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djomlas · 01-26-2007, 09:28 PM

to quote Jim:

Hi,

That was probably not the best thing. The coolant you describe contains silicates and these can form a gel reducing/blocking Coolant Flow, this problem has come up on several Boxsters.

In addition, this type of Coolant insulates the metal of the engine (read below) and causes a reduced heat transfer (not a good thing on an alloy engine). If it were me, I'd drain it and flush it ASAP and use the proper Extended-Life Coolant...

Happy Motoring!... Jim'99

hope you dont mind Jim, just good info

01-26-2007, 09:28 PM	#4
djomlas Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 3,510	to quote Jim: Hi, That was probably not the best thing. The coolant you describe contains silicates and these can form a gel reducing/blocking Coolant Flow, this problem has come up on several Boxsters. In addition, this type of Coolant insulates the metal of the engine (read below) and causes a reduced heat transfer (not a good thing on an alloy engine). If it were me, I'd drain it and flush it ASAP and use the proper Extended-Life Coolant... Happy Motoring!... Jim'99 hope you dont mind Jim, just good info __________________ http://i34.tinypic.com/157yslk.jpg "I couldn't find the sports car of my dreams, so I built it myself." ~F. Porsche Gemballa springs::litronics::Eurotech 18s(275/225)::B&M::MOMO wheel:: exhaust cutouts::EVOcoldair intake::OEM smoked tails & sidemarkers:: colormatched bumperettes::Top Speed Pro-1 exhaust:: my cardomain/pictures page