[ojasdatt]

What type of coolant do you use in your second gen TSX ?

HONDA ? Prestone ?

 

[tekneek]

Oem honda

 

[iMOB]

i use honda oem "blue" coolant. But the green 50/50 coolant will work fine with no problems.

 

[Kevin]

Acura/Honda OEM coolant.

 

[jam sandwich]

Oem Honda Blue

 

[endlesswinterco]

oem as well on both of my TSXs

 

[K_A_N_O]

i asked this question a few months back and what was best for all types of driving.

OEM honda/acura is what you want

thats what i have. it comes ready mixed

 

[peterscrib]

don't fk with other types of coolants... might as well stay with the honda blue and keep the system consistent with one type of fluid.

 

[manne3702]

delete

 

[Velocifero]

Pssshh OEM Honda. It isn't too expensive and considering you don't change it often at all, it's worth it.

 

[jam sandwich]

20$+ a gallon is actually VERY expensive, but it's worth it. The stuff I drained from my engine at 110k still looked good (I believe it was flushed at 60k)

Long life coolant is a wise investment

 

[din9lebeRrY]

At 60k, I drained, filled and burped the system with OEM Honda coolant. I also took the opportunity to take out the reservoir tank and wash it out.

I also replaced the ECT2 sensor located at the bottom of the radiator 5k miles later, but that was unrelated lol.

FWIW, OEM coolant is cheap. I don't think Hondas have headgasket issues like Toyota did in the late 90's with using anything other than Toyota Red, but either way, stay OEM!

Pictured, 1 gallon of Coolant, 2 bottles of OEM gear fluid, 5 bottles of Honda Oil, Oil filter.

 

[LairdDrambeg]

The question of coolant was much discussed on Usenet (rec.autos.makers.honda) in the late 90s and forwards; in fact I first raised the question there in relation to effects on timing belt life after I saw a warning notice at the Honda dealer parts dept. window about non-Honda coolant's effects on the water pump. The bottom line is that if you use a high silicate coolant, like regular Prestone, it will wreck the Honda water pump in as little as 15,000 miles - the pump I took out after observing belt stretch during a valve clearance check could not be turned by hand.

There are now "low silicate" coolants available in the aftermarket which may work but I will not take the chance. Spend a few extra bucks for the Honda Type 2 coolant and save yourself a heap of trouble later.

Final note: when I asked for Acura/Honda coolant at a local Acura dealer parts dept. the guy said "we don't use it - just get the green stuff" so you need to be careful about specifying Acura/Honda coolant if you have your car serviced at a dealer.

 

[boundbynone]

I've got over 200,000 miles on my 04, I've always used Prestone chameleon coolant because its what we use at work, and everything is still great!!!

 

[LairdDrambeg]

Prestone does not market a coolant by the name of "chameleon" so I'm not sure what you mean by that. The Prestone in the yellow bottle, circa 1995, blew a water pump in 15,000 miles or so. They may have changed the formula since then but would never admit blame in the first place so I will not touch it now.

 

[boundbynone]

Your right... I checked the container today. Its made by safety-kleen and its spelled khameleon.

 

[boundbynone]

But prestone does have something similar. Its their "all make , all models" formula.

 

[theaznboywunder]

I stuck with OEM Honda/Acura Type 2 (though I've only changed coolant once so far). Scored a deal off Craigslist for $10/gallon sealed :thumbsup: