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Hello Everyone,I am a proud owner of a 2009 Vibe FWD 1.8L Auto. I chose this car for relaibility as I've researched on the internet and this excellent forum.I have a one important concern. Will Dexcool ruin my engine? This is the factory recommended coolant and will void your warranty if you replace it with the green coolant. I've read horror stories about this coolant. Have they redesigned the gaskets to be more compatible with Dexcool? I read that air oxidizes Dexcool and and that it breaks it down. But you probably cannot prevent air from contaminating it since the coolant system (reservoir) is not vacuum sealed.I don't want my engine ruin after the warranty expires (and the warranty excludes most parts of the cooling system to begin with)Any advise is most helpful. Thanks.absolute0

welcome to genvibe!to answer your question about the dexcool. my auto teacher at school said it will only ruin your engine if u never change it. he also said that its recommended that u change it every 75,000 miles

welcome! and have no idea on the dexcool.

Welcome aboard! Sorry, I don't have any idea about the coolant either.

imo just go get the toyota fluid. thats what i did for my 2004 vibe as its a toyota engine, dexicool is not in there from factory.

One more with no idea about that, but wanted to say welcome and congrats

Dexcool works very well as long as nothing goes wrong. Personally I have taken apart some engines that had bad sludging from Dexcool, since nothing stays sealed for ever. I flush my engines out and run the green stuff or Prestone replacement yellow fluid, then change it every two years.

Congrats on the New Vibe and Welcome. I would stick with the Toyota antifreeze and not even consider anything else.

I too am a new owner of a beautiful AWD Vibe as of two days ago & did it ever get thru the snow storm we had! I thought I would like this site, but it is terribly outdated - why is that?

welcomeMy wifes car has dexcool in it, had it in it for 8years, till i just flushed it and replaced it with prestone's version of dexcool. The fluid looked as new as the day it was put in. No sludge to speak of.**shrug**My 2cents is, i would keep in the system what cam in it.

I understand that the Toyota coolant's better, but my Vibe's brand new. If I flush it right away to replace it with Toyota red, won't that void my warranty when I bring it in for servicing? Thanks.

Welcome to Genvibe!Quote, originally posted by ann4snow »I too am a new owner of a beautiful AWD Vibe as of two days ago & did it ever get thru the snow storm we had! I thought I would like this site, but it is terribly outdated - why is that? um....it's complicated

Quote, originally posted by bull77 »Welcome to Genvibe!um....it's complicated I'd like to hear some of that...oh, and I don't know anything about Dexcool, and Welcome aboard!

Chuck, Welcome.Ann, I have enjoyed this FREE site and my 2004 Vibe and appreciate all the VOLUNTEER hours that go into it. It seems like 2009 drivers want new info. but I wonder are they helping add 2009 info to the site?

Welcome to GenVibe!

Welcome to the family fellow Canuck! We are hoping to get more info on the 2009 Vibe!

Your 09 Vibe comes from the factory with Toyota red antifreeze all ready in the cooling system. You should be good for at least 30K miles.

Welcome!

***********Your 09 Vibe comes from the factory with Toyota red antifreeze all ready in the cooling system. You should be good for at least 30K miles.***********Hi 03vibedriver,But if it came with Toyota Red (how are you sure about this?), is it compatible with Dexcool, bec. the manual says to top up, use Dexcool, and I've read mixing Dexcool with anything else (especially the green ethylene glycol) will sludge it up, thereby voiding your warranty... any thoughts...Also, I've just ordered a scangaugeII, an ELM5USB scanner interface and ScanXL... I will post more info (at least for the Vibe engine performance) when I get the time to use the gadgets...Thanks.absolute0