coolent?

[roverbryan08]

hey taking off the front cover to try to find this oil leak sill! replacing the waterpump while im in there!...what coolent is recomended? any tips? also, has anybody every tried "water wetter" british pacific sells it?? many thanks!

[bartell]

There are other ways of finding oil leaks.

Red Line Water Wetter actually works..but not as well as claimed. Expect a temperature improvement of 2-3C.
Use a brew made up of a one bottle of Water Wetter (added to the rad first) and then fill with a mixture of 50% distilled water and anything that meets GM 6277M specifications (like DexCool or Havoline Extended Life)

Do not mix coolants.

James

[jimfoo]

Water wetter works best with plain water. The more coolant you add, the less it works. I think their 20* claim is for plain water.

[bartell]

Originally Posted by jimfoo

Water wetter works best with plain water. The more coolant you add, the less it works.

You can say that of anything. Water alone works best...adding anything to it doesn't improve its ability to cool but does raise the boiling point and lower the freezing point while (hopefully) making the solution non-corrosive.

Redline does not recommend using its product for a street car without regular coolant. Water Wetter and water is for racers only.

J.