What are people's recommendations for coolants? Also where is the best place to order from.

Cheers Dan

 

I ordered Honda from cox as was as cheap as eurocar parts was.

 

Yep, really difficult to find the correct coolant other than Honda Type 2 - just go to Honda for it. I got mine from Si@Hendy as he's just down the road.

 

+1 for genuine Honda. Mine wasn't even very expensive from the local stealer

 

..................But it can be a PITA to replace due to trapped air, either jack the front of the car right up, and still risk loosing some getting all the air out. Or get Honda to do it, that way if the heater won't work after, they will have to put it right.

 

Honda put a handy little bleed nipple at the highest point on the engine for just such events. If you leave it open, or better still take it out while you're filling the system, you'll have very little to worry about

 

Thats the best way. Car jacked up so the radiator is the highest point. Bleed nipples ( inlet manifold and heater loop) open then fill the radiator till it starts coming out of the nipples. Tighten the nipples. Run the car jacked up at the front until it gets up to temperature ( 2 fan cycles ) with the radiator cap off. Keep the water level topped up to the base of the filler neck. It will burp any air out that way.

 

Honda Type 2 vote here as well, I added water wetter to mine, and it seemed to work pretty nicely, brought the temp down by 1 bar on the facelift dash dial.