Thread: Any link between wrong coolant and head gasket failure?
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Old 06-24-2013, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by compu_85 View Post
I know VW changed coolant formulas in the late 90s, and one of the reasons given was head gasket protection...

DexCool has problems because it eats through the coolant passage gaskets on the intake manifolds.

-J
Interesting thing is the G12 coolant has a similar OAT formula to DeathCool.





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