RarestRX

Yo,


I'm about to flush my radiator today, and have a bottle of the new Pink stuff. Longer lasting, yadda yadda. How do rotaries like the pink stuff?

Any bad experiences?

Thanks!

KS
1989 GTUs "Flush it baby!"

SoloIIdrift

I've heard bad stuff about the orange / pink stuff like it leaves residue when someone rebuilt there motor, it was pretty bad. I say if your going to flush it every year use the normal stuff, especially on the "S"

95R2-89TII Ground Zero

Go with the Green. The orange fluid is designed for newer GM's and Chryslers. I say that if you flush once a year anyway....go green.

go_speed_go

Green Green Green.
There were some real ugly stories (pre-hack) about people using the orange stuff in rotaries. It's not intended for some of the seals, gaskets, metals, etc in the rotary. Stay away from the orange unless you want to invest in a motor.

RarestRX

Yo,



Damn, you sure know how to scare a fella! Well, I'm off to the store then! The RX-7 is up on ramps, drained and I was THIS close to putting the Pink stuff in...


Thanks!

KS
1989 GTUs "Off to the store..."

No7Yet

Green stuff? Pink stuff?

Hell, real men run water and water wetter!

(Well, real men in FL when it's not going to freeze again until next year... )

Brandon

niner

READ!!!
this is all you need to know
http://fc3s-pro.com/TECH/MODS/COOL/ctype.htm

Icemark

Prestone brand 50/50 mix with distilled water ONLY.

Do not use the "safe" and "enviromentally clean" anti-frezzes, they do not have safe amounts of anti-corrosion additives that a rotary requires.

RarestRX

Yo,


Dammit, I hope you guys are satisfied! I went to a local store and bought some Peak green antifreeze. Opened it to make sure it's the green stuff. Came inside, read the Forum. Prestone, it's got to be Prestone! So what do I do? I go out and buy ANOTHER gallon of antifreeze, Prestone. You happy?!

*grin* Just kidding, thanks for the heads up. I haven't flushed my radiator in...a couple years. Remember though, I don't drive it alot. Hopefully I will not hear that I have ruined my engine.

*chuckle*

Thanks again!

KS
1989 GTUs "Time to fill her up..."

Cameljoe

The reason the orange stuff leaves a residue because the person who flushed the coolant system didn't do a complete job and there was some glycol left in the system. There is something in the orange stuff that don't mix well with glycol and leaves a residue after while. Just stick to whatever you we're running.

RX-7Impreza

DAMMIT!!!

i have both prestone and the pink stuff mixed together. i guess when i switch out my engines i will flush it and change to all green. do you think it should be alright for now with only 3/4 of a jug of the pink and the rest green???

Justin

Mark S

iTrader: (1)

DON"T USE THE PINK/ORANGE STUFF. IT EATS WATERSEALS!!!

I lost 2 engines this way. If you want to upgrade your coolant, go with Evans NPG+. You can get it from Pinapple. It's the best performing coolant I've found. And, it lasts forever.

RarestRX

Yo,


This thread better get 5 stars!!


KS
1989 GTUs "All done, just cleaning up the garage..."

cymfc3s

i use the coolant at the mazda dealership. Kev, the the filler for the coolant is the black tube with the black cap that goes to the motor. =P

Pinfield357

this is a little off the subject but does neone know where i can get a stock cab that goes up near the intercooler on an 87 T2 mine is leaking pritty badly too.

thanks
pinfield

supergoat

I'm down with the green. I just like the neon green color better.

89TurboII

Ok...........I just want to let you know if you mix the two coolants pink(sometimes called DEX-COOL) and the Green stuff them you will have a GEL in your motor after a while when these two coolants are mixed they GEL in the motor THUS (I like that word) needing a new motor. You MIGHT have some luck trying to pressurize the system and flushing BUT most of the times it calls for a rebuild.


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