Kawika

If so with the Toluene, how long have you been using it and have you experienced any drawbacks if using it for over a long period of time.

Regarding Water Wetter, what formula or percentage of mixture do you use water/coolant/water wetter?

Any info would be appreciated.

David

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My last car was a Taurus SHO (with the Yamaha V6) which was prone to run hot, so the last time I had my mechanic flush the coolant, I had him do the WaterWetter thing. Dropped my average running coolant temp significantly (not too cold, of course). On-track temps were down a bit, too.

See <a href="http://www.redlineoil.com/redlineoil/wwti.htm">this page</a> on Red Line's web site for details about the product and how much you should use.

Kawika

Thanks for the info and the Link!

Dr. Mike

Hiya!

I would not recommend toluene for anything designed for regular coolant. Toluene is a solvent, and may dissolve gaskets and tubing that was designed to carry water/ethylene glycol, or at the very least cause them to swell and lose structural integrity and or the ability to seal.

Remember your chemistry- like dissolves like? Toluene is a hydrocarbon, i.e. contains chains and or rings of carbon and hydrogen. Most tubing is a polymeric form of hyrocarbons (polystyrene is a polymeric form of ethyl benzene, a close relative of toluene (methyl benzene) for example).

Also, toluene has a relatively high vapor pressure, and low flashpoint, any leaks of such material or vented vapors can cause a serious explosion.

WaterWetter is an excellent product, which I used extensively during my Integra racing days, and caused no problems in over 80k of hard use.

Cheers!
Michael
(Ph.D., Chemistry)

Kawika

Thanks for the info Mike!