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redricer89
01-30-2003, 03:28 PM
i needed to add a little coolant, because my car seems to be overheating. So i added dex cool. Not sure if that will be good for my engine. Also i only have one fan working, any idea on how to fix a fan

89AccordNate
01-30-2003, 04:16 PM
Did you mix the coolant 50/50?

Only one fan working wont hurt anything, UNTIL your running the a/c..then its not to good when your at a stand still. The second fan is for the a/c on most models.

Nate.

redricer89
01-30-2003, 04:27 PM
yeah i mixed it 50/50 and thanks for the info on the fan

dosh8er
01-30-2003, 07:20 PM
dex cool (ext. life, orange) is ok to mix with regular (green) coolant, however it's not something i'd continue to do. mixing the two types only makes the coolant a nasty color (orange and green don't make a pretty color) and make it harder to trace leaks, determine how clean it is, etc. And dexcool (ext. life) costs more.

nate's right... mix 50/50 too.. but try to use what you have in there (green with green, orange with orange)

Blue Impact
01-31-2003, 12:24 PM
If the problem keeps up, my suggestion is that you might wanna check the thermo-stat.