Coolant low, Honda coolant only?
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Coolant low, Honda coolant only?
Finally got around to looking under the engine covers after 4 months, and discovered the coolant level is just below the MIN line. Haven't noticed any obvious leak and never bothered to check the level when brand new (my bad!)
My questions to Aziners:
1) Best way to check for coolant leak if any?
2) Manual states only to use Honda brand coolants (50/50) stating generics may damage aluminum engines??? Anybody use other brands, can't imagine everyone buying Honda coolants!
My questions to Aziners:
1) Best way to check for coolant leak if any?
2) Manual states only to use Honda brand coolants (50/50) stating generics may damage aluminum engines??? Anybody use other brands, can't imagine everyone buying Honda coolants!
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I have a 3G TL-S (I know they're different) and my car mysteriously runs low on coolant, below the min. mark probably 2 times per year. There's never a leak or anything that I've noticed, it just seems to disappear
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I can't answer definitively about the car, but I've owned several water-cooled Honda and other water cooled brand motorcycles(aluminum engined) over the years and they recommended the manufacturer brand coolant(of course). The reason for that is that they did not want any coolant with silicates in it as an additive. Apparently the silicates damage the water pump and seals over time. I'd take a look at the Honda container and see if there's anything about silicates or the lack therof in the ingredients, if not there's several name-brand coolants on the market with no silicates.
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Think I found the answer to the coolant "leak".
Peeled off all the engine covers and could not find any evidence of leak, the fluid level has been stable for the last 3 days....then I noticed the overfill reservoir cap is loose almost to the point of coming off. Since I haven't touched it since purchase I assume this was a dealer/factory error.
Anyway, my guess is that the 50/50 coolant simply evaporated slowly. Now the question is should I refill with distilled H2O only or with 50/50 Honda coolant? My guess is that the ethylene glycol boiling point is pretty high and unlikely to have evaporated much over the water component....any thoughts?
Peeled off all the engine covers and could not find any evidence of leak, the fluid level has been stable for the last 3 days....then I noticed the overfill reservoir cap is loose almost to the point of coming off. Since I haven't touched it since purchase I assume this was a dealer/factory error.
Anyway, my guess is that the 50/50 coolant simply evaporated slowly. Now the question is should I refill with distilled H2O only or with 50/50 Honda coolant? My guess is that the ethylene glycol boiling point is pretty high and unlikely to have evaporated much over the water component....any thoughts?
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Think I found the answer to the coolant "leak".
Peeled off all the engine covers and could not find any evidence of leak, the fluid level has been stable for the last 3 days....then I noticed the overfill reservoir cap is loose almost to the point of coming off. Since I haven't touched it since purchase I assume this was a dealer/factory error.
Anyway, my guess is that the 50/50 coolant simply evaporated slowly. Now the question is should I refill with distilled H2O only or with 50/50 Honda coolant? My guess is that the ethylene glycol boiling point is pretty high and unlikely to have evaporated much over the water component....any thoughts?
Peeled off all the engine covers and could not find any evidence of leak, the fluid level has been stable for the last 3 days....then I noticed the overfill reservoir cap is loose almost to the point of coming off. Since I haven't touched it since purchase I assume this was a dealer/factory error.
Anyway, my guess is that the 50/50 coolant simply evaporated slowly. Now the question is should I refill with distilled H2O only or with 50/50 Honda coolant? My guess is that the ethylene glycol boiling point is pretty high and unlikely to have evaporated much over the water component....any thoughts?
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