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Mar 12, 2014 2:16 pm
Mar 12, 2014 2:16 pm
Subject: Re: Waterless Coolant
I have used Waterless Coolant in all my cars for years - including the Lagonda and it's fantastic. Never anymore radiator issues; no overheating, freezing, clogging up etc. Expensive but worth every penny and actually very cheap in the long run as you never need another radiator again - and I top up about 1/4 pint per year!
The argument that you do not know if the engine overheats is invalid. The temperature gauge still shows exactly how hot the coolant is. With water your gauge will not tell you how hot the engine is; 100 degrees makes the water boil so it doesn't cool the engine anymore while the engine itself can be much hotter. With Waterless Coolant you know the exact temperature of the engine - up to 160 degrees when even Waterless Coolant starts to boil. But that temperature is still quite safe for an engine. And meanwhile the Coolant kept the engine temperature down, unlike water.
I have used Waterless Coolant in all my cars for years - including the Lagonda and it's fantastic. Never anymore radiator issues; no overheating, freezing, clogging up etc. Expensive but worth every penny and actually very cheap in the long run as you never need another radiator again - and I top up about 1/4 pint per year!
The argument that you do not know if the engine overheats is invalid. The temperature gauge still shows exactly how hot the coolant is. With water your gauge will not tell you how hot the engine is; 100 degrees makes the water boil so it doesn't cool the engine anymore while the engine itself can be much hotter. With Waterless Coolant you know the exact temperature of the engine - up to 160 degrees when even Waterless Coolant starts to boil. But that temperature is still quite safe for an engine. And meanwhile the Coolant kept the engine temperature down, unlike water.