Is anyone using redline watter wetter to keep engine temps down?

 

great product that works, used it for years in many things.
On my snowmobile forum, the 150 HP Yamaha 4 cylinders would have the high coolant temp light come on in marginal snow conditions.
But Water Wetter fixed the problem (and a couple hundred people got this result)
It is even more effective with lower concentrations of anti-freeze.
it is like $8 per bottle (a bargain)

 

If I have OEM coolant could I just add water wetter?

 

Sure
It is just more effective with 30% antifreeze
less so with 50/50-60/40 and even less so with 75% antifreeze.

 

I think in Florida, I would siphon out 1/2-1 qt out of the radiator, then follow the recommended directions on the bottle and then top it up with water.

 

i used it in my 240 and my civic its good keeps it cooler. i think worth the $5 hahah

 

You can acheive the same results as using water wetter is you put in 2 - 3 drops of liquid dish soap into your radiator.
Most people already have this at home so it's pretty much free.
All water wetter does is break the surface tension of the water so that it draws more heat out of the engine, same thing with the soap.
Just don't put in too much or it'll foam up. (only 2 - 3 drops).
Cheers!

 

I'm using it! Engine get up to temps a little faster with in our winters and it sure helped back at school when we did mesure the temps of a MAzda 3 Engine with and without the stuff in the Rad!! A good 20 degreef Farenheit lower with Water Wetter!Marko!

 

just a reminder it is illegal to have that in your radiator at most race tracks

 

after the build, thats all i run, straight and water wetter, LOVE IT

 

I used it with my turbo audi dropped temps 15 degrees

 

I use it in my 550whp/600ft-lb mustang. It lowered the temps about 5-10 degrees. Not really huge, but when running around the track it doesn't push 210, it just pushes about 200. Remember those old big engines don't like high heat as much as the smaller engines do.

 

damn Im gonna have to give this a try. Ive used the royal purple stuff and it worked a little bit, like 5 degrees, but my srt4 with the turbo in the back was a hot running car anyways...so every little bit helps

 

I concur. Both are surfactants.

Matt

 

I've used it in my Caprice after an engine swap - seems like an engine with three times the power kinda overwhelmed the radiator. It worked pretty well, kept the overheating down to reasonable levels until the new radiator arrived.

I'd say if you're overheating you don't have enough radiator or air flow over the radiator. Overheating could also be more common in high ambient temperatures (especially with A/C). If you have enough radiator capacity and air flow, the thermostat will keep the engine at a pretty much constant operating temperature. The Water Wetter will not harm anything though.

 

well if you have "enough radiator" it still helps quench hot spots in the cylinder head on all cars.

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