Coolant type/interval

[ryan's camaro]

Hi Camaro5 community!

Can someone tell me what type of coolant comes from the factory in a 2012 Camaro? Also, it is the conventional or long-life coolant?

I'm planning to do a drain and refill. Is it okay to use the Peak Longlife Coolant in the Camaro's cooling system?

Thanks!

[KahunaSS]

Originally Posted by ryan's camaro

Hi Camaro5 community!

Can someone tell me what type of coolant comes from the factory in a 2012 Camaro? Also, it is the conventional or long-life coolant?

I'm planning to do a drain and refill. Is it okay to use the Peak Longlife Coolant in the Camaro's cooling system?

Thanks!

it is DEXCOOL.... its the certified by gm. it looks orange or red.. Do not use the green or yellow antifreeze,, DEXCOOL only.. it says it on the Res cap.. You can buy it at walmart or any auto zone , pep boys or any other automotive store. good luck

[KahunaSS]

Originally Posted by KahunaSS

it is DEXCOOL.... its the certified by gm. it looks orange or red.. Do not use the green or yellow antifreeze,, DEXCOOL only.. it says it on the Res cap.. You can buy it at walmart or any auto zone , pep boys or any other automotive store. good luck

also....There are some Heater cores that are starting to leak causing problems for our drivers,, Not only is it expensive to fix it can also be dangerous,, Imagine you driving at a certain speed and you son or wife is on the passenger side and you son is wearing sandals or your wife is wearing heels and she screams in pain and scares the hell out of you and you lose control on the car and crash? Not very safe.. or your driving and the window keeps fogging and you can't see and you crash.. you over heat and break down somewhere and your car won't start and your in the middle of the road and some drunk a- hole hits you... Right now Chevy has issued a recall for out damn key.. because we can hit it with our knee cause the car to turn off and us losing control... sounds like the same thing if you car shut off from over heating and i have never heard of that problem,,, please file a complaint so we can all be assured if ours goes it can be fixed,, I'm starting to smell fluid and i have a 11 ss and it has 37000 miles... contact https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/ and fill out the form... lets fix this matter... if you have already lost coolant and thats why you adding or flushing your system this might be your problem.. Please fill out this form to help other drivers be able to be covered...

[ryan's camaro]

Originally Posted by KahunaSS

it is DEXCOOL.... its the certified by gm. it looks orange or red.. Do not use the green or yellow antifreeze,, DEXCOOL only.. it says it on the Res cap.. You can buy it at walmart or any auto zone , pep boys or any other automotive store. good luck

I checked the MSDS on the longlife versus the dexcool variant of Peak coolants. It appears that they both have the same chemical properties, with the only difference between the two being the color. Would it be okay to top off with longlife, given this fact?

[shibbs]

Originally Posted by ryan's camaro

I checked the MSDS on the longlife versus the dexcool variant of Peak coolants. It appears that they both have the same chemical properties, with the only difference between the two being the color. Would it be okay to top off with longlife, given this fact?

Why chance it? Use Dexcool and don't worry.

[Mr_Draco]

Originally Posted by shibbs

Why chance it? Use Dexcool and don't worry.

Dexcool and normal antifreeze will have a chemical reaction to each other when combined and will gel and eventually solidify. Don't take the risk and just use Dexcool.

[chevy pilot]

ACDelco Dex-Cool.

Btw.Prestone,Shell,Valvoline makes also Dex-Cool.