coolant issue - temperature?

[dex24]

I did a coolant flush, added new coolant but the temperature gauge now seems to be rising little higher than before the flush.

I pre-mixed it 70/30 with Prestone Dex-cool...any help would be appreciated...thanks in advance.

[titaniumXR]

The factory coolant is synthetic, so if you change to anything other then synthetic, your engine will not like it very much and it will tend to act wierd. I would recommend that you switch back to the synthetic coolant.

[echo7]

isnt it that DEXCOOL is for GM cars ... you should just have used the Toyota Coolant

[echo7]

based on consumer reports, there are a lot of complaints with dexcool. Such as premature repairs on intake manifold gasket,valve covers,dist o-ring, thermostat , water pump etc.

i guess you have a vibe and GM told you to use dexcool?? since Vibe is a matrix why not use the toyota long life coolant..

[titaniumXR]

yeah all the vibe is a shell, everything else is toyota. so anything mechanical, i would go with toyota recommendations. go back to the synthetic coolant from toyota.

[dex24]

thanks for replies; i didn't know it was synthetic coolant toyota was using, i guess my local dealer should have this in stock...