Antifreeze issue

I'm not finding any support on the net for Dexcool being green. Make them
tell you the exact brandname.

Firestone: Years ago I used them, but in hindsight, they did not do a good
job. Maybe I'd trust them for an oil change or new tires, at most.

 

I can't find support for that either, except for comments that you can't
make conclusions based on color.

Firestone says the stuff if marked "Advanced A Plus".

In retrospect it was a mistake. I'm just trying to firugre out what, if
anything, to do now ... and how soon.

 

I myself wouldn't say that so quickly. The color coding is there for a
reason.

Huh. I guess you googled already. I myself found nothing on the net on this
stuff.

Want to try a drain and fill yourself?

It's really no harder than an oil change...

I figure if you do something within a month, no serious damage will result.

 

Last time I went to my dealer in Steinbach Manitoba they asked me whether I
needed type I or type II coolant. I had no idea, so I made them look it up.
My 98 civic takes type I, which means it takes any generic coolant. So they
sold me a jug of NAPA green stuff.

t

 

But was it LONG LIFE "generic green stuff", or was it the old-style
silicated stuff?

 

Not sure Tegger, suppose its silly but I trusted the dealer when they said
"Here use this stuff". I don't think its long life, whatever that means. I
just chucked the bottle out the other day too. Crap.

A while ago i talked to a different dealer, they told me that the antifreeze
was meant to last the life of the vehicle. And the brake fluid and clutch
fluid too.

That time I didn't just listen blindly, I found a different dealer....

t

 

no kidding! smart move...

 

They told you that and they have a Honda franchise???

They told you that and they have a Honda franchise???

Damn straight. They're f***ed in the head.