honda Antifreeze

Is there really that big of a difference between the Honda Antifreeze and
the high quality Green Prestone Antifreeze? I just changed mine and
refilled it with prestone. The manual makes it sound like I would be just
as well to put sausage gravy in it if I use anything but the honda formula.
I really don't want to change it again if I don't have too. What should I
do?

 

You can do a search on google, but you should drain it and use honda
coolant. Save your water pump and your engine. Prestone is high quality but
it is not what your honda needs.

 

What year is the Honda? What does your owner's manual say??

 

it is a 99 and it says to use honda fluid. I was all ready to flush the car
and the Honda dealer was closed, so i went ahead and used the prestone I
bought. I just find it hard to believe that the formulas can vary that
much. I know you are not supposed to use the red stuff that gm uses, but i
thought the standard "Green " Formula, (whatever it is) would be fine.

 

I did a search on Google, I wish i had waited until i bought the honda
stuff. Well, at least I know how to do it now. And to boot, i did both of
our cars at the same time (both civics)

 

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Greg,

HUMOR: Unless you're in Hawaii, the sausage gravy idea won't work.
Here in Canada, the stuff turns solid in winter, and this overloads the
timing belt as it tries to turn the water pump. In summer, it attracts
dogs to your car, even when driving at slow speeds.

'Curly'
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Personally, Ive never used Honda fluid of any sort in my car, and its been
running strong for 13 years. Just out of curiosity, who do you think makes
"honda" fluid anyways?

 

Here we go again. I know, Honda don't make the fluids, but they are made to
Honda specs, that's the difference. 13 years?, maybe this is your lucky
year.

 

It's not who makes the coolant.....its the specs that the coolant is made
under. Since Honda uses aluminum parts in their engines, their coolant is
designed specifically for their engines and nobody elses. Thankfully, luck
has been on your side.

 

I plan on reflushing with honda coolant on wednesday. hopefully my two
civics can make it a couple of days on this "Fresca-look-a-like" prestone.

 

Should I use "Honda " gasoline in my car?...Can you tell me where the nearest
"Honda " gas station here in New Jersey is?......I mean, Honda
anti-freeze?......Please!!!!...They must be making their own gasoline too!!....

 

too!!....

I doubt they make their own floor mats either.

 

It's amazing on how the mooing masses of sheeple are herded and led around.

Anyone that uses a marque branded or dealer service for that matter just
are the sort of folks that like to toss their hard earned cash into a
meaningless pit.

Gotta love the stupidity that pervades this planet...

JT

 

Big difference, and it's all because of the water you mix with it.

American antifreeze (Prestone in this case) needs sodium silicate in it
to keep American water from eating your water pump, engine block and so
on.

Japanese antifreeze has no silicates; they use other water-pump lubes.
Silicates in a car that is designed around non-silicate antifreeze are
bad news. You do need to mix the Japanese antifreeze with distilled
water, and it's pretty easy: get a gallon of distilled water, a gallon
of Honda coolant, dump together in a 2-gallon container, then funnel the
mix back into the containers. Be sure to remove the DISTILLED WATER
label from that jug and clearly mark it HONDA ANTIFREEZE * LETHAL * DO
NOT DRINK WHATEVER YOU DO!

 

Honda antifreeze is being sold pre-mixed. So I don¹t think you want to do
this unless you want a 25 percent solution.

 

There are some differences. I advise you to get the Honda Antifreeze. I
have read that it's not a good idea to mix different brands of Antifreeze.
When you drain out or flush out your system--some of the old antifreeze
remains in the system. If you had Honda Antifeeze in it before you drained
out or flushed out the systyem--it's a great idea to make use of Honda
Antifreeze as the new Antifreeze that you make use of so as to prevent
combining two brands of Antifreeze. Regardless of which type of antifreeze
you use--follow the directions

 

Sold both ways. Recently bought the regular non mixed (gray jug, blue
label) from the dealer.

 

Ask Honda to prove what they say, until then Honda can gargle on their own
"Sausage gravy". Pete

 

Since my Civic needed two water pump replacements in its first 85k miles
using non Honda antifreeze, I'm a believer in using their coolant. It's the
silicates and/or borates in the non Honda green stuff that is supposed to
wear out the pump seals.

I'll save the gravy for my biscuits.

Spudston