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What model year is your car? As long as you don't have FL22 coolant (would be written on your radiator cap) you can use any old brand.. Just don't mix FL22 with the "regular" ethylene-glycol antifreeze..
Set mix depending on your climate
Water wetter helps if you have issues with heat
Set mix depending on your climate
Water wetter helps if you have issues with heat
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With an 04 I don't think you'd have FL22.. I have an 04 and use Prestone cos that's what they had on sale at the auto place.. Make sure you mix it with distilled water, not tap water! Or just buy the 50/50 mix..
There's a good DIY on here for changing the coolant. It's pretty quick if you use the rad drain screw + the bolt to drain from the engine block. Look at the DIY for my custom SST to prevent spillage
There's a good DIY on here for changing the coolant. It's pretty quick if you use the rad drain screw + the bolt to drain from the engine block. Look at the DIY for my custom SST to prevent spillage
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I use the standard nasty for the environment green stuff.
As a word of warning to anyone who has any aspirations of building a new motor with new teflon encapsulated water o-rings, the environmentally friendly orange or blue stuff will quite literally melt the o-rings with the first use! Ask me how I know!
As a word of warning to anyone who has any aspirations of building a new motor with new teflon encapsulated water o-rings, the environmentally friendly orange or blue stuff will quite literally melt the o-rings with the first use! Ask me how I know!
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I use the standard nasty for the environment green stuff.
As a word of warning to anyone who has any aspirations of building a new motor with new teflon encapsulated water o-rings, the environmentally friendly orange or blue stuff will quite literally melt the o-rings with the first use! Ask me how I know!
As a word of warning to anyone who has any aspirations of building a new motor with new teflon encapsulated water o-rings, the environmentally friendly orange or blue stuff will quite literally melt the o-rings with the first use! Ask me how I know!
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I use the standard nasty for the environment green stuff.
As a word of warning to anyone who has any aspirations of building a new motor with new teflon encapsulated water o-rings, the environmentally friendly orange or blue stuff will quite literally melt the o-rings with the first use! Ask me how I know!
As a word of warning to anyone who has any aspirations of building a new motor with new teflon encapsulated water o-rings, the environmentally friendly orange or blue stuff will quite literally melt the o-rings with the first use! Ask me how I know!
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I use the standard nasty for the environment green stuff.
As a word of warning to anyone who has any aspirations of building a new motor with new teflon encapsulated water o-rings, the environmentally friendly orange or blue stuff will quite literally melt the o-rings with the first use! Ask me how I know!
As a word of warning to anyone who has any aspirations of building a new motor with new teflon encapsulated water o-rings, the environmentally friendly orange or blue stuff will quite literally melt the o-rings with the first use! Ask me how I know!
Thanks Fred, Great tip. I'll bee keeping that in mind.
I have the good old nasty green stuff already sitting in my garage, so no worries.
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Just use the regular stuff. The other stuff is so bad on the aftermarket water seals that just filling the system up with coolant will dissolve the seals. You don't even have to start the engine. It's that bad! Dissolves on contact. It's fine on factory seals but that doesn't mean I want to use it.
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Umm.. what is the chemical composision of these multicolored stuffs? I believe "normal" antifreeze is ethylene-glycol. Is this the "green" stuff? In that case what's the other stuff made of?
Oh, and what's the advantage of the aftermarket o-rings?
Oh, and what's the advantage of the aftermarket o-rings?
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The teflon encapulated o-rings are reusable. They are also more resistant to heat. There have been horror stories about them but I have typically found that they are due to improper installation. The new seals are a bit more tricky to install than the factory Mazda seals. I've used them and like them. I know other people that hate them though.
I'm not sure what the other antifreeze is but it's biodegradable. You can pour it down the drain (legally).
I'm not sure what the other antifreeze is but it's biodegradable. You can pour it down the drain (legally).
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Yes and no. The seals themselves are typically better at withstanding heat than the stock seals. However if you've overheated the engine and the aluminum housings themselves warp a little bit, which is typical, they can't help you. The stock seals should have a small metal insert which goes near the exhaust side of the engine to help insulate them. The aftermarket seals don't need these. On the 3rd gen RX-7's, the stock seals didn't come with these and failed easily. Rebuilds included the shields later on as did newer versions of the engine in later year model cars.