can anyone recomend a good brand of coolant or is the cheap crap the same and how much will i need as i am changing both rads.

myheroduane wrote:can anyone recomend a good brand of coolant or is the cheap crap the same and how much will i need as i am changing both rads.

Not so much make.

Focus on contents.

You want a Silica (sand) FREE coolant.. lots of car type antifreezes have tiny particles of silica in them to keep the system clean inside.. this works like a mild abrasive.. this will buggar your water pump up on the VFR.

Your LBS should have some. I brought Rock-Oil last time.. my local shop splits it and sells it by the litre.. was about £7.50 for two litres.. more than enough for the as you want to dilute it with DISTILLED water at 50/50.

I like Engine Ice. Also, Royal Purple sells some stuff that is awesome.

vfrman wrote:I like Engine Ice. Also, Royal Purple sells some stuff that is awesome.

Royal Purple :-) I use that before.. it is good

rock oil motorcycle coolant ,after i flushed system through holds about 2 litres plus a bit in the expansion overflow bottle so bout 3 litres will do ya so you will have plenty spare for top ups

Deviant400 wrote:rock oil motorcycle coolant ,after i flushed system through holds about 2 litres plus a bit in the expansion overflow bottle so bout 3 litres will do ya so you will have plenty spare for top ups

Ah I guess that the pre-mixed stuff?

The concentrate should be diluted 50/50 :)

Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 12:56 pm
Deviant400 wrote:
rock oil motorcycle coolant ,after i flushed system through holds about 2 litres plus a bit in the expansion overflow bottle so bout 3 litres will do ya so you will have plenty spare for top ups

Ah I guess that the pre-mixed stuff?

The concentrate should be diluted 50/50 :)

sorry yep premixed , less fuss tip in straight from the bottle job done