JohnC
08-24-2005, 06:45
You can mix them in a pinch, but it will destroy the long-life properties of the Dexcool.

What color does green and orange make?
sturgeon-phish
08-24-2005, 07:47
Thanks for the replys. I wasn't sure. Green and orange mix, yuck
MikeC
08-24-2005, 09:46
Jim,

There is a gold colored antifreeze out that claims to be compatible with the DexCool. At this moment the name brand is escaping me and I am away from home and unable to go to the garage and look.

Mike
RT
08-24-2005, 18:29
FWIW, I have heard negative things about green and orange coolant and never to mix the two. Being contrairian I opted to flush completely and change over to Shell Rotella ELC. Its red. Supposed to be compatible with everyting and is a HD diesel extended life coolant. Seems okay so far. RT
sturgeon-phish
08-26-2005, 13:51
Well got a gallon of Dexcool for the truck. I looked at the owner's manual for my "03 Avalon and "04 Civic and it looks like they each use a different antifreeze. Looks like I'll have three galons of different antifrees just for top offs!