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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? -- TeGGeR® The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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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. |
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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 |
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The orange is OAT based, like Dex-Cool, isn't it? So there is no
silicate. Screw prestone. |
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> > 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. > it took 3 before you finally learned? |
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> 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. |
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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. |
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