Evans Waterless Coolant

[David Edwards]

Has anyone tried this stuff, it is guaranteed for the life of the car and beyond,lol and never needs changing, I have watched a video on it and it seems almost too good to be true, it will never allow the engine to overheat, it claims it is also good for temps down to minus 40 degrees.It is also claimed to improve mpg There are vids on it on you tube to check it out, it is not cheap over here at around £63.00 a gallon but if it does what it says it is surely a must for the bongo.

[helen&tony]

Hi
David...
Waterless coolant...Yup...I ran my Type 2 on that...commonly known as air
Truth to tell, there's nowt wrong with a Bongo if it's maintained properly...but , being pretty reliable, people generally DON'T maintain them properly!...especially regarding the coolant!..BUT...for that price for a gallon of doo-dah, I'd use summat cheaper, and treat myself to a case of the amber "Person's Coolant" with the difference
Cheers
Helen

[jaylee]

From what i have just seen on some of the American tube vids (Mainly big haulage trucks) with this coolant the stat is changed for an after-market one too, for the new temps... In one case on a KTM 550? motorbike the stat is completely removed & bypassed using silicone hoses inported from Engerlaaaand.. (The biker did use the proper hose clips though.)
Back with one of the trucks it was claimed the rad fans cut in less frequently at higher temps demanding less of the charging circuit? & thus using less fuel...?!! I would have thought the driver would have had the air con on anyway..?

All the old coolant must be drained & cleared.. An Evans prep fluid must be put through the system first, then drained & cleared again the temp gauge has to be modified (i believe) too...

Sounds like a bit of a faff to accommodate this "wonderstuff".. You would really need to know what you are doing if you were to ave a go though...! Possibly a technical background in motor sport.?

[Simon Jones]

It's all well & good until you get a leak somewhere in the system & all you have available is water to top the system up which will contaminate the stuff already in there.

[rita]

From what i have just seen on some of the American tube vids (Mainly big haulage trucks) with this coolant the stat is changed for an after-market one too, for the new temps... In one case on a KTM 550? motorbike the stat is completely removed & bypassed using silicone hoses inported from Engerlaaaand.. (The biker did use the proper hose clips though.)
Back with one of the trucks it was claimed the rad fans cut in less frequently at higher temps demanding less of the charging circuit? & thus using less fuel...?!! I would have thought the driver would have had the air con on anyway..?

All the old coolant must be drained & cleared.. An Evans prep fluid must be put through the system first, then drained & cleared again the temp gauge has to be modified (i believe) too...

Sounds like a bit of a faff to accommodate this "wonderstuff".. You would really need to know what you are doing if you were to ave a go though...! Possibly a technical background in motor sport.?

Usually they fit a "Fail Safe" thermostat also.

[jaylee]

True Simon, one vid almost suggests once done that's it, forget about it....

If its any consolation, you do get a free sticker saying STOP this is a waterless system.. Or the like!

[jaylee]

From what i have just seen on some of the American tube vids (Mainly big haulage trucks) with this coolant the stat is changed for an after-market one too, for the new temps... In one case on a KTM 550? motorbike the stat is completely removed & bypassed using silicone hoses inported from Engerlaaaand.. (The biker did use the proper hose clips though.)
Back with one of the trucks it was claimed the rad fans cut in less frequently at higher temps demanding less of the charging circuit? & thus using less fuel...?!! I would have thought the driver would have had the air con on anyway..?

All the old coolant must be drained & cleared.. An Evans prep fluid must be put through the system first, then drained & cleared again the temp gauge has to be modified (i believe) too...

Sounds like a bit of a faff to accommodate this "wonderstuff".. You would really need to know what you are doing if you were to ave a go though...! Possibly a technical background in motor sport.?

Usually they fit a "Fail Safe" thermostat also.

I would have thought so Rita, they were definitely modding the stat & engine temp sensor to an Evans approved set up on the truck though..

[mikexgough]

http://www.evanscoolants.co.uk/

[jaylee]

I will throw another question into the mix.... Would the low coolant alarm work with this "waterless" coolant??

[wonkanoby]

i dout it

the rearon water corrodes is its conductivity

so im guessing this stuffs innert

[meek.tv]

I will throw another question into the mix.... Would the low coolant alarm work with this "waterless" coolant??

Hi Jaylee, I just asked the question about this....
Based on Mazda rx8 low coolant sensors they have found that as long as the sensor is clean of any corrosion then it works fine, if the sensor is corroded/mucky then the alarm goes off continually. So as long as it's a clean sensor it should work fine