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Ikenna351: Trac,

I don't think you understood Cretin. What we have here in the market is coolant, not antifreeze. The label on a bottle TOTAL coolant, that I use, states its pre-mixed (Mixture of water & anti-freeze). And the instruction on the bottle is not to mix it again with water. Now the percentage of the mixture is what I wouldnt know. Those that do 70:30 of water and coolant may not have faith that it was properly mixed. Otherwise, you do not need to mix it with water again, hence, the antifreeze will be so diluted that it wont do it work anymore. That's why i buy from reputable brand: TOTAL. To be sure to some extent that what they claim is the content is what it is.



To Op and everyone,

mr oga,inasmuch as i want to feel ur explanation makes book sense,in reality it doznt rily add up.
i ve used the acura rl 2005 model.3.5 v6 for almost 4yrs and the baby is still running like brand new.have not have overheating once.the radiator is all water.that includes my crv too.thats even older.
i ve come to learn in cars that xperience is truly the master.
I dont spend time anymore trying to convince Nigerians need to use coolant and leave the cooling systems as factory as they come. Its a mind set problem with Nigerians. They already strongly believed that removing cooling system thermostat, using water only in the cooling system and connecting the radiator electric fans to spin constantly are the best for vehicles in Nigeria, because of our weather, they would claim. How ignorant people can be. Sometimes, Nigerians think that its only here that weather temp can be as high as 35 - 40 degree centigrade. I was discussing with a friend in Canada the other day and he told me that sometimes they do have 45 degree C. Yet all their vehicles run with T-stat, coolant and factory fan control via CTS or radiator sensor. I really wonder who must have sold Nigerians that Idea, that our vehicle cooling systems can run as factory in Nigeria. Of course, we prefer to depend on what those clowns who do not understand what is EFI & how ECU works. They fail to understand that engines with EFIs depend or work with the engine cooling system, if the cooling system is not even part of the EFI, considering its design and functions.



For op,

Are you really aware of what you have done to your car by what you did to it trying to fix the overheating issue. Simply put, you have signed death warrant for that engine. Making the fan to run constantly would always make your engine to run cold because it will never allow the fluid in the cooling system to warm to normal operating engine temperature. First, the fan's motor will soon die, because it wasnt design to run spin constantly. Second, the car fuel economy will suffer, because the fluid will always be cold, below normal operating temp, and the CTS will always signal to the ECU that your engine is cold, hence, the ECU will constantly be commanding the injectors to spray in excess fuel into the combustion chambers. Third, the engine would be having improper lubrication. Because the oil will always be thick, since the engine is always cold, hence, the engine oil wont be light enough to lubricate the cylinder heads, crankshaft jounals and other engine parts that needs constant lubrication while engine is running. Your engine will be having a severe friction, which will soon lead to blue smoke from the exhaust, severe wear of crankshaft jounals, bearings and eventually, the death of the engine. Mark my words. Its on its way.

For those that use only water in their cooling system, you are not off the hook. Water takes ages to warm up. If you doubt me, disconnect that your fan that run constantly in the morning before you start your car for the first time, start the car, allow it to idle. You will see that it will take it upto 20 mins or more for the temp guage to rise to the middle of the guage. That means that your vehicle will always be running rich (consuming excess fuel) for a long time, every first 30 mins in the morning, and will also be having friction issues more than it should. Yes, every first start in the morning, there must be a friction. But how long it continues is determined by what you use as fluid for your cooling system. For first start in the morning for an engine that runs with coolant, it will take the temp only between 2 to 5 mins to rise to 70 to 90 degree C (normal optimal temp). Meaning that your engine will only consume excess fuel withing seconds of starting the car and will continuously be decreasing as the temp rises within the first 5 mins of starting the car, likewise with the lubrication of the engine. The higher the temp, the lighter the engine oil for proper engine lubrication. That coolant the manufacturers recommend was not to waste yout money. They aren't fools.

Op, if you had googled your question, you would have not had need to start this thread. A lot of thread have treated a similar problems of yours on this forum. You would have gotten the solution to your overheating issues from those threads. Always know that people have works and maynot always have time to be frequenting Nairaland. Solutions are out there somewhere. You just have to be patient enough to find it. You could still still start a thread, but don't rush into trying to work with with the little info you have gathered until have checked every other treated similar issues. If I were you, I would revert back to factory and simple diagnose and fix the overheating issue. What you did wasnt a fix, but you ended up creating more nightmares for yourself that awaits you.

Ikenna.

Kobojunkie: Stop playing ignorant . . . Boko Haram has been against Western Education and for the establishment of an islamic state from the very beginning. Your refusal to listen to em is just that, yours.