Coolent turned orange

[TypeRice]

hey !!

my coolent which is usually green.. is umm orange today .. =/

help ? hehe

[krogoth]

pix

and how did u find out the color of ur coolant?

[SiReal]

have u got mega rust in your radiator? perhaps?

[JasonGilholme]

How old is your civic??

What coolant you using???

[destrukshn]

**** me dude.
lol.
flush your system, like completely flush it out.
it's either that, or your oil is mixing, is it a milky colour?
is it thick or still thin?

to flush it, take off your top and bottom hoses, and run water through the top inlet where your top hose goes, then, do it at the bottom those goes on the cylinder head.
but you have to take out your thermostat. when you do it.
also, do it when your car running, for a better result.
and see how that goes.

[DLO01]

Rust?

Did you ever just run the car on plain water?

Flush the system.

[JasonGilholme]

**** me dude.
lol.
flush your system, like completely flush it out.
it's either that, or your oil is mixing, is it a milky colour?
is it thick or still thin?

to flush it, take off your top and bottom hoses, and run water through the top inlet where your top hose goes, then, do it at the bottom those.
but you have to take out your thermostat. when you do it.
also, do it when your car running, for a better result.
and see how that goes.

Distilled/purified water would be best. Tap water can carode parts (which could be what has already happened)

[destrukshn]

yes, but flushing all of it, with normal water to get all the rust out, and the contaminants.

[JasonGilholme]

Yeah but could flushing it with tap water cause damage to any parts of the water pump etc???

or isn't it in there long enough to worry?

[Limbo]

agree with above.
Either you have heaps of rust or you've blown a seal and oil is mixing in with the coolant.

Rust - the water is a copper colour and there is usually powdery residue
Oil - its a muchky brown colour and it looks like it doesn't mix

Rust - Flush out (usually 2-3 times) and run good OEM coolant ( I use Toyota coolan)
Oil - unless your good with an engine your gonna need to take it to someone.

[Limbo]

flushing with tap water is fine. The only reason that you don't use it to mix coolant is that the impurities react with the coolant. When you flush nearly all the water goes out. Not gonna have enough in your system to worry you.

[destrukshn]

agree with above.
Either you have heaps of rust or you've blown a seal and oil is mixing in with the coolant.

Rust - the water is a copper colour and there is usually powdery residue
Oil - its a muchky brown colour and it looks like it doesn't mix

Rust - Flush out (usually 2-3 times) and run good OEM coolant ( I use Toyota coolan)
Oil - unless your good with an engine your gonna need to take it to someone.
if it's oil, then your gonna have to see where it's coming from, mopre than likely a head gasket.
rust, is no good, becuase once it's been contiminated, it ain't good really.
lol.

don't forget to also flush out the radiator.
also, when you flush it, make sure your heater tap is OPEN.
so your turn your temp control to HOT.

[TypeRice]

problem: i need to drive to uni right now.. can i still drive the car with orange coolent? or better to get the train?

thanks =)

[JasonGilholme]

Train i'd think.

[krogoth]

wen did u find out u had orange coolant? lol

how long u been driving with orange coolant for?

[TypeRice]

just today man..

i havnt driven da car for 4 days..
4 days ago it was green..

[destrukshn]

train it.
lol.

[destrukshn]

Yeah but could flushing it with tap water cause damage to any parts of the water pump etc???

or isn't it in there long enough to worry?
nah no damage.
just flushing, it ain't gonna stay in there.
lol.

[destrukshn]

just today man..

i havnt driven da car for 4 days..
4 days ago it was green..
something is definately wrong.
it doesn't really go rusty overnight.
get someone to check it out.
where abouts are you loacted?

[bennjamin]

sounds like coolant = not good lix or old. Over days the coolant has sedimented , and the rust / gunk is sitting in the top while the coolant is sitting lower down below. If you drive the car , it will mix around again and go a greenish colour again id say.
Still not good to have it like this should flush.

[krogoth]

just today man..

i havnt driven da car for 4 days..
4 days ago it was green..

lol

did u check that it was green 4 dayz ago?

or are u just assuming?

[SiReal]

maybe he needs a respray. :) Flush it. its not that hard. make sure u get your coolant/distilled water ratio correct :thumbsup:

[TypeRice]

nah it was green 4 days ago..
bcoz 4 days ago my belts were making whistling noise.. .. i also looked at da coolent.. and it was green.. and i didnt drive the car for 4 days bcoz of the whistle noise the belts were making..
today i went to start my car again to see if the whistle noise was still there.. and there i noticed the coolent is orange..

but when i took a foto of it.. in the foto its green !!! but when u look at it outside in daylight.. its orange.. so wierd eh...

[creativepunka]

Imo there isnt really that much to rust in an all alloy block anyway. Thermostat and pump blades, but iv never seen them rust.

[TypeRice]

looks green in da dark
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o144/typerice/green.jpg

now in da light u can see da orange part at da top..
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o144/typerice/orange.jpg

doesnt look too green according to this pic eh.. kinda milky dirty lookin..
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o144/typerice/dirty.jpg

This is da colours its suppose to be ay !!
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o144/typerice/clean.jpg

[krogoth]

mate

i duno wtf is goin on, it looks all the same to me

take ur car to a mechanic and stop being cheap

[Chi]

lol @ stock resonator box with pod

[AmmoJammo]

i say oil :)

just drive it till it breaks, then throw it out :)

[Limbo]

looks like either the coolant is too old or you've mixed it with too much water.

Flush out the system and put new coolant in. Then drive it around and if it still does the same thing then there's a problem

[bennjamin]

its orange at the top, because over the day or two of non-use the coolant in the reservoir has sedimented. That is , the crap is floating at the top and the actual coolant has dropped down.
If you mix the liquid in the resevoir , it will go "green" again and after a few days will return to the colour you have now.

Just take the container out, empty and refill to the "FILL" line with good premixed coolant

[mrwillz]

lol @ stock resonator box with pod

wots rong wif that.
i haf it 2
in summer i revert back to stock box. save hassles of fully taking out the ressie
doesnt bother me or nething by leaving it ther

[destrukshn]

just flush the system, and see how you go from there
not hard to do.
flush it.

[aaronng]

This is da colours its suppose to be ay !!
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o144/typerice/clean.jpg

And when you are replacing your coolant, please use Honda coolant.

[DreadAngel]

just flush the system, and see how you go from there
not hard to do.
flush it.

Contact this fella here if you need that Honda Coolant :p

[jdm_kid]

honda coolant cheap anyways lol $10 a litre

[aaronng]

Buy in 5L bottles and they cost $30 only.

[destrukshn]

Buy in 5L bottles and they cost $30 only.
rrp is $40 sir
lol.

[TypeRice]

got it flushed today.. dam costed me $80.. some dude offered to do it for $40 on here.. but oh wells i guess it was all pro and stuff with all da machines and shit

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o144/typerice/new.jpg
nice and green again =))

[destrukshn]

we said already to use genuine coolant dude.
ah wells.
we can only recommend, you car.

[aaronng]

rrp is $40 sir
lol.

Oops, my bad. I saw the wrong price tag on the shelf. It is $40.

[aaronng]

got it flushed today.. dam costed me $80.. some dude offered to do it for $40 on here.. but oh wells i guess it was all pro and stuff with all da machines and shit

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o144/typerice/new.jpg
nice and green again =))

You should have brought honda coolant there for them to fill with.