PenancE

well i did a coolant flush today at a shop my bud works at ford so we jus used the raise.

but its all done now, im at home and the fumes rush out. its not a shitload of fumes (smells tangy, sweet, if u inhale it, taste like candy lol) but it smokes up, i shut the car off and the capp is off right now, cooling down, gonna check in a sec if its ok

but what i used for coolant was

prestone already mixed antifreeze+prestone longlife coolant+water+another half bottle off green, ford dealership coolant.

so its 4.4LMIXED+4.4L longlife+half jug of water, +half jug of green coolant


we used the machine to do the flush, then filled with that mixture, u think the mixture fucked it up? plz help....

we did have a prob of thermostat not open'n so the coolant can go in, but its open if WE WERE able to get the coolant in anyways right?




i was plannin to go to a store now and redo the flush, just drain and fill....



btw. the old coolant was so nasty, light green color..

PenancE

well i check the bottles for the prestone, and they are fine for aluminum, and have no silitate in it...

Pure Adrenaline

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The "smoke" is from the spilled coolant burning off/vaporizing. It's normal. I spilled coolant everywhere when I put in the Spoon t-stat and fan switch, and my engine bay was like a smoke show. After a few drives, it will all burn off.

etxxz

spray the rad and front of engine bay with water...no electic threat...

dj5

I am assuming the water you added was distilled water. Adding regular tap water will cause the inside of your radiator to rust and corrode.

MikePA

Geez, what you do, pour in anything that was laying around the shop? If it was my car, I'd go to the dealer on Monday, get a gallon of Honda antifreeze, and do a drain and refill using distilled water.

PenancE

lol yea thats exactly what im doin tommorrow mornin,

i was readin thru threads and i saw few about the honda coolant. on how it should be non silitate and all the problems of using aftermarket coolants..

btw it was just spilled coolant lol, i dont know, i always fret over this car.....i cherish dis bitch more than my own...lol

PenancE

well see the reason we added the other cheme's was cuz we did that flushing system, works pretty damn good, u shoulda seen the color of the old coolant, was a light green, like really fadded compared to new coolant...