13 Spark coolant

[wander2039]

Doing all the PM’s on dads 13 Spark with 144k, he got it 79k 5+ years ago. It should have Dexcool in it but as you can see it has the green stuff. He’s never had it changed and not seeing it on the receipts. Debating if I should do flush with distilled and at least running the yellow stuff from OReillys or Dexcool. OR just drop what’s in it and put green back. He doesn’t drive 60 miles a day since he retired and it rarely gets driven.. we might end up with it eventually.

 

[Rogueman2016s]

If it worked for the last 65k miles, why not just dump and refill?

 

[Furious]

I would flush the system and run Dexcool.

It most likely at some point was taken to a quick lube shop and they flushed the system with a universal coolant.

 

[wander2039]

If it worked for the last 65k miles, why not just dump and refill?

My wife would say he has issues and can’t leave things alone.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Flush it, then replace with Peak 10x

 

[Rogueman2016s]

My wife would say he has issues and can’t leave things alone.

Yup I see more chances of creating a problem. I owned a 2014 Chevy spark it’s not even a GM engine why should it get Dexcool? It’s a co-mingle Suzuki/daewoo.

 

[wander2039]

Yup I see more chances of creating a problem. I owned a 2014 Chevy spark it’s not even a GM engine why should it get Dexcool? It’s a co-mingle Suzuki/daewoo.

That’s why I was debating on just using green, wasn’t for sure who actually built it. Like the Peak 10x suggestion, might do that.

 

[Timmastertech]

That doesnt look like plain green, that looks like the yellowish green that some "universal" coolants are like safety kleen khameleon are. Id flush and change to dexcool

 

[Rogueman2016s]

That’s why I was debating on just using green, wasn’t for sure who actually built it. Like the Peak 10x suggestion, might do that.

If you wanted to go the route of flushing then I would replace with with Asian blue that’s what should be in a 2010&^ Suzuki engine.

 

[dogememe]

lol just flush and fill with universal. I prefer Peak but really any one should be fine.

 

[JHZR2]

I would flush the system and run Dexcool.

It most likely at some point was taken to a quick lube shop and they flushed the system with a universal coolant.

Agree.

 

[Coolant Kid]

Definitely universal. Do what I did for my dad's Ford Ranger 8 years ago, flush with the garden hose and refill with Peak Global Lifetime and never bother with it again.

 

[wander2039]

Well it turns out the water pump on the Chevy Express 6.0L sprung a leak. Have to buy jugs of Dexcool anyways so might as well buy another jug for the Spark. Guess they answered the question for me. Briefly thought about switching both to universal but don't like experiments with the RV.

 

[wander2039]

Thanks all.. it’s been switched out with Dexcool. Pulled the lower rad hose and flushed it with hose water twice and then distilled water twice. Came out looking like mud a few times. Relatively easy compared to what the trans will be.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Thanks all.. it’s been switched out with Dexcool. Pulled the lower rad hose and flushed it with hose water twice and then distilled water twice. Came out looking like mud a few times. Relatively easy compared to what the trans will be.

The transmission should be easy to service, as it has a drain plug

The 2013 Spark doesn't have a CVT like the 2014+ (the CVT may require a special procedure)

 

[KrisZ]

I would probably flush it just to have a piece of mind that there won’t be any incompatibility issues and fill it with Prestone. You can get it just about anywhere and should be safe in case someone decides to pour in some generic coolant in there.