Is this just an old myth?

[StockLX]

I have heard from many people that coolant does not eat engine bearrings... is this an old myth?

 

[CrazyCobra]

I have heard from many people that coolant does not eat engine bearrings... is this an old myth?

Glycol is absorbed into the bearing material, witch later deteriorates and flakes off, end result bearing failure. This is fact not myth. I found out first hand in a grand prix 3.8 liter. It took 9 months for the bearings to fail.