StockLX Founding Member Mar 27, 2001 1,065 0 36 Halifax NS, Canada Jun 10, 2005 #1 Jun 10, 2005 #1 I have heard from many people that coolant does not eat engine bearrings... is this an old myth?
CrazyCobra New Member Apr 25, 2005 124 0 0 Ontario Jun 10, 2005 #2 Jun 10, 2005 #2 StockLX said: I have heard from many people that coolant does not eat engine bearrings... is this an old myth? Click to expand... 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.
StockLX said: I have heard from many people that coolant does not eat engine bearrings... is this an old myth? Click to expand... 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.