OK so I may have a leaking coolant hose and so I will be leaking a ton of it and I was wondering if coolant is something that someplace like pep boys takes or is this stuff safe to just have spill out onto pavement



1989 Turbo Trans Am #82, 2007 Cobalt SS G85

id say spill int on the pavement and dilutte it out with a hose or just leave and the local strays will soon disappear haha



The one, the only, ME.

im sure any local mechanic will do it



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my shop pours it down the drain.... but we have permission for the city.

Do NOT pour it down the storm drain or dump it in the street. You know where that stuff goes right? Into the lakes and rivers and oceans that the rest of us swim in... Used coolant has a hazardous material.

Dexcool is nothing more than a special type of ethylene-glycol coolant. Anyone who accepts used engine coolant will take used Dexcool. Get on the horn with your local solid waste or sanitation department. For example, my county provides a center to recycle antifreeze:

http://www.co.cumberland.nc.us/swm/HHW%20Facility%20items1.html

Check with your local jurisdiction. It's entirely possible that Pep Boys will take it, but I haven't called them myself to check.




Jason
North Carolina

1997 Cadillac SLS (147k miles)
2003 Dodge Grand Caravan (50k miles)

if know check with a local dealership, they most are required to have a chemical waste collection/recyecle system/company

04eco wrote:id say spill int on the pavement and dilutte it out with a hose or just leave and the local strays will soon disappear haha

I was gonna say that was @!#$ up. But it was just a joke so...

Call this place; they can point you in the right direction
Pennsylvania
Used Oil Information Center
Box 2063, Harrisburg, PA 17105
717-783-6004

mine went down the local drain on the street. granted it was late at night and my car dumped all of it due to a bad water pump.