Coolant...

[oj88]

I owned a Civic FD before.

If losing coolant, check first if there are any signs of leaks around the cooling system... hose, radiator, reservoir, water pump, etc.

Kung walang obvious leaks externally, it could be a blown head gasket. Mausok ba exhaust (white/steamy)?

[bxr monkey]

Kaya maganda din maglagay ng coolant imbes na plain water. Iyong kulay sa coolant makaka-tulong ma trace kung saan ang leak, singaw, or pawis. Plus iyong tulo ng colored coolant sa parking floor makikita kung saan general area sa engine galing.

[chrshaha]

I owned a Civic FD before.

If losing coolant, check first if there are any signs of leaks around the cooling system... hose, radiator, reservoir, water pump, etc.

Kung walang obvious leaks externally, it could be a blown head gasket. Mausok ba exhaust (white/steamy)?

Not sure if its normal ba, pero pag kaka start po may usok na white sa exhaust, tapos nung pina check ko po hindi naman din daw blown head gasket. I will check din po again if may leak, ilan days ko na inoobserve hndi ko talaga makita. Yung sa waterpump naman po hindi ko din makapa if meron ba

[chrshaha]

Kaya maganda din maglagay ng coolant imbes na plain water. Iyong kulay sa coolant makaka-tulong ma trace kung saan ang leak, singaw, or pawis. Plus iyong tulo ng colored coolant sa parking floor makikita kung saan general area sa engine galing.

Naka coolant po ako before mangyari tong mga to, and meron din po ako pwedeng ilagay ngayon kaso may isang mekaniko po kasi na nag sabi sakin palitan buong radiator kaya hindi ko pa nilalagay, ang hirap pag iba iba kasi sinasabi ng mekaniko that's why I tried asking here. Thank you po!

[oj88]

To add, the Civic FD uses Honda Type 2 coolant (blue color). It is long life and it's the coolant my FD had when I bought it new. At the time (2008), Honda dealerships only sold the Type 1 (red color). It's a "pwede na" substitute but you will need to replace it more often. I had to search for Type 2 coolant elsewhere to do my own top-ups.

"pula" o "verde" are the two popular ones.

The coolant color is just a dye they added to make it more prominent when troubleshooting and/or finding leaks. It's not a code or anything else. In other words, mixing different coolants with the same color doesn't mean they are compatible with each other.

There have been horror stories of coolant turning into gel and clogging the cooling system because the wrong coolant was added, even though it was the same color as the OEM.

[dr. d]

To add, the Civic FD uses Honda Type 2 coolant (blue color). It is long life and it's the coolant my FD had when I bought it. At the time (2008), Honda dealerships only sold the Type 1 (red color). It's a "pwede na" substitute but you will need to replace it more often. I had to search for Type 2 coolant elsewhere to do my own top-ups.



The coolant color is just a dye they added to make it more prominent when troubleshooting and/or finding leaks. It's not a code or anything else. In other words, mixing different coolants with the same color doesn't mean they are compatible with each other.

There have been horror stories of coolant turning into gel and clogging the cooling system because the wrong coolant was added, even though it was the same color as the OEM.

noted.
some literature warns not to mix the green with the red, even as others say fine.
i prefer to play it safe.

[carxynogen]

Kaya maganda din maglagay ng coolant imbes na plain water. Iyong kulay sa coolant makaka-tulong ma trace kung saan ang leak, singaw, or pawis. Plus iyong tulo ng colored coolant sa parking floor makikita kung saan general area sa engine galing.

Eto yung best chance mo for troubleshooting kung saan ba talaga galing leak.

Naka coolant po ako before mangyari tong mga to, and meron din po ako pwedeng ilagay ngayon kaso may isang mekaniko po kasi na nag sabi sakin palitan buong radiator kaya hindi ko pa nilalagay, ang hirap pag iba iba kasi sinasabi ng mekaniko that's why I tried asking here. Thank you po!

Also, precaution lang for using distilled water even if it is temporary.
Someone had experiment to compare metal inside distilled water vs coolant for 30 days.
Result is kinalawang pa rin yung metal inside distilled water, yung sa coolant ay walang signs of kalawang.

[chrshaha]

Honda Civic 2008 FD 1.8s, meron na din po akong coolant na ready ilagay, kaso nag babawas kasi before kaya hindi ko pa nilalagay and nung pina check ko sabi palitan ko daw buong radiator, yung iba linis daw radiator, yung iba relay so hindi ko talaga alam hehe I can insert or send a picture of the radiator if you want to see! Thanks!

UPDATE: The leak was found na, and it was the bypass hose. Tagong tago naman kasi 😂

[dr. d]

UPDATE: The leak was found na, and it was the bypass hose. Tagong tago naman kasi ��

ta-dah!
heh heh.

just imagine what would have happened, had you opted to heed the mechanics' advice and replaced the radiator...

[chrshaha]

ta-dah!
heh heh.

just imagine what would have happened, had you opted to heed the mechanics' advice and replaced the radiator...

I didn't, I went to another mechanic who found the bypass hose leaking and said that the radiator is fine!