Sluge in coolant tank

Just bought a 2002 park ave that still has 6 months of factory
warrenty left. There is lots of sludge in the coolant overflow
resevoir so I took it to the dealer. They say that is normal. Is that
normal or should I press the issue?

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> Just bought a 2002 park ave that still has 6 months of factory
> warrenty left. There is lots of sludge in the coolant overflow
> resevoir so I took it to the dealer. They say that is normal. Is that
> normal or should I press the issue?
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Take it back and tell them--In a nice way--That its not normal for the
dexcool to sludge up and that you want it fixed(if not fixed you well have
problems later)....This subject has
been talked about allot of times now about the cooling system gumming/sludge
up...goto
www.google.com
and do a search about GM/Chev having coolant problems and you well find a
sh#t load of info
Good Luck
Let us know how you make out

"ironworker7211" wrote:
> LeBuick" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
> news:422bdd41$1_2@alt.athenanews.com...
> > Just bought a 2002 park ave that still has 6 months of
> factory
> > warrenty left. There is lots of sludge in the coolant
> overflow
> > resevoir so I took it to the dealer. They say that is
> normal. Is that
> > normal or should I press the issue?
> >
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> Take it back and tell them--In a nice way--That its not normal
> for the
> dexcool to sludge up and that you want it fixed(if not fixed
> you well have
> problems later)....This subject has
> been talked about allot of times now about the cooling system
> gumming/sludge
> up...goto
> www.google.com
> and do a search about GM/Chev having coolant problems and you
> well find a
> sh#t load of info
> Good Luck
> Let us know how you make out

I just made a Wednesday appt with another delearship across town.
Maybe they will be more consumer friendly???

LeBuick wrote:

> Just bought a 2002 park ave that still has 6 months of factory
> warrenty left. There is lots of sludge in the coolant overflow
> resevoir so I took it to the dealer. They say that is normal. Is that
> normal or should I press the issue?

It's normal....about all you will get from them will be to
take the tank off and wash it out. At this point, I'd be
changing the Dexcool anyway. Check your rad cap, if
there is any signs of sludging there, install a new rad cap.
This is normal maintenance stuff, just do it and don't waste
your time trying to get the dealership to "warranty" it.

Ian

Rich B wrote:

> Lan, I can't often say this but I think you may be wrong on this one.
> My brother had this problem on his truck and the dealer did a complete
> system flush under warranty. It seems to have corrected the problem
> too (they think the system was not bled properly at the factory).

I think we might be talking about different problems.

As far as the other stuff in your post that you quoted....I've
seen all that stuff before.

Ian

> No Lan, I think that the symptoms may be the same, sludge in the coolant
> recovery tank. But, I'll have to agree with you and Jim because not
> all of it is GM's fault (and should be covered by warranty) at least
> some of the blame falls on the owner.


I don't see how the owner can be responsible. GM tells people that the
cooling system is good to go for 5 years or 100,000 miles. Our '02
Oldsmobile had all kinds of crap floating in the coolant when it was only 18
months old. I flushed the system, replaced the radiator cap and removed and
cleaned out the recovery tank myself. Then I refilled with Prestone's
Dexcool, which supposedly has a slightly different formula than Texaco's.

That was about 2 years ago, and so far the sludge has not returned.

I went the extra mile to correct a problem, but the problem was caused by GM
and/or Texaco.

This vehicle also had the famous leaking intake manifold gasket failure.
Clearly a GM problem.

This is probably our last GM vehicle. Too many problems, crappy resale
value and mostly untrustworthy dealerships.

Sad really,
John

violet_lightening_modified@hotmail.com wrote:
> Rich B wrote:
> I think we might be talking about different problems.
> As far as the other stuff in your post that you quoted....I've
> seen all that stuff before.
> Ian

Great

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