coolant
Christopher, I don't like that dextcool coolant either, because it looks like muddy water. Not Muddy Waters, the blues man, but muddy water. To answer your question about cloudy coolant a guy would have to be a chemical engineer. I am not. But here's what I do.
Bought 2 gals of Prestone, dexcool compatible. Not "ready to use", but the kind you mix with water. 2 gals of distilled water. Read directions and mix. Warm the engine to operating temp. Let it cool for 1/2 to 1 hour. Drain old coolant and capture the fluid. Flush the system with hose water, and an over the counter radiator flush, if you want. Drain system again. Let engine cool. Flush system with hose water again. You'll have to run the engine for 10 min to 1/2 hour during flushing procedure to reach engine operating temperature. Don't forget to clean out the radiator overflow reservoir. After final flush and drain, refill system and overflow reservoir with Prestone or similar
Things to be careful about: Radiator fluid is hot and will burn you. Let engine cool a bit before draining. Do not put cold water into a hot engine or hot radiator. It can crack your engine block. After completion, check coolant fluid level each day for a week before you start vehicle. Driving will release trapped air and replace it with overflow liquid. Although radiator fluid is not as poisonous as it once was, it is not good for the environment. You'll have to dispose of it safely and properly
