Coolant fluids - what & where to get them. - SV650.org

muzikill · 02-05-11, 08:34 PM

After doing a bit of basic checking and shopping around i thought i would do a seperate thread on this to give back the info to those that do this at some point.

You should be using a 50/50 mix of Distilled water & Ethylene Glycol Anti freeze/coolant (NOT alcohol based anti freeze/coolant)

Asda's for the coolant fluid. Around £3.00
(Check the back of it to make sure its Ethylene Glycol Anti freeze/Coolant in case they change it)

Tesco's for the distilled water they sell it in 1L containers for £1.50

Approx 1.7L is used in the whole system.

Check this thread to see what using 'normal' water does!
http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=165544

03-05-11, 10:45 AM

Normal water could also corrode the alloy of your engines internal coolant passages, that explains a lot of cases of older cars cracking cylinder heads.

I bought pre-mixed coolant for the bike making sure it was for alloy engines and not alcahol based.

02-05-11, 08:34 PM	#1
muzikill Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 1,712	Coolant fluids - what & where to get them. After doing a bit of basic checking and shopping around i thought i would do a seperate thread on this to give back the info to those that do this at some point. You should be using a 50/50 mix of Distilled water & Ethylene Glycol Anti freeze/coolant (NOT alcohol based anti freeze/coolant) Asda's for the coolant fluid. Around £3.00 (Check the back of it to make sure its Ethylene Glycol Anti freeze/Coolant in case they change it) Tesco's for the distilled water they sell it in 1L containers for £1.50 Approx 1.7L is used in the whole system. Check this thread to see what using 'normal' water does! http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=165544 __________________ Learn to maintain your bike, take it apart, rebuild the engine & more (using better bolts ), drop it & fix it again! K3 Job c.v: Engine:remove/split/rebuild/refit. Replace:Gearbox,Fuel pump,Gaskets. Piston clean,rings. Overhaul:Throttle body,Injectors,Brakes,Forks. Remove/refit:Exhaust,Radiator,Oil cooler,Throttle,Air filter,Tank. Replace: Oil,Coolant,grease,brake hoses & bleed. Last edited by muzikill; 02-05-11 at 08:35 PM.

03-05-11, 10:45 AM	#2
Stonesie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Coolant fluids - what & where to get them. Normal water could also corrode the alloy of your engines internal coolant passages, that explains a lot of cases of older cars cracking cylinder heads. I bought pre-mixed coolant for the bike making sure it was for alloy engines and not alcahol based.

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