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 What happen if I mixed red and blue car Coolant?

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Thrust
post Sep 20 2020, 09:12 AM

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Technically, it is the same as both Toyota and Honda uses mainly ethylene glycol based coolant.

The only difference is the colour of their dye. Red vs Blue.

I would say there is no major concern as both are interchangeable but to avoid hassle, I will always stick back to Honda coolant for ease of monitoring the colour of the coolant.

Once you've mixed red with blue, it will be difficult to monitor the colour now unless you do a 100% coolant flush.
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post Sep 20 2020, 04:30 PM

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QUOTE(exiang @ Sep 20 2020, 12:17 PM)
ok, drove all the way back to SC and check with the technician again. He did flush the entire system but the tank still got some remaining. They redo it  again and now is all blue d.
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Total how much the SC charge to flush out the entire coolant for you?
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post Sep 20 2020, 06:00 PM

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QUOTE(cempedaklife @ Sep 20 2020, 05:00 PM)
Once i did similar stuff. Foreman at outside workshop added water to my coolant. I wanted to drive my city for a long time. I went back official sc on next weekend just to flush out. Cost me about 200-300.

After that, i bought a bottle of Honda coolant and top up myself from time to time and monitor/specifically ask foreman not to topup my coolant.
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I would suggest you to top up using distilled or battery water.

Topping up with coolant will increase the glycol content and you will not have a 50/50 mixture.
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post Sep 20 2020, 08:52 PM

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QUOTE(cempedaklife @ Sep 20 2020, 08:26 PM)
Errr.Honda coolant should be premixed 50-50. The bottle says do not dilute with water.
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Yes.. initially I am having the same thought as you. However, later I ponder about it.

The reason coolant loss occur is mostly due to heat evaporation. Means that water is being evaporated but the mineral or chemical content will still remain in the car's cooling system. Just like sea water being evaporated and the remains will be salt.

So to maintain the 50/50 ratio, we should add in distilled or battery water. However, I will still drain the coolant after every 3 years with 3 fresh bottle of Honda Type 2 coolant.

That is my opinion.

 

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