Coolant - What Are You Using?
Redline:
WaterWetter® is a unique wetting agent for cooling systems which reduces coolant temperatures by as much as 30ºF. This liquid product can be used to provide rust and corrosion protection in plain water for racing engines, which provides much better heat transfer properties than glycol-based antifreeze. Or it can be added to new or used antifreeze to improve the heat transfer of ethylene and propylene glycol systems. Designed for modern aluminum, cast iron, copper, brass and bronze systems. Compatible with all antifreezes, including the latest long-life variations.
http://www.redlineoil.com/products_c...coolantFlash=1
WaterWetter® is a unique wetting agent for cooling systems which reduces coolant temperatures by as much as 30ºF. This liquid product can be used to provide rust and corrosion protection in plain water for racing engines, which provides much better heat transfer properties than glycol-based antifreeze. Or it can be added to new or used antifreeze to improve the heat transfer of ethylene and propylene glycol systems. Designed for modern aluminum, cast iron, copper, brass and bronze systems. Compatible with all antifreezes, including the latest long-life variations.
http://www.redlineoil.com/products_c...coolantFlash=1
i you want to use about 20% of coolant to lube the water pump or u going to kill it. the rest add distill water. u can add Water wetter additive like BG supercool or Redline. Just remember those water wetter are not coolant replacement.
Last edited by vboy425; Jul 7, 2009 at 06:23 AM.
Lol how did you know I didn't read it?
I read it now though!
and it sounds like it could really work. That is why I switched to the ralliart cool thermostat. I was tired of the car climbing to high temps so I got that with water wetter and a radiator plate. It seemed to help quite a bit really.
So who is the Guinea that tries it on their car to see if it works? I am too poor for that ha ha.
I read it now though!
and it sounds like it could really work. That is why I switched to the ralliart cool thermostat. I was tired of the car climbing to high temps so I got that with water wetter and a radiator plate. It seemed to help quite a bit really.So who is the Guinea that tries it on their car to see if it works? I am too poor for that ha ha.
-Jalal
I run straight distilled water in the Summer with a bottle of Redline Water Wetter and a touch of coolant. Just like Vboy suggested. In the winter I go back to regular coolant/water mix.
He meant:
Use about 20% coolant to lube the water pump or u going to kill it. the rest add distilled water. u can add Water wetter additive like BG supercool or Redline. Just remember those additives are not coolant replacement.
I just bought some last week at Advanced Auto. I've also seen it at Peb Boys. Oreily's may have it too. Not sure if Autozone or Napa carry the Redline brand. There are other brands like BG and Royal Purple. I'm just partial to Redline for this based on just the brand.
Use about 20% coolant to lube the water pump or u going to kill it. the rest add distilled water. u can add Water wetter additive like BG supercool or Redline. Just remember those additives are not coolant replacement.
I just bought some last week at Advanced Auto. I've also seen it at Peb Boys. Oreily's may have it too. Not sure if Autozone or Napa carry the Redline brand. There are other brands like BG and Royal Purple. I'm just partial to Redline for this based on just the brand.
He meant:
Use about 20% coolant to lube the water pump or u going to kill it. the rest add distilled water. u can add Water wetter additive like BG supercool or Redline. Just remember those additives are not coolant replacement.
I just bought some last week at Advanced Auto. I've also seen it at Peb Boys. Oreily's may have it too. Not sure if Autozone or Napa carry the Redline brand. There are other brands like BG and Royal Purple. I'm just partial to Redline for this based on just the brand.
Use about 20% coolant to lube the water pump or u going to kill it. the rest add distilled water. u can add Water wetter additive like BG supercool or Redline. Just remember those additives are not coolant replacement.
I just bought some last week at Advanced Auto. I've also seen it at Peb Boys. Oreily's may have it too. Not sure if Autozone or Napa carry the Redline brand. There are other brands like BG and Royal Purple. I'm just partial to Redline for this based on just the brand.
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After reading a couple of other threads.....I am now wondering if anyone is running Honda (blue) coolant. Or BMW coolant......as my wifes car runs cool as ice.
^^ Look at the Evans cooling site for a detailed description. http://www.evanscooling.com/index2.html Much higher boiling point, etc.
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Originally Posted by BerserkerX
Drilling a hole in your cap causes a higher boiling point? I knew that a higher pressure one did but I didn't think drilling a hole would. That's interesting.
You didn't read the Evans Cooling page, did you?
The coolant itself has a higher boiling point, and thus does not need a pressurized system, like normal antifreeze does to try and keep it liquid instead of vapor. That's why there's a hole in the cap -- there's no need for pressure in the system...
Originally Posted by BerserkerX
Drilling a hole in your cap causes a higher boiling point? I knew that a higher pressure one did but I didn't think drilling a hole would. That's interesting.
You didn't read the Evans Cooling page, did you?
The coolant itself has a higher boiling point, and thus does not need a pressurized system, like normal antifreeze does to try and keep it liquid instead of vapor. That's why there's a hole in the cap -- there's no need for pressure in the system...
Do you have any experience utilizing it in the winter time? I would really like to use this stuff, and I am doing my coolant flush etc, within the next week.
So If no one has had experience, then maybe I will call them. You may have found your guinee pig on the evans if I like what I hear.
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Changed my coolant 2 days ago at 13,974 miles on the car. I used a gallon of Prestone, 2 bottles of Redline Water Wetter and the rest is CVS disltilled water.
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So I have looked on there, and maybe I am missing it...we have to drill a holw in the radiator cap to utilize this?
Do you have any experience utilizing it in the winter time? I would really like to use this stuff, and I am doing my coolant flush etc, within the next week.
So If no one has had experience, then maybe I will call them. You may have found your guinee pig on the evans if I like what I hear.
Do you have any experience utilizing it in the winter time? I would really like to use this stuff, and I am doing my coolant flush etc, within the next week.
So If no one has had experience, then maybe I will call them. You may have found your guinee pig on the evans if I like what I hear.
Getting rid of the pressure and water makes it so that bubbles don't form along your cylinders and head in the water jacket. Its called nucleatic boiling. Basically when a bubble forms there is no coolant touching that part of the metal. So it creates a "hot spot" in the cylinder. That can cause detonation which causes knock. So it sounds like it could work. I just don't have the money to do it lol. I am trying to buy myself a TDI get ready for those 4 and 5 dollar a gallon gas prices ha ha.
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