Antifreeze Coolant
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Antifreeze Coolant
Hello members of the forum, I just have some quick "noob" questions to ask you all. Would greatly appreciate it, if I could get it clarified. When I bought my S2, my coolant reservoir contained blue antifreeze coolant. After countless drives, the fluid is finally depleting to where I would need to refill it again soon. My concern is, can I just use Walmart's Prestone antifreeze coolant? I know that the Prestone's coolant could be different, as to the color of the fluid compared to the one I have in my reservoir now, which is a blue fluid. That being said, will it also be bad for my radiator if I mixed the Prestone antifreeze coolant with the current fluid that is still currently in my system (blue antifreeze fluid)?
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#2
Hello members of the forum, I just have some quick "noob" questions to ask you all. Would greatly appreciate it, if I could get it clarified. When I bought my S2, my coolant reservoir contained blue antifreeze coolant. After countless drives, the fluid is finally depleting to where I would need to refill it again soon. My concern is, can I just use Walmart's Prestone antifreeze coolant? I know that the Prestone's coolant could be different, as to the color of the fluid compared to the one I have in my reservoir now, which is a blue fluid. That being said, will it also be bad for my radiator if I mixed the Prestone antifreeze coolant with the current fluid that is still currently in my system (blue antifreeze fluid)?
Thanks!
Thanks!
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The overflow bottle working? Coolant loss is not normal. Antifreeze is less efficient than ordinary water and adding distilled water won't hurt rather than risk a damaging antifreeze. Depends on your climate how dilute you can go.
-- Chuck
-- Chuck
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#10
Some coolant loss over a VERY long time is ok. Having your entire reservoir gone in a short amount of time is not normal unless the previous owner used mostly water.
It's a $10-12 difference between the Honda and Prestone. Nothing wrong with Prestone itself, but I wouldn't mix the two.
It's a $10-12 difference between the Honda and Prestone. Nothing wrong with Prestone itself, but I wouldn't mix the two.