Coolent

FrAsErTaG · tinkerer Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 166

Howdy
I just want a Few things cleared up with coolent.
Whats the best type to run? what happens if you run coolent that doesnt have your cars name on it? or say DO NOT USE IN other cars and stuff? whats that about...

Cheers

Ben Wight · backyard mechanic Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 946

Hey Jimbo,
I only use corrosion inhibitor usually, as general coolant is designed to lower the freezing point and raise the boiling point of your radiator water, as well as be a rust inhibitor.

Do you ever have trouble with your radiator fluid freezing or boiling? If not, the cheapest solution is probably a bottle of nulon rust inhibitor, about $10 and treats over a gemmy radiator full.

Adam · Site Admin Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 682

Howdy,

I have always used Tectaloy 90+ coolant, the total fill stuff, mostly because I didn't want to corrode the ported early model head I had on my engine... Now I do it by habit, saves worrying about crud/gunk/corrosion/boiling/freezing...

TX III · petrol head Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 1042

i only use, "tectaloy xtra cool gold", its a solution that you have to mix yourself.... you just buy a bottle and a few lires of distilled water, the measurements are on the bottle, it's good stuff, lasts a while too... because its a 1 litre bottle and i think it's 200mls makes 4 litres or something like that.