Who uses honda coolant?

[smoknlegend]

Heres a question since IA is teeming with Hondas. How many of you use Honda Coolant? I know some people feel antifreeze is just antifreeze, but having owned a Legend, you come to find all antifreeze is not made the same.



In the picture above are 3 Legend water pumps: (left to right) Brand new, 90K miles with honda blue coolant, 90k miles green coolant.

This is also an interesting read:
http://legend.paskaluk.com/coolant.pdf

What about yall?

[JDMJAYDC2]

i just store brand coolant i always thought coolant was coolant i mean hell you waste enough of it when your bleeding the system why pay almost 10 bucks a gallon for honda brand but your water pumps do show the difference.

i never knew they had blue coolant tho

[smoknlegend]

i just store brand coolant i always thought coolant was coolant i mean hell you waste enough of it when your bleeding the system why pay almost 10 bucks a gallon for honda brand but your water pumps do show the difference.

i never knew they had blue coolant tho

ya the coolant is now blue. it used to be green like 6 years ago, but they have now gone to the Type II coolant thats a 50/50 mix so you are technically paying for half a gallon of water But with the legends, they actually ran cooler and were less likely for BHG on honda coolant than prestone.

[JJSPEC Racing]

Honda coolant used to be green back in the day, lol. If you dont use the Honda coolant, make sure that it is a high quality ethylene glycol based coolant. The one on the right looks like it may have had some electolysis action going on. Got to make sure the system gets clean during your water pump services and you use a good quality coolant!

[JJSPEC Racing]

Sorry, you posted up before I could finish typing.

[smoknlegend]

Sorry, you posted up before I could finish typing.

thats ok, the more information the better! I just know alot of honda guys are on here and wouldnt know the wiser, so its to help prolong the life of their equipment

[JDMJAYDC2]

im trying to think i think its the yellow bottle one gawd my brain wont function but thats the one i use starts with a P is that a good one


lmao my post sounds like such a female lol

[green91]

I strictly use toyota coolant, but i believe its mostly the same composition as the honda just different color.

[Homer Simpson]

im trying to think i think its the yellow bottle one gawd my brain wont function but thats the one i use starts with a P is that a good one


lmao my post sounds like such a female lol

prestone

[oneSLOWex]

I have put over 130,000 miles on my car since I have had it and have always used store brand coolant. No problems whatsoever.

[Humphrizzle]

i use water

[slostang]

i use advance brand + one quart of water wetter. its actually made by prestone, and antifreeze is ridiculously fucking high so i buy the cheap shit.

[chameleon30038]

i only use honda coolant cause its blue ....lmao.



oh wait and i use to work there ....hahaha

[smoknlegend]

i only use honda coolant cause its blue ....lmao.



oh wait and i use to work there ....hahaha

Heres a question, i have heard some honda dealers are using green non honda coolant when they have to fix cooling systems, yet factory fill should be blue. Why is this?

[JDMJAYDC2]

i use water

lol repped

[Zhu]

Heres a question, i have heard some honda dealers are using green non honda coolant when they have to fix cooling systems, yet factory fill should be blue. Why is this?

it's probably to cut back on costs by using something cheaper? i bet most customers they get don't even ask questions.

[FoolsDrifFWD]

Any coolant works man.

[STRteg]

wtf is up with the big pics?

[2003Accord]

yea wtf ^^

[Humphrizzle]

fucking big pic needs to be deleted.. had to restart my 9 year old laptop because it wouldnt load it..

please someone delete that.

[SPOOLIN]

i use whatever advance sells and mix is like 35-40% coolant to water

race car is strait water with a dash of redline water wetter.

[Humphrizzle]

i flush my radiator every 10k or less... not worried about buildup.

[KevinT707]

Hose water cools & works best !! *thumbs up*

[JDMJAYDC2]

Hose water cools & works best !! *thumbs up*

until freezing temps

[civicturbo10]

I use factory stuff only. High mileage honda here. When I break my motor down we'll take a look down there and post pics for everyone to see....

[smoknlegend]

btw: anyone else realize how phallic looking the legend water pump is?

[Humphrizzle]

until freezing temps

i live in georgia.. in order for my aluminum block to freeze my coolant, it would have to be at least 10 degrees farenheit for 10 hours straight.

[Humphrizzle]

I use factory stuff only. High mileage honda here. When I break my motor down we'll take a look down there and post pics for everyone to see....

sitting with 274k miles on my 2000 honda civic Si.


my motor is in perfect condition.

[88civic_hatc]

i use water

u gotta use coolant it lubes the water pump and keeps shit from rusting