acurabro12345

I have a 1998 Acura Integra, was wondering what type of antifreeze to use for my car?

Darksyne

Honda has their own coolant which is blue. There's an aftermarket company called OEM that sells coolant that meets Hondas spec and is also blue. Otherwise Prestone coolant should be ok.

justnspace

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you know, the coolant from Honda

or you could just grab 50/50 mixed coolant that is phosphate and silicate free

Darksyne

Would you happen to know if royal purple ice would work in a Honda cooling system. Or at very least won't harm it? I seem to be getting very little info on the product of what it contains and if it's safe for Hondas/Acuras.

justnspace

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Yikes! ALL I know is that Honda/Acura's engines are made out of aluminium. and needs a coolant without Phosphates or Silicates.
those elements will fuck up the Aluminium block.
in conclusion, I do not know what Royal Purple coolant is made of.

Darksyne

http://www.royalpurpleconsumer.com/wp-content/uploads/Purple-Ice-RTK-MSDS_040214.pdf

I was able to find the MSDS of the purple ice additive and yikes it does have some nitrates and silicates but they claim to contain less than 1% though. Is that about insignificant enough to matter or does Honda strictly require 0 silicates or nitrates/nitrites?

justnspace

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most likely the reason why people say to stick with Honda fluid. do you want to take that 1% risk?
I myself use the prestone 50/50 with no ill effects

Darksyne

Yeah I'll probably wind up returning the royal purple as they mentioned that it contains a measurable amount of nitrites and borates and Honda coolant must be free of those. I'm sure it's probably not enough to cause harm but I'm not taking the chance at potentially reducing the reliability of my car.

Skirmich

I race and touge with the OEM Honda Blue Stuff with great results.. I also love the blue color so its a Win-Win for me.

Iggy

Always did love that color. LOL