G-05 in Asian Car

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I know it wasn't addressed to me, but it depends on a several factors.

Can you find it and get it for a reasonable price? I haven't seen it.

Can you find and get to the block drains to drain the block? If not, it will be next to impossible to get a 50% or greater concentration in your system.

HTH.

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I just changed my coolant in my 07 Accord..... It was easy....no problems....no quessing.....Why???? I used OEM Honda coolant... So simple and no worries about if it is OK to use....
 
Ok fair enough. Did you use the block drains with the premix or just a radiator drain? Last time I check with a local small town Honda dealer the premix price wasn't totally whacked.

BTW, I have an 07 3.0L Accord but I'm not ready to touch the FF yet.
 
Mine is a 2.4 and ther is no blck drain. I just drained it from the radiator drain.... My car has 95,000 on it and I was surprised that it was still as clean as new and looking insude the radiator cap the inside was like new..... As far as the cost I look at it this way i changed it a 95,000 miles so that is no big deal. It took a jug and a little bit of the second jug. I paid about 13 bucks per jug at the dealer..... Changing the coolant was very easy on this car. All done from the top....
 
No block drain? I would think they all had a drain somewhere. I don't know where it is in 3.0L.

You are aware that you only changed out part of the system's capacity. If that work for you that's fine, I would just have a hard time with that fact. But, thats just me.
 
Sounds good. Whenever I've done any radiator drain, I've only been able to get out about half the capacity. Perhaps the Honda's drain more.

I don't have to think about it for some time. Likely will last until the timing belt/water pump service is due. Then it will get done during the service. I only have ~25k now, so long way off.

Daughter's 01 Civic went ~110/7yrs on OE type 2. Changed during timing belt service. Still looked clean.
 
On that engine what you think is the lower radiator hose is actually the top and has the thermostate in it and the top hose is actually the botom as we are used to it. I was waiting for the lower hose to get warm and after awhile I saw where the thermostate is on the engine and it was in the lower hose....So i guess that it flow backwords to what I have been used to in the past with other cars...
 
Originally Posted By: palmer_df0130
Cool, thanks for the help Mechanicx. Would the Zerex Asian formula be a waste of money since you can only get it premixed?


Well all the Asian extended life antifreezes is pre-mix for the most part. The Zerex is the extended life I think. You vehicle didn't come with extended life. I don't know for sure if Toyota back speced the extended life but I think so. Zerex Asian would not be a waste of money since it has a slightly longer service and probably doesn't cost as much as Toyota red LL anyway.

You shouldn't flush the cooling system with water with premix though. Well you could but you should drain at least 95% of the water. If you drian the block that will probably happen. you should drain the block anyway.
 
Originally Posted By: rszappa1
On that engine what you think is the lower radiator hose is actually the top and has the thermostate in it and the top hose is actually the botom as we are used to it. I was waiting for the lower hose to get warm and after awhile I saw where the thermostate is on the engine and it was in the lower hose....So i guess that it flow backwords to what I have been used to in the past with other cars...


I think the flow is the same direction- in through the lower hose and out through the upper-only the thermostat is placed in the lower hose inlet. The hot water should still exit the upper hose. GM did the same thing on several of its 4-cylinders.

Seems like with this set up draining the radiator wouldn't get asmuch out of the block as the design with the thermostat in the top hose.
 
Originally Posted By: sayjac
I know it wasn't addressed to me, but it depends on a several factors.

Can you find it and get it for a reasonable price? I haven't seen it.

Can you find and get to the block drains to drain the block? If not, it will be next to impossible to get a 50% or greater concentration in your system.

HTH.

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My local NAPA ordered it for me. Was around $9/gallon.
 
Originally Posted By: rszappa1
Where is it. I have a 2007 service book from honda and it does not even show one...

It should on the rear side of the block - you're looking for something that resembles a drain plug - NOT the huge hex-cap bolt or anything that looks like a gallery plug.
 
I think it is in the same location on the Accord 4-cylinder. I think it's little harder that getting to the oil filter IMO.
 
If it is in the same place as the 7th Civic, immediately above the oil filter on the back of the engine it's a pita. Only way try to access it with a socket without being a contortionist, is to remove the oil filter first. Then the coolant will drain down over the filter mount area, and follow the same path as the oil does when the filter is removed. Anyone who has done that regularly knows the oil flow path, or rather non path. If you don't, you can read this recent thread. The drain bolt is also blind to view without removing the filter.

If you have access to a lift, then you could stand up and possibly reach the drain and get a socket on it without removing the oil filter. I have also read on the Civic websites that removing it for the first time can be difficult because of the torque required to loosen the drain bolt.

That said, I have no idea if the 4 cylinder is in the same place. If you're lucky it's not. If it is and you're determined to do it that way, have fun.
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