Is Honda named brand coolant better than other?
Depends on "other" I suppose but in general it *is* recommended - there are people, I'm one, who have seen a water pump destroyed in ~20K miles from using Prestone regular antifreeze in a Honda engine. Specifically, you must not put antifreeze which contains silicate sor borates in a Honda cooling system; if you want to experiment with Dex-cool for the sake of saving $12. or so, every 3years or so, it's up to you. Personally I won't use anything but the Honda stuff. This issue has been much discussed in the past so do a search at Google Groups for more info. Rgds, George Macdonald "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??
: On 31 Jul 2004 23:37:43 -0700, (Red Cloud) wrote: : : >Is Honda named brand coolant better than other? : : Depends on "other" I suppose but in general it *is* recommended - there are : people, I'm one, who have seen a water pump destroyed in ~20K miles from : using Prestone regular antifreeze in a Honda engine. Specifically, you : must not put antifreeze which contains silicate sor borates in a Honda : cooling system; if you want to experiment with Dex-cool for the sake of : saving $12. or so, every 3years or so, it's up to you. Personally I won't : use anything but the Honda stuff. This issue has been much discussed in : the past so do a search at Google Groups for more info. : : Rgds, George Macdonald : : "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me?? I do agree with George. Just add a few dollars more and get the Honda Coolant. Why risk the engine?
