Mechanical Problems & Technical Chat - WHAT IS THE BEST COOLANT?

.....purple, yellow, or green......

i decided to take the guesswork out and bought the stuff that says it mixes with "any color".

iv never heard of purple coolant. but id say go for the name brand of whatever color is made for your car.

Green is what you want.

prestone 50/50

Actually believe it or not, the best coolnat for your honda is the one that you get from the dealer. I know it cost like 15 bucks a quart. and only works best when you COMPLETELY flush out your old coolant from the motor and radiator. Depending on your motor you'll have to get the appropriate amount of coolant. Or, if that's too expensive for you, Go to your local Honda motorcycle/dirtbike/atv dealer, and get the blue bottles of HP Coolant. That is what i have in my car and It lowered the tempurature of the motor by a good 10-15 degrees. I also got a slight increase of power. The Coolant stuff from the car dealer is excellent stuff too. A buddy of mine used it (flushed out old and everything) and got about 15degrees cooler. That is the way to go. I worka t a motorcycle shop and I see a difference in the performance of the motorcycle, just by having the motor run cooler. and a couple of people at my work hav done the same thing as me and they alos notice the car running better.

Yeah I got a few friends at honda and ever honda or acura I have had I have always ran honda coolant and honda oils and fluids. It good stuff and the best for your car. Honda really knows there sh!t.

is the honda coolant 50-50 mixed or u gotta mix it?

I am not sure I just tell my friend to bring some home lol.

ORIGINAL: Cutt

Yeah I got a few friends at honda and ever honda or acura I have had I have always ran honda coolant and honda oils and fluids. It good stuff and the best for your car. Honda really knows there sh!t.


when i got my car i read in the manul all about using ONLY honda fluids and such so when i went to the dealership to pick up my car i asked the guy if i have to use only honda stuff, and he sead it dosent matter, hes like, the other stuff is probably even better.....now i dont use honda oil, and i just topped up my brake fluid with non honda stuff also, i havent done any flushed and fill's will the tranny, coolent, powerstearing and such..but when i do i think im going to use honda

Yeah I like it pretty good

thanks ya'll actually there is a purple coolant when i find it again ill show youn's. oh and how much do ya'll think it would cost to flush and refill all of the flud systems?

the best coolant is honda genuine antifreeze with water wetter. i run it in my car, it doesn't corrode the aluminum and runs a lot cooler.

jiffy lube will do a coolant flush for about 60 bucks. They have a good machine. Works very well.

ORIGINAL: ef4life

the best coolant is honda genuine antifreeze with water wetter. i run it in my car, it doesn't corrode the aluminum and runs a lot cooler.



Water wetter is some damn good stuff!! I put that in my jeep (the 4.0 in that thing always ran hot) and it lowered the water temp 15 degrees!