It's probably not a good idea to push the changes since there's no way to know by color change which component has been consumed and isn't protecting it's targeted type of corrosion. I'd bet their type 2 (which just happens to be blue) has a lot of long term engineering smarts that goes into their spec'd additive package. 02 honda makes more aluminum engines for longer than just about anybody. A current tech bulletin says their green stuff is fine. Valvoline/Zerex suggests their orange stuff for current asian engines. Interwebs suggest makes the honda blue stuff and might make whatever goes into the oem st fill. ![]() So it makes sense honda power sports doesn't use honda automotive branded blue stuff for cost reasons. The honda good book specs "high quality ethylene glycol antifreeze containing corrosion protection inhibitors" 1:1 distilled water. This, and others, suggests it's arbitrary. ![]() Antifreeze doesn't have color it's added after the fact. I don't see any ASTM/ASE std for color other than the std for what used to be called "water clear" referenced for antifreeze. Most folks are a bit too inclined to change it too often, much like oil changes. Some types that don't play well together when mixed are "close" to the same color. 50/50 Prediluted Antifreeze Do not add water Advance Protection. ![]() Protects from -34 F freeze point to 265 F (at 15 PSI) boiling. Honda Genuine Long Life Blue Antifreeze / Coolant Type 21 U.S. It's just so much simpler to stay with the original type or do a good flush and start over with a known type and use only that if there is a need to add, which there shouldnt be. Advanced Type-2 Blue formula is 100 compatible with and replaces the original Green coolant. Honda auto type coolant is high quality coolant but not familiar with its chemistry to know if it's compatible with OEM long life "conventional" green coolants.Įven many "universal" coolants really should not be mixed with certain coolants. To protect the radiator and engine from corrosion and freezing, this coolant is non diluted i.e it is 100 strength out of the jug, we recommend a 50/50 mix. I would be less worried about what version is/was used rather than how well the system was flushed and not different types mixed. Some (most) should never be mixed and can cause some nasty results. Generally you should NOT mix different colors/types of coolant and the differences are more pronounced than listed a couple posts above. Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Americas, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Asia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Europe, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Islands (U.S.Yes, color of coolant means a lot.
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