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Old 08-26-2012, 08:13 PM
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Should I be using orange (Dex-cool) or green coolant in my '89 Renix?
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Green. The old fashioned Ethylene Glycol stuff. The HOAT would probably be OK too. Not the OAT (Dexcool).

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Use the traditional green. Like Radi said HOAT is OK, too, but HOAT is G-05 (Mopar, Ford, or Zerex). The vast majority of universal coolant are OAT (Dexclones).
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the Orange stuff needs distilled water only can't use anything else or it turns to crap but works well when done right.
But I'd never use it.
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The vast majority of universal coolant are OAT (Dexclones).
Thanks! I edited out the "universal" comment in my post for that reason. You had it right (OAT) and I had the Universal wrong (HOAT).
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Yeah, I sure wouldn't hesitate to use the HOAT. If you don't mind the cost, you could extend your coolant change intervals.
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Cool, thanks. I used Zerex G05 (flushed and filled a couple months ago) but I need to replace my pressure bottle and wondered if I should be using that stuff. I'll flush it again and fill'er up with the green stuff when I swap the bottles.
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