furious94ls

Acura/Honda coolant is the same. Honda dealer is probably cheaper though. I actually get my fluids from Acura because I have a friend in parts and I pay cost.

DSMAddicted

Thanks for confirming. Do you remember how much you paid for a jug of coolant last time?

beecee18

Well you wifes vehicle fell victim to a faulty/blemished/defective part that was a ticking timebomb.
WATERPUMPS DO NOT CAUSE MISSION CRITICAL FAILURE LIKE THAT UNLESS THERE WERE FLAWS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PART/METALS

sorry for what happened but just cause it happened to you, you will NOT come across a similar incident.

Come on if your a mechanic you know voddo **** just happens sometimes to cars/parts

I agree 100% with you that manufactures imploy propeitery fluids that tend to the design of their own products, hence seals, metals, special parts that make up the part that are not the same and rely on these fluids to not damage thier special design.

We are talking about honda civics here though. If a user decides to run prestone 50/50 then he maybe will shave off some of the mileage he would normally get running the manu spec stuff. I am personally gonna run honda stuff from the start simply because its a new build consisting of only honda parts, but a user with a salty 150k mile civic is better of not changing things around. These cars are already trained to neglect and cheap $#!T.

I just believe your being to much of a **** bout it.

98civdx

You are blaming coolant for the wife's water pump failing? Give me ****ing break.
Do you even know what kind of water pump it was?

My car has been runing Prestone bascily it's whole life, with no issues. I personaly have been runing it for 6 years that i've owned it. I am the second owner, and the first said it's always had Prestone in it, since the first flush.

I had 1 pump weep, it wasn't Honda, and had over 100k on it.

beecee18

An airtex, in a salty 150k mile prolly lol.


Fk'n thing just ripped my T-belt right off!

jbpnoman

If anyone is really that worried about their coolant, a full system flush takes all of 30 minutes in a garage/drive way, and requires ZERO tools.

DSMAddicted

Can you tell me more about the flush?
I just ordered this and am trying to find a local stealership that sells the OEM coolant for a fair price (it's not the 5 bucks, it's principle).

I was planning on draining the coolant, filling up with distilled water, run the car for the day and fill up again with the new coolant.

The swap was done a year ago (new water pump and all) and the radiator is less than a year old. The reason I want to put new coolant is because when I swapped radiator I was on the road and filled up with regular water and completely forgot to replace with proper coolant until recently.

I am not concerned with freezing + coolant colour is still blue, so some of the lubricants are still flowing, but it's time to make this right.

Bottom line: my system is not too dirty, what kind of flushing would you guys recommend?

Thanks!

beecee18

I personally use compressed air (blower gun) paired with the ol' garden hose and flush the hell out of the radioator through the top tank, then through the lower tank. I have succesfully flushed clogged radiators this way many times.

DSMAddicted

Yes, that's the HomeDepot method, which I've used many times myself...

Either way, while researching the types of Honda/Acura coolant (PN: OL999-9011/OL999-9011A) I came across this DIY.
Look at picture 3 (yellow circle)... I had no idea the ITR motor had that. I thought that was pretty cool.

BTW... based on my research and a few phone calls, it looks like they no longer sell non pre-mixed coolant.
Only 50/50 (PN above) and these bastards are listing it for nearly $26 and offering me a "discounted price" of $19.23.
Fùckin' thieves. >.<

beecee18

All B-series have this plug on the engine block I think.

kyden

yes.

DSMAddicted

Sounds good.
I read one of the comments in that thread saying that certain motors (B18B?) didn't.

Either way, glad I saw it.

94EG8

They all have it, all the D-series do to ('96 - '00 are on the back of the block) All Honda engines from about '88 on should have it, the block heater replaces that plug btw.

DSMAddicted

Good to know, thanks for clarifying.