It's about time for a coolant flush, anyone have any preferences?

 

I flushed my fluid and filled with Prestone Quick Fill. It's already premixed 50/50 and has worked ever since. Even sitting in 100* weather for no matter how long, the needle will not move and the radiator fan hardly comes on. Stays in the cool side always. Also replaced the thermostat with a Honda OEM unit, so that also helps.

 

must of the cars running in honda challenge series and speed world challenge series dont even use anti-freeze they use sodium free water and redline water wetter additive or something along the same line

 

The redline with no anti-freeze is good but if you live in a place were it gets below freezing you will have to add anti-freeze which will make the redline almost pointless because they recommend only a 15% mixture. Also hondas have a optimum temp and run different until they reach that temp the cars that race reach much higher temps than a daily driver so the redline is good. I don't think it is necessary unless you ae running the **** out of the car everyday and live in Florida. If you do they make better stuff than redline redline runs around 15 deg less while this stuff runs around 40. I don't remember the name, but it is at auto zone its like $30 compared to redline that is $7

 

straight water

 

prestone 50/50 here

 

Straight water can and will crack your block if it freezes where you live. I just use Prestone 50/50 with water.

 

Didn't want to make a new thread so I'll bump this...

 

prestone 50/50 pre-mixed so i dont have to waste time

 

OEM Blue pre-mix for me.

 

Honda Coolant only.

There have been studies that show Honda Coolant last longer and is less corrosive (most important).

Being less corrosive, it helps your gaskets and hoses last longer, ever wonder why Honda hoses last darn near forever???


If your car is NOT a race car, don't use anything but Honda coolant. It would be stupid to use anything else.

 

Distilled water for me. Texas rarely has hard freezes.

 

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honda antifreeze. make sure you do a really good flush. crack open the bolt on the block and that will drain it almost complete. i usually do that pour water in run the car and then flush it again

 

i used Prestone® DEX-COOL® Extended Life Antifreeze/ Coolant for the past several years.

 

Prestone 50/50, but next coolant flush/change I will be switching to OEM Honda coolant because I have turned into an "OEM Parts *****"