I've searched this forum and nothing concerning the Engine Coolant fluids...

Yeah so I checked the Engine Coolant Resorvoir today and the fluid level was below "MIN." After whiggin out a little bit, I went to my nearest autostore and bought some "PEAK 50/50 Distilled Anti-Freeze Coolant" (It's like orange colored) and poured it in the Resorvoir. I let the engine run for a few minutes and turned on the heater to MAX. The heater instantly defogged my windows, almost like a explosive rejuvination. Is this normal? Why did the coolant level go below "MIN" in the first place? I know some of it is still in the engine....but aren't the coolant fluids suppose to go back into the Reservoir? Maybe like a leak?

 

did u fill it up to max, because i don't think you are supposed too. my dad, he's a rocket scientist, says the stuff expands but i'm not sure what he refered too.

i spilt by coolant a few days ago changing light bulbs h:

 

First things first... FLUSH YOUR COOLANT ASAP. You need to fill her up with Genuine Honda Coolant. It has crap in there made for our cars just like the power steering fluid. Everyones been telling me this.

Second. Don't fill up the reservoir all the way. It acts as a catch basin for the coolant that expands in the radiator (like all hot things do). It needs to go somewhere, so it ends up in the reservoir.

 

whatever.... coolant is coolant.

 

I think the level in the resevoir changes as the engine heats up and cools down. I don't think you have anything to worry about if your car didn't overheat and the resevoir wasn't bone dry. I just changed the coolant in my car with Prestone. I think it's OK not to use the Honda stuff as long as the stuff you use says it's suitable for aluminum engines. However, I don't know about mixing the orange coolant with the green coolant that came with your car. I htink you should use one or the other, not both.

 

well, my coolant resovoir was almost BONE dry...i think there was only like a centimeter of fluid left...BELOW the MIN Line...when i saw that...i jsut bought some coolant fluid and poured it in there up to MAX. What color is the coolant supposed to be anyways?? does it matter as long as the coolant fluid is suitable for aluminum engines and it's already prepped with a 50/50 distilled solution?

 

theres also orange ones

 

Pour some back out, leave like 1 inch or 0.75 inches above the MIN mark.

 

as long as u has something swishin arounds its all good. use water if ure cheap. whateva yo

 

as long as you don't live somewhere where it freezes in the winter. radiators aren't cheap.