mikeal1892 Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Ok, I have some questions as we all know I love synthic fluids. Can I buy a synthic product to use in my transmission and will it mix with the regular ok ? Engine Ice is spose to make things run considerabley cooler. Has anyone ever used anything like this in these cars ? Also since I flushed the coolant it seems to run a touch warmer. Its still within normal ranger but runs more to the right hard side of the center mark. any ideas ? I replaced my plugs and fuel filter and changed my oil today. After replacing them when I started it I could just tell it was better and on the free way back to the house I could tell there was alot more power. Then when I got home after the tornados I had to go to Lowes. I started it up it ran still kinda rough. I have had this issue for 2 weeks and I have friend with high-end cars that are having some troubles with the gas.. Is it a spell of bad gas ? Just wondering, Michael - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeal1892 Posted April 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 I called the Engine Ice place this morning he said out of all his competitors he will not bad mouth anyone but but dex coolant is just. He said I might be better off flushing it and using water... lol Hes not the only person I have heard this from. Engine Ice is spose to keep the motor cooler. http://www.engineice.cc/ So I wonder with the head gaskets issues might I be better off ? As far as the transmission fluid goes I'm going to use the Moblie1 Synthic . If anyone has any ideas please let me know . Thank- you all, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Are you overheating what is the fuss about changing the coolant for? There are NO problems with DEXCOOL if it is used and maintained properly. Try not to take bias opinions seriously, doens't Engine Ice place stand to gain from your business and by bashing Dexcool? Do you have doubts about Dexcool? read below: Coolant and Coolant Additives Even though some time ago water alone was used for many years in automotive cooling systems, the fact that it only has a 32 F° freezing point, a 212° F boiling point (no pressure), it evaporates easily, creates rust and corrosion, and leaves mineral deposits has made it less than optimal as the sole coolant. It is much more efficient to utilize a chemical added the the water to improve the efficiency of the coolant. This chemical is commonly called "Anti-Freeze", but the more accurate name is ethylene glycol (EG). In recent years (EG) has been replaced by propylene glycol (PG). This is a much less dangerous chemical. Since antifreeze as a 50-50 mix with water elevates the boiling point to 227° F, and lowers the freezing point to -27° F, it should also be called anti-boil. Good quality antifreeze contains water pump lubricants to help maintain the efficiency of the pump, rust inhibitors to keep unwanted deposits from forming, and acid neutralizers to help protect the inside of the radiator, heater core, and hoses from corrosion. See this: http://www.centuryperformance.com/coolingsys.asp Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeal1892 Posted April 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Thank-you Mike, I was wondering what you might think about this ! I linked the link you sent as well ! Since I flushed it . It sometimes in town is running more to the right of center towards the warm as it didnt before. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodybyFisher Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Members like you have missed out on the guru's wisdom. You know my and others opinion on synthetic oil. Mobil 1 synthetic tranny fluid seems to be in your sights. The tranny and engine for that matter have been tested with certain fluids. Seals, pumps, cross-hatch and clearances are designed and validated with certain fluids. Those fluids have specific characteristics that meet the designers needs, (viscosity, durability, heat range, lubricity (I hope that is a word, lol), its resistance to cavitation, etc). The engine has been durability tested utilizing those fluids utilizing FULL TROTTLE for 300 straight hours! That is 12.5 DAYS at FULL THROTTLE! And amazingly enough the fluids perfrormed adequately. Now Mobil comes along and claims that their fluids are better. You think they ran a NORTHSTAR 12.5 days at full throttle with their fluids? Specifically on YOUR 1998 NORTHSTAR? Realize that when you decide to use aftermarket fluids that now YOU are doing the testing and validation. Everytime I do a WOT I am amazed by this engine. Having driven a 1966 Cadillac Coupe Conv 429 cubic inch and a 1968 Cadillac Coupe Conv 472 cubic inch in college, I can tell you that these engines are amazing given that they are 279 cubic inches and that it's aluminum and weights have as much. The stresses within this engine must be tremendous. Why would I want to mess with that and start testing and re-validating fluids? GM, heck they probably blow up engines for fun during testing. Me I can't afford to do my own testing, can you? Pre-1995 - DTC codes OBD1 >> 1996 and newer - DTC codes OBD2 >> https://www.obd-codes.com/trouble_codes/gm/obd_codes.htm How to check for codes Caddyinfo How To Technical Archive >> http://www.caddyinfo.com/wordpress/cadillac-how-to-faq/ Cadillac History & Specifications Year by Year http://www.motorera.com/cadillac/index.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeal1892 Posted April 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 hehe I know you feel . umm not with the gas price . I took my dog to town with me today cause I had a showing on my house. I got back in the car and sat with her for maybe two mins came back out and it was $48.00 for 15.4 gallons of gas Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted April 8, 2006 Report Share Posted April 8, 2006 Engine Ice, Water Wetter, etc. It's all snake oil. That guy suggested you run your aluminum engine on straight water, and his stuff? Yeah, right. Regarding the synthetic fluid, most of us will think it's not necessary, especially in a transmission, but I understand that most synthetic fluids are designed to be mixed with non-synthetic, so you should be okay, if you insist on changing the fluid. Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunted Posted April 11, 2006 Report Share Posted April 11, 2006 Engine Ice, Water Wetter, etc. It's all snake oil. Just figured I'd throw in my experience with this stuff .. Here in NYC stop and go is all you see so I started looking for anything to keep my temperature under 230.. which isn't that high but it got annoying. Scotty can relate to me on this one I should add I had already replaced everything cooling related except my radiator so I decided to add Water Wetter to my cooling system after hearing positive results from corvette owners and a few other people. I figured if I didn't notice much of anything I would just drain and refill my system. Well here i'am almost a year later and my car is running cool and I haven't seen 230 again. So I have nothing negative to say about it.. however I would not be so confident as to run just this stuff in my cooling system. What I did was remove the same amount of liquid from my surge tank and replaced it with the water wetter, since its supposed to be able to treat up to X gallons of coolant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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