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« Reply #30 on: November 18, 2009, 09:24:44 PM »

Should we be using "Honda Only" or can I get some AntiFreeze from AutoZone...? I gotta do mine, im running almost to Minimum!
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« Reply #31 on: November 18, 2009, 11:14:10 PM »

Ya Billy, Honda only. It's not expensive at the dealer. I think like 11 bucks a bottle. I would have to double check my invoice. You're also gonna need two bottles if your gonna do a drain and fill I believe.
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« Reply #32 on: November 19, 2009, 12:07:36 AM »

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Should we be using "Honda Only" or can I get some AntiFreeze from AutoZone...? I gotta do mine, im running almost to Minimum!

I recommend using honda. There only a few things that I will not use from honda since the other stuff is better. But yeah get the antifreeze from honda. I need to flush my soon. The previous only used some blue crap. I didn't even know that antifreeze/coolent comes in blue. I though they came in highlighter green/yellow or red such as the redline water wetter.
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« Reply #33 on: November 19, 2009, 01:47:48 AM »

New Honda coolant is blue just to let you know Ken. Older Honda uses green.
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« Reply #34 on: November 19, 2009, 03:44:26 AM »

thanks Thien. Yeah I was like why is my shit blue? lol I like 3 of those gallon since my uncle works at honda and he just gave them to me. I also have differential fluid for my mom MDX and auto tranney fluid.
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« Reply #35 on: November 19, 2009, 08:21:15 AM »

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Ya Billy, Honda only. It's not expensive at the dealer. I think like 11 bucks a bottle. I would have to double check my invoice. You're also gonna need two bottles if your gonna do a drain and fill I believe.

Kool, just making sure! I will be doing this next week... thanks
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« Reply #36 on: November 29, 2009, 01:21:52 PM »

Why you should use Honda/Acura only AntiFreeze: Guess this answers those why should I use it questions....

Genuine Honda Coolant is the Only Way to Go

Increasingly severe operating conditions and the advent of lower maintenance requirements have resulted in significant changes in the variety and the concentration of additives used in engine coolant. Also, the continual improvements in engine and vehicle design have challenged coolant suppliers to design products that perform well in a more demanding environment.

To meet these needs, Honda engineers have developed a superior, high-quality coolant that has several advantages over the competition.

Some antifreeze, although labeled as safe for aluminum parts, may not be compatible with Acura cooling system components. Extensive research and testing by both Honda R&D and CCI, the manufacturer of the Honda coolant, have proven that the abrasive silicates and/or borates found in most domestic coolants can cause these problems:

- - Silicates bond to the surface of the water pump seal and act as an abrasive, causing considerable seal erosion and coolant leakage. In actual tests, the silicated coolant caused early leakage. This leakage increased dramatically until a substantial portion of the coolant had been lost. In contrast, the Honda coolant had almost no leakage through the duration of the test.

Chart here, entitled "Coolant Leakage from Water Pump Seal", showing Leaked Coolant Volume in ml as follows for each test duration in Hours:

24 hrs: Honda Coolant 0, Typical Silicated Coolant 21
48 hrs: Honda Coolant 1, Typical Silicated Coolant 36
72 hrs: Honda Coolant 2, Typical Silicated Coolant 47
96 hrs: Honda Coolant 2, Typical Silicated Coolant 55
120 hrs: Honda Coolant 2.5, Typical Silicated Coolant 56
144 hrs: Honda Coolant 3.5, Typical Silicated Coolant 57
168 hrs: Honda Coolant 4, Typical Silicated Coolant 58.8
192 hrs: Honda Coolant 6, Typical Silicated Coolant 63
200 hrs: Honda Coolant 6, Typical Silicated Coolant 64

- - Silicates tend to gel and settle in the coolest parts of the cooling system, causing radiator plugging and overheating.

- - Borates cause pitting corrosion on the cylinder head.

- - Silicate inhibitors are difficult to stabilize and, therefore, limit coolant shelf life.

Most commercially available coolants were originally designed for cast iron engines. Silicate, an inexpensive additive, was added to coolants to prevent aluminum corrosion, but the long-term durability of the combination was not tested.

In contrast, Honda coolant was designed specifically for aluminum engines. It contains an organic corrosion inhibitor instead of silicate. This superior formula gives these advantages:

- - No silicate abrasion of water pump seals. For example, these graphs show the surface roughness of two aluminum water pump seal rings. Seal A, exposed to silicated coolant, shows considerable damage. Seal B, exposed to Honda coolant, displays only minimal wear.


[graphs here, showing roughness across the surface, with A a very wiggly line, and B a very smooth line]


- - No plugging or overheating caused by silicate gelling.

- - Excellent corrosion protection for aluminum components.

- - Long-term corrosion protection for other cooling system materials (steel, cast iron, copper, solder, gaskets, seals, and O-rings).


You can find less expensive coolants on the market, but now you can see why genuine Honda coolant is the only coolant approved for Honda and Acura vehicles (it MUST be used for warranty repairs). Honda's non-silicate formula delivers added protection not offered by 95 percent of other brands. Since our customers expect lower maintenance, you're doing them an injustice if you use any other coolant.
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« Reply #37 on: November 30, 2009, 01:11:07 AM »

very nice. Just wondering what is the difference between the old honda coolent/anti freeze vs the new one besides the color? I have 2 gallons of the old green one still in my garage but my other accord use the blue one? Can I mix it?
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« Reply #38 on: November 30, 2009, 10:35:47 AM »

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very nice. Just wondering what is the difference between the old honda coolent/anti freeze vs the new one besides the color? I have 2 gallons of the old green one still in my garage but my other accord use the blue one? Can I mix it?

The big difference is the green coolant is made to be used until about 60k miles, the new blue coolant that Honda puts in all their cars now lasts about 100k miles. As long as they completely flushed your system your fine. I wouldn't mix the 2 though just to be on the safe side. Since Honda uses blue coolant now I would recommend to use it only!

Also the blue coolant is 50/50 as apposed to the green coolant...
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« Reply #39 on: November 30, 2009, 05:16:06 PM »

alright thanks. I think the car was flush last year. Not 100% sure. I don't have the record of what was done on the car besides the rear brake pads done at the dealership.
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« Reply #40 on: November 30, 2009, 09:15:57 PM »

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alright thanks. I think the car was flush last year. Not 100% sure. I don't have the record of what was done on the car besides the rear brake pads done at the dealership.

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Also the blue coolant is 50/50 as apposed to the green coolant....
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« Reply #41 on: September 04, 2010, 12:17:08 AM »

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« Reply #42 on: February 05, 2011, 06:59:32 PM »

pretty simple to do. im really glad when i went to honda to buy 2 gallons of the coolant he said ill only need one.  mad i said no i think i need two. he said nope. so now i need a 2nd gallon and the parts department is closed tomorrow. mad mad fucking bastard
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« Reply #43 on: February 05, 2011, 11:52:56 PM »

Should've listened to the guys here that already did it. Never listen to parts guys. They don't know shit.
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« Reply #44 on: February 06, 2011, 11:58:37 AM »

^This.
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