New Honda antifreeze formulation?
 

Just changed my coolant today.

Anybody else noticed that Honda's Type 2 premix is no longer dark green,
but is now dark blue instead? I wonder what the difference is?

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TeGGeR®

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Isn't that the latest Honda coolant suppose to fit to latest model?
Can you mix Honda premix coolant with a regular brand coolant? I ask
this question
becaues I've heard that the Honda waterpump is sensitive to the
different type of coolant. Some say wrong coolant might destory the
waterpump seal.

TeGGeR® wrote:
> Just changed my coolant today.
>
> Anybody else noticed that Honda's Type 2 premix is no longer dark green,
> but is now dark blue instead? I wonder what the difference is?
>
here in california, it's been blue since at least 2000. expect it's
just colorant.

wrote:
> Isn't that the latest Honda coolant suppose to fit to latest model?
> Can you mix Honda premix coolant with a regular brand coolant? I ask
> this question
> becaues I've heard that the Honda waterpump is sensitive to the
> different type of coolant. Some say wrong coolant might destory the
> waterpump seal..

Might? No, will.

I've killed 3 of them myself. Takes 6 weeks to 6 months with silicate
fomulations before your pump seal is destroyed.

A friend has a 1990 with about 10o0K (miles) onit. He has used
low toxic (ethyl proponal?) antifreeze that is silicate based for
the last 70+K, over 5 years. When I read the horrow stories
I told him he needs to go back to honda AF. He is getting the T-
belt, water pump, etal changed next week. I hope to get a look
at the water pump.

Perhaps EP silicate based AF is safer the EG silicate AF.
I an't willing to test it on my Civic.

Terry

> it took 3 before you finally learned? ;)

Yup. We had two '90 Integras, one auto (ho-hum) and one manual
(vrooom!!). More pumps to kill means you kill more pumps.

Changed coolant in both, and the auto died almost immediately. Both
Acura and I thought it was a fluke. Acura put in a new pump under
warranty, and used Prestone I had supplied. Pump died again. Techline
told the Acura dealer, "don't do that." Meanwhile, the manual Integra
was still going, but did die after about 6 months. All pumps replaced
under warranty.

"Don't pick up a stranger." Yeah, right.

The orange is OAT based, like Dex-Cool, isn't it? So there is no
silicate.

Screw prestone.

Maybe they used an odd color to help keep folks from confusing it with a
"regular" formula?
--
KWW

"jim beam" > wrote in message
...
> TeGGeR® wrote:
>> Just changed my coolant today.
>>
>> Anybody else noticed that Honda's Type 2 premix is no longer dark green,
>> but is now dark blue instead? I wonder what the difference is?
>>
> here in california, it's been blue since at least 2000. expect it's just
> colorant.
>