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Re: Bad coolant leads to blown head gasket??
Posted by Sjer (more from Sjer) on Mon, 10 Sep 2001 13:26:58
In Reply to: Bad coolant leads to blown head gasket??, RobF, Sun, 9 Sep 2001 22:19:36
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LDH's comments are applicable, I guess it's true that Saabs cannot take abuse well, especially the cooling system. Not changing coolant is very bad for the reasons LDH mentioned. You will also see higher corrosion and erosion in systems where coolant is not flushed regularly because of organic acids and particulates present. Take a look at the Townsend site, it is hard to believe that the kind of damage seen there is possible on a car with only 80K miles. There is a pic of a blown head gasket with massive deposits and erosion of the block in the area of cooling channels.
I think it is worthwhile using the extended life antifreeze on the market, but the key thing is to flush at least every 30K mi. I personally don't believe Mercedes coolant (Townsend's recommendation) is any better than the widely available Dexcool or Prestone extended life antifreeze (what good are pH buffers if you flush regularly?), but do feel it is critical (and easy) to flush the system regularly. Just my opinion.
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