Just wondering, I need to fill my coolant up cause its empty, have no time so need to do it with water. Isn't coolant greenish, this is milky orange

 

Ive seen green, and red. Orange might mean the coolant has decomposed. Might be wise to flush the system if you can't recall when it was last done.

Jason

 

JDM coolant

Mine is green

 

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indeed, quickly bottle it up and sell it on ebay.

 

it's probably DEX-COOL.......GM uses it in all their new vehicles since 1997 or so....it's suppose to have a longer life and provide better corrosion protection....whatever......

 

Because youre using the wrong coolant

We use the green stuff. Whoever changed your coolant last time put in the wrong coolant.

 

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exactly or hes a lot of rust going on in there...

 

that stuff actually performs much better than the typical green stuff!!! im running it in my teg, and it runs cold as fawk

 

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if its not recommended, i wouldn't use it

 

Yeah I would never use any coolant other than Honda OEM or Prestone green! Anything else is bad for Honda cooling systems.

 

ok i water cooled my computer for about a year. i tryed both the dex-cool and the reg radiator fluid. with the reg fluid i hade lots of build up like slimey stuff all over everything. with the dex cool it did not build up this slime and cooled better. when i tryed a mix it took about a month but it got really really thick like oil so i flused it. i dont know if its the same since cars get way way hoter then my computer ever did

i always wanted to flush out my car and run dex cool. maby i should try it just make shure not to mix them at all or it wont be good

 

I work at a garage when I'm not in grad school.....I've seen the dex cool and let me tell you to TAKE THAT **** OUT NOW.....it causes buildup inside the motor and will eventually lead to a blown headgasket....i've seen it many times in the newer cavalier's....that **** sux!

 

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yeah but you're forgetting about the corrosion inhibiting properties of engine coolant. I don't know too much about water-cooling computers, but I bet they don't have to deal w/ corrosion like automotive radiators do (especially since the computers aren't out in the weather). A coolant that isn't suitable for Honda radiators can cause lots of corrosion and other junk over time.

Just take my word for it and use either Prestone green or OEM Honda coolant.

 

Are you sure that it isn't caused by poor design? Toyota has been using DEX-COOL for a long time now... and they aren't blowing head gaskets...

 

Eh, I am running Evans NPG+, its a waterless coolant.

Doubt the stock watergauge is all that acurate, but it runs slightly cooler than honda and doesn't budge durring track driving.

I think a lot of the problems people run into when switching types of coolants is when they don't fully flush out the old coolant and they mix.

 

I've used the orange for years now. No problems yet. Just make sure whatever coolant you use is "Silicate Free"

 

yea, i bought a brand new radiator, and had it fully flushed by my dads friend who runs a radiator shop, so i think he knows what hes doing. it is said that that is the benefit of the orange dex-cool, that it doesnt cause build up