Waterless coolant

[Theolegit]

What's people's thoughts on this?

[Ralf85]

What are you talking about.

[1664]

Air?

[T3luestar]

Think their on about this stuff.......

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[AdrianC]

What's people's thoughts on this?

Expensive and unnecessary.

[Theolegit]

Is it expensive though? Never need replacing, no pressure on hoses, never needs anti freeze no corrosion!

[AdrianC]

Is it expensive though?

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£30 for 2 litres. 17 litres needed. So that's £255 for a fill.

Never need replacing

Until it falls out on the road...

no pressure on hoses

There's going to be the exact same pressure in the system as with any other coolant - the dalek cap sets that.

never needs anti freeze

A saving of ~£30 for enough off-brand red coolant for a change... So that's nearly nine changes to break even. Even if you stick with a two-year change interval...

no corrosion!

No corrosion coming from the inside, sure. Not that there is anyway if the coolant's maintained properly. When we got our van, the big elbow pipe was just about to rot through - from the outside. Inside, it was perfect. Rad fins rot off from outside. Assuming you don't have something else - mebbe the coolant tower's plastic welds - let go.

[fazzer]

ive used this on a few hotrods,think the idea was that putting a big motor into a small car ie v8 into a ford 100e,the engine gets very hot in a small space, this coolant i believe doesnt boil as quick or get as hot as water..

[toomanytoys]

Yes.. it has a much higher boiling point therefore does not expand therefore the cooling system pressures are much lower..
in fact IIRC some years ago I read that a similar product needed no pressure cap.. just vented to a tank to prevent spillage..

[itchyfeet]

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