Antifreeze Coolant?

[mnm99]

Pulled engine and drained all the Antifreeze. The OEM stuff is expensive. I picked up some of this. Just wondering if this will due? Thanks

Peak Green...Ethylene Glycol-based

PEAK Original Equipment Technology Antifreeze + Coolant is specifically designed for Asian vehicles requiring a green coolant, and is formulated with the same phosphate-enhanced organic acid technology that protected your vehicle straight from the factory. It is free of silicate, borate, nitrite and amines, and will provide excellent protection against rust and corrosion to all cooling system metals, including aluminum.

 

[skiasylum]

BRP/spx markets two different types of antifreeze, orange and green. The general consensus is that if you are topping off use the same color, if it’s been drained and flushed orange or green. Some people say that same color is not always the same and use only SPX green or orange whatever was previously used or what’s stated in the operators manual. BTW, BRP is a Canadian company not Asian.

 

[mnm99]

BRP/spx markets two different types of antifreeze, orange and green. The general consensus is that if you are topping off use the same color, if it’s been drained and flushed orange or green. Some people say that same color is not always the same and use only SPX green or orange whatever was previously used or what’s stated in the operators manual. BTW, BRP is a Canadian company not

 

[mnm99]

Never said it was Asian. That was the label on the bottle. Had green before so putting green back in. Says good for aluminum and Ethylene Glycol-based. Thanks

 

[Ed Clark]

A lot of urban legend out there around coolants. Here's what little I know. The lion's share of all coolants aka anti-freeze aka anti-boil formulations have a base of either ethylene glycol or propylene glycol. The two glycols have almost identical performance properties. The main significant difference between the two is that ethylene glycol is toxic to animals while propylene glycol is not or is nearly not. Therefore, you will often see anti-freeze formulations made with propylene glycol marketed with an emphasis on its "animal safe" properties.

Be advised that no matter the base formulation, the manufacturers quite often include additives that are intended to (hopefully) enhance the properties of the coolant. Features such as anti-corrosion, long life and so on are primarily provided by additives, not the base coolant. So, two different formulations of, say, ethylene glycol may perform fractionally different in service. I say "fractionally" because the top tear coolant manufacturers all do a pretty good job and are very competitive with one another for obvious reasons. You would be hard pressed to measure or note the differences in your home garage and, besides, you'd need to set aside 10 or more years for the comparison.

To my knowledge, coolant color is not standardized in any way. Again, to my knowledge only. If someone knows differently I'd appreciate the correction. What this means is that the colors are what the manufacturers marketing departments think they should be and are not based on any kind of standard. The idea to not mix colors is probably valid because of the different additive packages mentioned before. Just like with motor oil, the additive packages can deoptimize one another. But, and again to my knowledge, if you drain and flush one color and go with another you can't possibly go wrong.

 

[mikidymac]

Never said it was Asian. That was the label on the bottle. Had green before so putting green back in. Says good for aluminum and Ethylene Glycol-based. Thanks

That Peak Asian s the wrong stuff. It is OAT or Organic Acid Technology and is not what Seadoo specs.
Seadoo specs Ethylene Glycol low-silicate.

The

PEAK ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY™ Antifreeze + Coolant 50/50 Prediluted for North American Vehicles - GREEN​

would meet the Seadoo Spec.

 

[mnm99]

That Peak Asian s the wrong stuff. It is OAT or Organic Acid Technology and is not what Seadoo specs.
Seadoo specs Ethylene Glycol low-silicate.

The

PEAK ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY™ Antifreeze + Coolant 50/50 Prediluted for North American Vehicles - GREEN​

would meet the Seadoo Spec.

Thanks...Just googled OAT vs Low silicate. Confused...

In the context of antifreeze, "OAT" stands for "Organic Acid Technology" and refers to a type of coolant that uses organic acids as corrosion inhibitors, while "low silicate" indicates a coolant with a reduced amount of silicate additives, which are often found in traditional "green" antifreeze (typically classified as IAT - Inorganic Additive Technology) that relies heavily on silicates for corrosion protection; essentially, OAT antifreeze is usually considered a newer, longer-lasting option compared to low-silicate green antifreeze which may have shorter lifespan due to its reliance on silicates.

 

[mikidymac]

Just use what Seadoo says. Any low-silicate green ethylene-glycol.

 

[mnm99]

I work at a marine and we don’t run antifreeze though jet skis we jsut blip the water out but here in Alabama we don’t get a super hard freeze. We fog them and run phaser through the gas and then blip the water out so . But where yall get super hard freezes I understand that

This thread isn't for winterizing.

 

[Stevie96xp]

This thread isn't for winterizing.

I understand that I was just throwing my 2 sence out there

 

[JiggyG66]

I work at a marine and we don’t run antifreeze though jet skis we jsut blip the water out but here in Alabama we don’t get a super hard freeze. We fog them and run phaser through the gas and then blip the water out so . But where yall get super hard freezes I understand that

There are talking about coolant antifreeze not RV Marine Antifreeze.

 

[Stevie96xp]

There are talking about coolant antifreeze not RV Marine Antifreeze.

O ok