[oldtimer]

From the web sight.

There are no special requirements for using Engine Ice.
For any coolant and anytime you are changing coolant, we recommend a simple solution of distilled water and white distilled vinegar, both available at your local grocery store.
1. Mix the water/vinegar at 50/50
2. Fill system with the solution
3. Run engine until warm
4. Let cool
5. Drain
6. Run clear water through to rinse out vinegar.
7. Fill with coolant of choice.

[Thomas Coker]

no, after you drain your radiator fill it up with water and then drain it out and then fill it with engine ice. i was told to do this because engine ice and raditor fluid makes a gel (not good)

Give it time to dry. You may want to blow compressed air through the top of the radiator to speed up the process. Engine Ice is pre mixed with de-ionized water to prevent damaging the insides of your cooling system. You dont want to mix it with tap water because it will reduce overall performance.

Its also is biodegradable, phosphate free & non-toxic.
Nature friendly.

Its worth every penny. I will keep your bike from boiling over!!!

[ethosb]

I currently run Engine Ice in my 450X and my VTX 1800. I have noticed that the bikes do run cooler. It is very evident on the 1800 because the fan does not cycle on/off as often. The 450X seems to run cooler while I putz around the tight trails. My average speed is 15-20mph due to the tight trails and I have had no problems.

[ccmoran]

Has anyone used this, does it work. They claim that it can make your engine run up to 60 degrees cooler.

On my 450x I use engine ice and I changed my radiator cap to a SRC High-Pressure Radiator Cap 1.6. You stated a 60 degree temp difference, this might be a little much. Ever since I made these changes I don't overheat now.

[Crf250fRidr]

Yeah i say it works. We ride alot of first gear technical stuff and we had problems with overheating, but i haven't once since i put in the engine ice. Just make sure you drain every bit of yur old coolant out. If you add engine ice to the regular clant it turns into a gel. I dont think that will cool very well.

[r1ray]

If you want a coolant that really does what it says use Evans NPG-R. This has got to be the best coolant I have used. I have run it in the street and dirt bikes with outstanding results. I was turned onto the stuff by a friend who had a overheating problem on his ktm due to a timing issue.His bike boiled over engine ice as well as all coolants he was trying. He started using the Evans and it wouldnt overheat. He fixed his problem but found an awesome coolant in the process. I wont knock engine ice, but there is a better product out there. Hope this helps.


Ray

[bullitproof gimp]

these coolants yall are using are they just raising the boiling point or are they really keeping the bike cooler i know you can use a different cap such as a 1.6 instead of a 1.1but that dosnt keep the motor cooler it actually keeps the motor hotter cause all u did was raise the boiling point i am very interested being this will be my fist season of h/s on a 4 stroke i ride down here in the south east (SETRA)

[TDW]

I just put engine ice in my bike for the first time when rebuilding the top end, I believe it is more effective at dissipating the heat from the eng thus keeping it cooler. Would be interesting to have used a temp gun or gauge of some kind to actually check and compare before and after, but according to the advertising someone else already did that? I figure it is an inexpensive way to lower the temp, how much lower I dont know, but anything lower helps.

[tkrmotors]

my bike stopped puking on the single tracks when i switched to engine ice... i'm sold...

[jt1872001]

if you really want to lower engine temps add redline watter wetter to your coolant. it lowered the coolant temp in my off road car 5 degrees at idle.
in my bike and buggy i've been using toyoa supper long life coolant.it is pre mixed and comes in a 1 gallon jug. i think it is $25ish? but i get it for free (toyota tech).
my bike would boil over allot with the factory honda coolant and the radiator was always low.after the switch to supper long life it hasn't been low once= no boil over.
toyota created this coolant to be able to raise combustion temps reducing emisions.
it is very thin/watery and transfers heat more efficiantly than traditional coolant.

[Asmith]

if you really want to lower engine temps add redline watter wetter to your coolant. it lowered the coolant temp in my off road car 5 degrees at idle.
in my bike and buggy i've been using toyoa supper long life coolant.it is pre mixed and comes in a 1 gallon jug. i think it is $25ish? but i get it for free (toyota tech).
my bike would boil over allot with the factory honda coolant and the radiator was always low.after the switch to supper long life it hasn't been low once= no boil over.
toyota created this coolant to be able to raise combustion temps reducing emisions.
it is very thin/watery and transfers heat more efficiantly than traditional coolant.

Make sure that Toyota coolant is both silicate and phosphate free. If it isn't it could eat seals and/or corrode the metal.

[jt1872001]

it is

[Satori]

Just picked up a bottle... Have yet to use it, thick in the freezing rain and snow here at the moment and I'm saving up for some new radiators over the winter anyway.

Great tip there oldtimer, I copied and pasted that just as a reminder if I do use this in the old radiators.