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DEXCOOL and N* variants

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Old 01-11-2007, 01:25 PM
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Has anyone heard of any problems with Dexcool and the Northstar engines? The horror stories of Dexcool with the 3800 has me a little scared about what it might do to my own engine. (3.5 DOHC V6.) Would it affect these engines as well? I have not yet heard of any dexcool related problems yet.
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This is why they don't have the same problems. Totally different gasket type, same ones used on the 60 degree V6'* up to 1994. Those gaskets shown are the 4.0 gaskets.

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I've heard that all aluminum engines dont suffer from DexCool problems.
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