wrong antifreeze and sludge

Asked by Joyce Aug 15, 2016 at 06:52 PM about the 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

if you put the wrong anti freeze in a gran prix and it turns to sludge in radiator
is there a way to flush the engine to make sure no binding in engine without
having to completely tear it apart

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Depending on how bad the sludge build up is you can do a cooling system flush. Prestone Super Flush is really good you may have to flush a couple of times.

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