Now when i built the car and drove it to sva, i put the proper pre-mixed bike coolant in ( cost me a fortune ) since had to change a couple of
hoses and obviously lost it all.
Now can i just use normal coolant from a motorfactors?
Will it need mixing with distilled water, or will tap water be ok?
DO NOT use tap water. It'll cause scale build-up and aid corrosion in some materials (magnesium etc.).
I filled mine up with ready mixed cooland from a Yamaha dealer, it cost $$, and appears to be just normal ready mixed long life antifreeze from what I can see on the bottle.
As said before, use distilled water. It's not expensive at all and for the amount a BEC actually uses, you'll have loads left over for your
next change too.
You need to aim for 50/50, but instead of mixing it, just alternate a cup of coolant, and then a cup of water. This will give you just as accurate a
mix, without wasting any.
Also, no need to go for the red stuff. AFAIK the only difference between blue, green, and red is it's life between changes.
I change mine once a year anyway, so I just stick with the bog standard blue stuff.
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Originally posted by Frosty
As said before, use distilled water. It's not expensive at all and for the amount a BEC actually uses, you'll have loads left over for your next change too.
You need to aim for 50/50, but instead of mixing it, just alternate a cup of coolant, and then a cup of water. This will give you just as accurate a mix, without wasting any.
Also, no need to go for the red stuff. AFAIK the only difference between blue, green, and red is it's life between changes.
I change mine once a year anyway, so I just stick with the bog standard blue stuff.
quote:
Originally posted by Frosty
Also, no need to go for the red stuff. AFAIK the only difference between blue, green, and red is it's life between changes.