Water wetter + more water is pink

 

ah-ha!

thread topic change via ninja edit! D=

 

After issues I've seen with Dex-Cool personally I don't use it or recommend it to anyone. If your in a climate that doesn't see temps like I get up here I'd recommend a 10-20% coolant mix in that system anyhow. Top it up with water and call it a day lol

 

yep water + wetter ftw

 

Thanks for the replies.

It does get below freezing sometimes here which is why I haven't done WW in the past.

I went up to Napa and pickedup a bottle of Pentofrost ZF (G12) for $18.

It litterally says it's compatible with coolant from 'various manufaturer's including VW/Audi/Skoda GM and Opel'

so it's going in.

Might flush both systems with G12++ come christmas time (it's $50/gallon for ++)

 

what is the coolant fluid comes from oem ? ( Pink )

 

the OEM dexcool is pink, yes.

 

lol bro you missed my point i was asking what is the pink fluid the came from oem on our cars

 

Qatar, all you need is distiller water and water wetter. You don't need to worry about freezing.

 

yeah i know and thanks GD but im too damn lazy and just want to fill it up
i don't want to drain it out until i install the fludine HX

 

just add water

 

really ???

 

lol bro you missed my point i was asking what is the pink fluid the came from oem on our cars

It's pink dyed dexcool.

The OTS prestone and Texaco/Zerex stuff is dyed Orange. Maybe that's because the original deathcool was orange and older car's need coolant. I don't know, pink dexcool has been around since 06. I suspect the OEM stuff is pink because it's a similar OAT formulation to G12(it's nearly identical as I said). GM, VW, Dodge and some Japanese imports probably get it from the same supplier's at this point.




anti-freeze is a corrosion and freeze/boil over inhibitor. Water has much better thermal transfer properties. Ideally, you want to run as low a coolant/water ratio as possible where you've got enough protection against corrosion and freeze/boilover.

thanks bro i just ordered the roush coolant expansion ( my tuner recommend it ) to go with the new HX
looks like distilled water and water wetter is the way to go

Water Wetter is basically coolant without the ethylene glycol and an agent that inhibits the formation of bubbles on hot surfaces within the brick/heat exchanger, If you live in a climate where it never reaches 0C or 32F, go with WW. If you do live somewhere like that... you might want to mix some glycol coolant in there.

It presents certain advantages to a closed circuit non-thermostat controlled cooling system like the heat-exchanger. In a regular thermostat controlled system however, it does nothing. You will never run cooler than the T-stat is set to open to.

 

Yes, your cooling will be even better if you dilute the dexcool. Just use distiiled water.
After your HX swap, fill the whole HX system with distilled water and one bottle of water wetter.

 

You use the whole bottle? I read the directions and it was taking about measurements in cap fulls, i only used half the bottle, maybe i should dump some more in

 

thanks bro i just ordered the roush coolant expansion ( my tuner recommend it ) to go with the new HX
looks like distilled water and water wetter is the way to go

 

You might want to look at Norcal's box. Much larger volume and, if you ever go to the track, you can add ice for between run cool downs. I have one and I love it because it works like its supposed to. Holds over 1.5 gallon if using it just as a reservoir.

 

yeah it's a nice piece maybe ill take it one day but to be honest i don't need it cuz i don't track the car
i only street race at night

 

Mods?

 

only airaid and ARH
waiting for 2.35 pulley and fluidyn HX to arrive

 

I would run at min 10% prop/glyc 90% water and WW if you are not in freezing temps. WW and water still does not play nice with aluminum. WW helps but you need more aluminum protection.

 

Little known fun fact!!!!!! Ok some information I should not tell you guys, but I am confident. I have a side business with the wife, we bake cupcakes for weddings and parties etc. I am the baker (the chemist in me and I am a damn good cook) and one of my secret ingredients to making an outstanding cupcake is antifreeze. Yep you heard me Antifreeze. Propylene Glycol to be EXACT before you all try it with the wrong kind and kill someone. It has a flavor that is incredible and it makes the cake moist as hell ( I hate the word moist uggghh). OK, sorry to digress. Back to your regular scheduled programming.

 

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