Red Line's water wetter???
my P5 has 30K miles on now, I want to change my coolant to Red line's "water-wetter".
What do you think about it. I live in Florida a lot of heat and heavy traffic, A/C on and I have a automatic all of which puts a lot of pressure (Heat) on the engine. Opinions welcommed. |
I used it a long time ago ,, it's nice ..
bruce |
Redline water wetter is an additive for the coolant system. I wouldn't use it without anti-freeze as it has no anti-corrosion abilities. I think the bottle has that information on it. I've only used it in water-cooled aircraft engines, but only as an additive to the existing coolant mixture. I couldn't really tell if it helped or not.
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Yeah I think it is a chemical to increasethe specific heat capacity of the water/coolant mixture...meaning it cools better kind of, or rather takes more energy to increase the water/coolant temp...
you most likely won't notice anything unless your engine is heavily modified and the stock cooling system is inadequate... |
I should see no problem with it. My friend's turbo'd GS-R had cooling issues because the FMIC was blocking the radiator. RedLine Water Wetter did the job. Plus, he never uses a 50/50 mix of Coolant/Water because we're in FL.. not much need for a lot of coolant so we use around 30/70 coolant/water.
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thanks a lot,
I will mix 70/30 water(w water wetter)/coolant |
I heard somewhere that just water (providing your temp never goes below freezing) is the best coolant. Just plain, clean, distilled water. Will it hurt the rad?
In Calgary, we have to use antifreeze. It's april and we have a foot of fresh snow! :eek: Last week it was 20* and sunny! |
Yes ideally water is the best.. but you need to have a full aluminum radiator and engine so it doesn't corrode.
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it *does* have anti-corrosion packages, just not anti-freeze... it has some sort of lubricating properties that allow fluid in the system to flow with less restriction
Originally posted by arapau Redline water wetter is an additive for the coolant system. I wouldn't use it without anti-freeze as it has no anti-corrosion abilities. I think the bottle has that information on it. I've only used it in water-cooled aircraft engines, but only as an additive to the existing coolant mixture. I couldn't really tell if it helped or not. |
Anti-Freeze is also called Coolant because...IT COOLS!!...Coolant will increase the boiling point of your radiator mixture...soo my guess is the "coolant > water" the higher the mixture the lower the boiling point=lower temperature...also consider installing a lower temperature thermostat for cooling problems
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Originally posted by PseudoRealityX This is wrong. It's true that it increases the boiling point, but it wont increase it more with a higher concentration. It physically increases it, but it doesnt absorb the energy itself, so more water is needed in hot climates. That being said, a cooler running engine WILL MAKE LESS POWER;) |
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