lowering engine Temp, coolant question.

[mattsplat72]

For my two cents. I was hella stressed after my car started to boil over. I checked HG. checked studs to see if the were torqued well. Turns out after a dozen post's and alot of denial it was in fact ........ A torn seal on my rad cap from the screw in stud for the coolant over flow bottle. Fixed that and went on a 500 mile drive over two montain passes with air temps of 106 to 119 with my temp guage reading 180 ..... Thanks Jdub for your time on that one

 

[fonz87]

ONLY Distilled!

that was my other question. water. tap or distilled. i was planning on mixing it with distilled.

 

[mattsplat72]

Oh yeah I forgot this. I took the stock A/C fans and rewired them to come on from in the car with a switch. Now If I am sitting in traffic or am driving hard I can turn them on and get extra airflow. Only droped 10 degrees at a stand still from were it usually sits but that is good enough for me

 

[jdub]

VERY INTERESTING JOHN!

http://www.valvoline.com/products/brands/zerex/antifreeze/105

Would you go with this or G05? Any Opinions?

I bought 2 Gallons of G05 for the supra, and need to go a change on my lexus.

G05 is superior IMO
If you notice, that new "red" coolant only comes in a 50/50 premix for now.

For my two cents. I was hella stressed after my car started to boil over. I checked HG. checked studs to see if the were torqued well. Turns out after a dozen post's and alot of denial it was in fact ........ A torn seal on my rad cap from the screw in stud for the coolant over flow bottle. Fixed that and went on a 500 mile drive over two montain passes with air temps of 106 to 119 with my temp guage reading 180 ..... Thanks Jdub for your time on that one

I've got to where I tell a guy to do the block test right off the bat...not that expensive. That way one can focus on solving the real issue if it's positive or negative. It's a great defense against the "BHG Indians" that swarm in on a thread like this.

And, you're welcome Matt

that was my other question. water. tap or distilled. i was planning on mixing it with distilled.

You can flush with the hose...what remains is minor. Mix coolant with distilled.

 

[SupraMario]

Once you stop pissing out coolant, Zerex G05 Zum mentioned is excellent, or Toyota Red. Valvoline (Zerex) makes a version of the red now as well...phosphate HOAT chemistry just like Toyota. Any of the above will require a very through flush of the system to change from green.

Mario - Watch it carefully. It can slime a system in short order if the chemistry's conflict.

Yea Right now its fine as its mainly water, and I pop the cap on my system every hundred or so miles. As when the winter comes I'll prolly check it damn near every drive, I don't want to have to flush this system or change out stuff cause of a $8 bottle of water wetter.

 

[iwannadie]

I run toyota red(50/50 distilled) with a stock cooling system in the Arizona heat and have no over heating issues. I get up to operating temp quickly(before I leave my neighborhood and get on a main road usually). I can sit in traffic for hours and yet to over heat.

I had the same 'boiling over' when I had bhg, it would suck to buy that shinny new aluminum radiator and then still have bhg...

 

[jdub]

Fonz - Also check the hose in the reservoir...if it has any tears, splits, etc it will pull air back in vs coolant when the engine cools down.

I would test the T-stat you have in a pot of water by bringing it to a boil. You'll need a 250 deg thermometer. Note the temp when it opens. If you buy a new one, go with Toyota or a Stant SuperStat (other brands are crap IMO) rated at 190 degs...I would test it per previous. I've bought brand new stats that opened outside the rated temp. Cut the jiggle valve off before you install.

 

[mattsplat72]

FYI Toyota now offers "Toyota pink" it is premixed and cost a tad bit less.

 

[gaboonviper85]

I run toyota red(50/50 distilled) with a stock cooling system in the Arizona heat and have no over heating issues. I get up to operating temp quickly(before I leave my neighborhood and get on a main road usually). I can sit in traffic for hours and yet to over heat.

I had the same 'boiling over' when I had bhg, it would suck to buy that shinny new aluminum radiator and then still have bhg...

Doesn't Toyota red say "do not mix" on the bottle...

 

[jdub]

Doesn't Toyota red say "do not mix" on the bottle...

Depends on which one you get...the premix should have no water added. I always (used to anyway) got the 100% bottle.

 

[iwannadie]

Doesn't Toyota red say "do not mix" on the bottle...

Mine isn't pre mixed.

 

[Alec]

They call the new one Toyota Pink.

 

[ma71supraturbo]

Just to state the obvious -- don't fill the reservoir over the "fill" line. If you are, it would be normal for a perfectly operating cooling system to continually puke out the excess coolant...

 

[IJ.]

Just to state the obvious -- don't fill the reservoir over the "fill" line. If you are, it would be normal for a perfectly operating cooling system to continually puke out the excess coolant...

Only till it finds it's "level"
(I was lazy this is how I'd fill mine and let it puke for 2>3 cycles then that was my "fill when cold" line)

 

[Turbo Habanero]

I run toyota red(50/50 distilled) with a stock cooling system in the Arizona heat and have no over heating issues. I get up to operating temp quickly(before I leave my neighborhood and get on a main road usually). I can sit in traffic for hours and yet to over heat.

I had the same 'boiling over' when I had bhg, it would suck to buy that shinny new aluminum radiator and then still have bhg...

+1 i have had 2 supra's and never overheated driving the shit out of them in 110 degree weather i had overflow from my reservoir tank once in my N/A turned out that my Radiator cap was no good replaced it 5min later and problem was gone.

Though everytime i see coolant on the ground i freak out and go straight for a BHG to be the problem i figure this way it cant be any worse lol.

AZ FTW

 

[slightly_red_MA70]

I run just straight water with 2 12" mishimoto electric fans with the stock radiator and it runs cooler than stock...not much but i noticed it on the temp guage

 

[Bri7man]

Is distilled the same water that comes out of the Culligan water spout filter thing in the kitchen?

 

[Turbo Habanero]

Is distilled the same water that comes out of the Culligan water spout filter thing in the kitchen?

I am lost or we talking about SUPRA's lol

 

[laconic]

Is distilled the same water that comes out of the Culligan water spout filter thing in the kitchen?

no, that would be filtered water. distilled water is...distilled. in simple terms it is you boil water, then let the steam condense back to water which removes impurities.

 

[sparkplug619]

God Damnit, Fonz.

When you were aiming your timing light at the cam gears and telling us they were 180 off we gave you an explanation.

When we're telling you to do a Leak Down Test. You're telling us you don't have BHG.

Well Dumbass, It can be a number of things; from a radiator cap to a blown head gasket.

No matter how hard it may be to explain something to someone, that is never necessary