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Coolant choice
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Goggins
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Coolant choice
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October 31, 2021, 01:21:14 pm
October 31, 2021, 01:21:14 pm
Just doing a full clean and service of my bike. I noticed that it still had the original green coolant in it. I went to my local dealer to pick some up as the manual said to use Honda pro type 2. They only had Castro and I was told this is what they have used there for years without issue. So my question is, what type/brand of coolant is the preferred one that folks here use on their bike?
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Re: Coolant choice
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October 31, 2021, 03:14:14 pm
October 31, 2021, 03:14:14 pm
Did you buy Fidel or Raúl?
Stop making sense
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October 31, 2021, 07:00:55 pm
October 31, 2021, 07:00:55 pm
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Did you buy Fidel or Raúl?
Are they Cuba’s version of Barry and Paul?
To you
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October 31, 2021, 07:13:34 pm
October 31, 2021, 07:13:34 pm
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Goggins
They only had Castro
I think you meant Castrol?
Stop making sense
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October 31, 2021, 07:46:35 pm
October 31, 2021, 07:46:35 pm
Originally Posted by
voodoo
I think you meant Castrol?
Ah, I see. Unfortunately English is not my first language so had to go with spell check. It must have thought Castro was cooler than Castrol so changed it without me noticing.
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November 01, 2021, 10:14:13 am
November 01, 2021, 10:14:13 am
Hello Goggons,
I have no personal experience with changing the coolants because thats work I leave to the dealership, however, for what its worth, here is what the manual says about that:
"Pro Honda HP Coolant or an equivalent high quality ethylene glycol antifreeze containing silicate-free corrosion inhibitors"
"Standard Coolant concentration: 1:1 mixture with distilled water"
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November 01, 2021, 11:07:04 am
November 01, 2021, 11:07:04 am
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Goggins
Ah, I see. Unfortunately English is not my first language so had to go with spell check. It must have thought Castro was cooler than Castrol so changed it without me noticing.
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November 01, 2021, 02:07:25 pm
November 01, 2021, 02:07:25 pm
I doubt that even Honda dealers use Honda coolant. I just use non-silicate OAT coolant from Halfords. It only needs changing every five years. It is pink, if that helps, though colour is no determinant to f type. Non-silicate is essential or the pump seal will wear and leak.
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November 01, 2021, 04:49:54 pm
November 01, 2021, 04:49:54 pm
Thanks for all the replies. The dealer did say to me that they were going to be taking in honda branded coolant and oil in the near future. I saw on a Google search that someone had been offered the Castrol coolant instead of honda stuff, hence why I ran it past you all here. My bike is almost 7 years old now so no concerns about claiming on a warranty by using the wrong one. In fact, i saw someone didn't even use antifreeze and only put in distilled water. Up here, there is only one type of distilled water and it's not going in the bike.
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Re: Coolant choice
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November 01, 2021, 05:38:13 pm
November 01, 2021, 05:38:13 pm
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Goggins
Up here, there is only one type of distilled water and it's not going in the bike.
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Awesome, Goggins. My internal cooling system is spoilt for choice but is rather partial to Cardhu Gold.
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